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How Religion Can Help the Climate Fight: At an especially fraught time, some religious leaders see a role for the faithful in advocating for climate policy. (newrepublic.com)
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[–] Donk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I would think the Muslim world would be getting more interested in climate discussions with temps during Hajj being lethal (1200 deaths this year alone)

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 27 minutes ago

Because it's on a lunar calendar which doesn't have leap months, the Hajj rotates through the seasons. This means that while we may see something similar in 2025, we'll stop hearing about heat deaths for quite a while after that.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 7 points 10 hours ago

They could get the fuck out of politics.