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Pope Francis is likely to bring up the issue of climate change on his visit to the United States this week. 

A growing number of people are finding connections between biblical teachings and environmentalism, drawing lessons about consumption patterns and climate change from their faith. 

Marianne Combs, filling-in for MPR News host Tom Weber, talks with three people who have focused on these connections and discuss what role religion plays in the broader environmental movement.

A discussion of faith and the environment as Pope Francis pays a visit to the U.S.

11:00 a.m. - Faith & environment

Pope Francis is likely to bring up the issue of climate change on his visit to the United States this week. A growing number of people are finding connections between biblical teachings and environmentalism, drawing lessons about consumption patterns and climate change from their faith. Marianne Combs talks with three people who have focused on these connections and discuss what role religion plays in the broader environmental movement.

Guests: Tyler Sit, United Methodist pastor and Church Planter of New City Church;
Julia Nerbonne, Executive Director at Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light;
Norman Wirzba, Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Agrarian Studies at Duke Divinity School - Duke University

What do Christian environmentalists believe?

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