In Brazil, Some Evangelicals are Fighting for Environmental Rights | Sojourners

In Brazil, Some Evangelicals are Fighting for Environmental Rights

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Among Christians in the United States, evangelicals are least likely to believe that climate change is real and human caused, according to public opinion polls and academic research. This is not the case in Brazil. There, evangelicals and Pentecostals – who make up about 30 percent of the Brazilian population – are just as environmentally concerned as other religious groups, public opinion surveys show.

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