To see a global awakening that somehow enlightens the human spirit to see the moral imperative and to act on it. To see people actually giving a damn about their actions in regard to their effect not only on themselves but on the world. To see responsible governments globally that do not utilize resources for war and exacerbating the conditions that bring about war, poverty, disease, and hopelessness, but rather using them to really foster peace, prosperity, equality, and sustainability.

In Mr. Gore's magnificent treatise on government and the excesses of Presidential power that he gave on January 16 of this year he used the phrase, "the consent of the governed." He called those of us who are the governed to seek within us the same spirit that steered our Forefathers through the tossed and stormy seas of great change to birth a nation to now guide us to a new "golden age." His words were daring, bold, brave, visionary, and at the same time reminiscent of that very spirit that first saw Colonists fighting an empire and changing the course of history. And that is the same spirit that is the truth in his movie, An Inconvenient Truth. However, for me, he isn't just talking about climate change in this movie; he is also talking about saving our country and renewing the spirit of true Democratic debate in this country that will lead to that positive change in not seeing that window on this climate crisis close.

Stories like the one excerpted below are the kind of reports I like reading, posting, and discussing, because they are about the people truly interested in spreading this message and in taking action, not just going through the motions for some political advantage as we see far too often.

It is the duty of all religions and beliefs and the duty of those who have no religion to respect this planet and cherish its gifts. It is a human duty.

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As someone who also believes in the words of Jesus Christ and a supreme being from whom all good flows, the well written article above illustrates perfectly what we as Christians should be doing to protect and preserve this planet, but it doesn't stop with just Christians. And that is what I was taught in my life as a child growing up in a church.

I grew up in a home where church was an integral part of our lives. Every Sunday from the time I was five years old I went to church with my parents who were also very involved in it. I went to Sunday School, was confirmed, served as an usher, a Church Council member (a post I was unanimously elected to five times,) and also sang in my church choir for 10 years as one of their lead soloists. I also started working when I was 15 as a teacher in the Community Summer Bible Study School where I taught 3-5 year olds, and did that for about three summers until I went to college.

The spiritual overtone to this movie cannot be denied. And you can see it, if you look very hard into your own spirit...