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Understanding Christians' climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment

  • Written by Emma Frances Bloomfield, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Christians in the United States hold a range of views on environmental issues.Jim Bethel/Shutterstock

In their second round of debates, Democratic presidential candidates called for aggressive measures to slow climate change. As Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has said, “We are the first generation to feel the sting of climate change, and we are...

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