Governments Are Implementing "Green Sunday" as the Solution to the Climate Crisis

Pay close attention, and don't underestimate what is taking place today. The effort to combat global climate change and the work of exalting Sunday rest are inseparably joined together and closely dependent upon one another. The primary responsibility of a city council is to pass regulations and city ordinances that govern everyday city life. The City Council of São João da Madeira in Portugal, however, is dangerously mixing politics and religion with the goal of bringing people together to work collectively on environmental issues.

City officials in this Portuguese community recently designated four Sundays each year as "Green Sundays." This environmental campaign aims to increase public awareness of the risks posed by climate change. However, by including Sunday in these government actions and by calling this event "Green Sunday," it demonstrates that churches and religious organizations will play a significant role in helping to find the right policies to address the climate crisis.

The 2023 Green Sunday events were scheduled for May 28th, June 18, July 2, and September 24. City officials in São João da Madeira released the following in an article titled "Green Sunday Arrives this Weekend." The statement read in part:

• "The 2023 Green Sundays cycle begins, with various activities taking place on Avenida Dr. Renato Araújo between the Largo do Souto area and the city Hospital roundabout, a section that will be closed to traffic, to promote a more environmentally sustainable city, with fewer carbon emissions and more inclusive mobility. " [1]

• "All people are invited by the Municipal Council of S. João da Madeira to attend this area of ​​the city and join this edition of the event, contributing to improving health and urban quality and developing a mobility model less dependent on individual transport and with lower greenhouse gas emissions. " [1]

• "In addition to this May 28 edition , others are scheduled to take place on June 18th, July 2nd and September 24th, with these and other activities. " [1]

So what is the solution to help us implement sustainable practices, become more energy efficient, and reduce greenhouse gases? The answer is Green Sunday. This is how the world is responding to the climate crisis. This is exactly what Pope Francis has been trying to accomplish for the past few years.

Pope Francis has been pleading with political, religious, and business leaders to undergo an "ecological conversion" in order to hear the "cry of the earth." This is a call to protect the planet from climate change and to make "Sunday" the day of creation (Laudato Si' #237). Rome is in favor of promoting environmental policies that favor Sunday rest for the people. This is not a conspiracy theory; this is a conspiracy fact. The Pope's climate message is perfectly aligned with the push for Sunday rest.

And don't expect that the Sunday rest initiative for the environment will go away anytime soon. The truth is that this "Green Sunday" proposal to save the environment will only intensify.

"It will be declared that men are offending God by the violation of the Sunday sabbath; that this sin has brought calamities which will not cease until Sunday observance shall be strictly enforced" (Great Controversy, p. 590).

Unless God intervenes, we are about to witness the passage of radical environmental policies that will favor Sunday closing measures. All that is needed is for world leaders to declare a "climate emergency," just as they declared a "public health emergency" during the Covid-19 pandemic. Have we forgotten how political leaders unilaterally suspended civil rights, closed churches, stopped travel, and closed businesses through oppressive Covid-19 mandates?

Sources

[1] https://oregional.pt/2023/05/26/domingo-verde-chega-ja-este-fim-de-semana/

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