Interview with Rabbi Soetendorp by the Church of Sweden, Uppsala, November 2008
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- Category: 2008
- Published: 18 January 2009
Interview taken at the Interfaith Climate Summit, Nov. 27 - 28, 2008
How come climate has become an issue of importance in your faith?
- The general ecological responsibility to not exploit anything are definite parts of the Jewish religion. The question of climate is more personal. I was partaking in a global forum where spiritual leaders discussed the environment already in the 199re0’s. The was a breakthrough and included participants such as Al Gore and Michael Gorbachev.
- Jews, in general, have been a little uncomfortable with the environmental movement, as it has been viewed partially as its own religion. This has never bothered me. Instead I recognize the hope we still feel for the environment from my religion. The Jewish religion is a religion of hope and the Uppsala Manifesto also shows the opportunities there are.
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