Connecting our identity to action is key, and that\u2019s exactly why I don\u2019t typically begin with science when starting conversations about climate change with those who disagree. Rather, I begin by talking about what we share most. For some, this could be the well-being of our community; for others, our children; and for fellow Christians, it\u2019s often our faith.<\/p>\n
By beginning with what we share and then connecting the dots between that value and a changing climate, it becomes clear how caring about this planet and every living thing on it is not somehow antithetical to who we are as Christians, but rather central to it. Being concerned about climate change is a genuine expression of our faith, bringing our attitudes and actions more closely into line with who we already are and what we most want to be.<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s why I\u2019m more convinced now than ever that the two most central parts of my identity \u2014 that of climate scientist and evangelical Christian \u2014 aren\u2019t incompatible. They are what\u2019s made me who I am.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n From @NYTOpinion<\/a>: Climate change is not a belief system. We know the climate is changing thanks to observations and data we can see with our eyes and test with the minds God has given us, writes the climate scientist and evangelical Katharine Hayhoe. https:\/\/t.co\/kN4fwG7Gvj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NYT Science (@NYTScience) November 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n