Churches in Cancun

Faerenach

Posted on: 12/16/2010 09:56

At Cancun this past week, the ecumenical community represented churches from far and wide while global leaders battled out policy and negotiations.

But why were they there? What's the point of them getting involved?

To help answer this question, they came out with a very interesting statement. In short, they stated that:

"The core of churches' engagement is to remind the negotiators that beyond the technical aspects of mitigation, adaptation, technology transfer and funding, there is an ethical responsibility which ought not to be overlooked."

Do you agree with this? Or do you believe that churches have no place (or no power) in a conference such as this?

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Rev. Steven Davis

Posted on: 12/16/2010 11:09

I have no problem with the ecumenical community making a statement such as this. One wonders, though, if the "global leaders" even took note of the fact that the church reps were there. Surely the same statement could have been made in others ways? Why did the church leaders need to be in Cancun? Smells of a junket to a pretty pleasant place to be at this time of year.

Or am I just being cynical?

Faerenach

Posted on: 12/17/2010 11:07

Rev. Steven Davis - I don't think this is the first conference the Ecumenical groups have attended... and well, the fact it happened somewhere balmy and breezy is enough to make me sight with envy... but I believe the churches are trying to make their presence known and respected a little more with each visit.

LBmuskoka

Posted on: 12/18/2010 20:16

Yes, I believe churches should be involved and present during such summits. I believe strongly that church organizations can and should be the representation for their congregations in matters of social justice. The greater the cooperation between churches, the louder the voice.

The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

Woodrow T. Wilson

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