Religious leaders pray for melting ice cap - 8 Sep 2007

Religious leaders from the world's major faiths have made a prayer pilgrimage to the Arctic Circle to highlight the worrying signs of climate change. Around 170 scientists joined the unique prayer service on the ice pack covering Greenland.It is disappearing at a faster rate than ever before, and if it melts altogether, ocean levels could rise by seven metres, flooding many major cities and small island nations. Al Jazeera's Nick Clark reports.

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[jacques0711]

Stop the bullshit... Religions are all BULLSHIT,,,, Face the reality.... Stop fooling urselves. STOP all RELIGIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! damn the rest of the world SUFFERS when religion is involved.... PEACE

[Redtide]

Since nothing happened since they last time they prayed, (ice are still melting)  can I safely say that the "gods" do not answer prayers? or they are not really god?

Well, when groups of different religious leaders get together to pray, u know this is politics and some con job going on.

[RevLDBradshaw]

Good video. Could've done without the kind words from TOYOTA, actually.

[bigguitar22]

That's really helpful. Think of the air and sea miles expended so these crackpots can pray at the Arctic Circle. This is as much use as tits on a greyhound!

[ckd1358]

Clerics and Priests better get serious, if they are going to help stop global warming. They should have taken a young naked virgin and sacrificed her to the ice gods. Gods always seem to like young naked virgins, that proves men are made in the image of God!

[truthiseverall]

I hope they are still praying.

GOD the father's name is TRUTH.

Humans truth, is the worst !

[you2bmind]

Save this planet from all religious fundamental distructions in history up to date. United Nation HQ; shame on you.

While global toppolitions, religious madness as well, talk, and talk, and "pray", use millions of dollars for nothing, die klimate victims around the planet.

Research, knowledge, intellectual development, is hide background, like in middle Age cruelty!

[DrNecroPhil666]

RELIGIO CANCER MVNDI EST!! There'll absolutely be no "divine intervention" no matter how much you pray - stop fucking around with 2000+ yrs old beliefs, insted concentrate on how YOU could postpone global warming. This is not meant as an offense, I in a way respect people of religions call their gods but sadly that ain't gonna help=(

Hold your heads up Greenlanders, I hope from my very heart something still can be done to prevent the destruction of your beautiful land! Peace&luv from Finland!

[Redtide]

So which god gets the credit in the end?

Anyway, our greenhouse gas is also affecting Mars and Jupiter becos their ice caps are melting too.. maybe Al "conman" Gore should look into this as space travel and living is definitely in the pipeline for the future generation.

[coolmom9]

What about "religious" people being religious and not being so public with what they believe?