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Dogma in the Five Major Religions for a life of moderation is being ignored by both its preachers and their brethren

Religion is a dominant influence over the 6.65 billion inhabitants of Earth.  No where in the teachings of Christianity, the Muslim Cooran of Islam, Judaism, Hinduism or Buddhism are we encouraged towards Economic Materialism.  In fact, most of these religions, in particular, Buddhism profess the opposite, namely to be content with not having a lot and acceptance of the good and the bad.  However, religious preachers have ignored their own dogma in not overtly speaking out against Multi Nationals which patently encourage cupidity for their own benefit.

A nationwide telephone poll of 10,689 voters in a Nov 2004 conducted by Zogby International for the Catholic peace group Pax Christi, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1%, revealed that -
*        33% of voters said the nation's most urgent moral problem was "greed and materialism"; and
*        31% said it was "poverty and economic justice."

Just as religious fanatics, when it has suited them, have seized upon specific sections of the Old Testament and the Cooran to encourage violence, Governments could research (with theologians) the teachings of the Five Major Religions for acceptance and moderation.  Whereupon in order to arrest Climate Change, both governments and preachers from their pulpits and in the media, could cite religious teachings which –

(i)         discourage material greed and extravagance;

(ii)        encourage a life of moderation; and

(ii)        instil concern for our fellow man, most notably, those in future generations by not gouging limited energy resources and further damaging our atmosphere.