Evangelical Christians earlier this year joined with a coalition of scientists to spur tougher environmental laws and more preaching about caring for the Earth.

Now, other religions along with Evangelicals are making their voices heard about global warming.

Muslims, Jewish, Catholic and other Christian leaders announced a pact yesterday to fight global warming together for the sake of creation. In fact, they delivered a joint statement to the White House and Congressional leaders. It calls for immediate action, including mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions. While California recently passed a law to do that very thing, the federal government has not.

The group said the religions have a shared sense of moral purpose on the issue, to protect the Earth and the people. They point to recent scientific studies that say the poor and vulnerable will be the most impacted by the climate phenomenon although they contribute the least.

"Muslims heed the call to protect the Earth and its inhabitants," said one of the pact's signatories, Sayyid Syeed, national director of the Islamic Society of North American. And Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, said "It is time for the moral voice of religion to speak up loudly to demand action."

The statement stems from a climate summit of national religious leaders in San Francisco hosted by the Episcopal Church's Regeneration Project, whose president is the Rev. Sally G. Bingham. It's also signed by the National Council of Churches and the Alliance of Baptists. And they are asking other clergy and religious leaders to add their names to the statement.

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