... yes, it will be economically beneficial... but that doesn't seem to move people to urgency.
... yes, it is a Good Thing to speak out about... but apparently not enough to change our lifestyles.
... oh, but wait. Pushing for halting climate change is... wait for it... a Family Values Issues.
What?
Yes!
If we claim to care about our families - if we claim to care about our children - if we claim to care about our grandchildren - if we claim to believe in protecting Life - there is no choice. We either believe that we MUST do whatever it takes to live so that we are not hurting the environment and are actively working to reverse the damage or realize that we do NOT believe in Family Values - that we are preaching lies.
We really can't have it both ways. We are either caretakers of the earth for all God's children, for all families, and we live our lives making choices for everyone's futures, or we live for our own greed and tell our children they aren't important enough to bother changing our lifestyles.
What are our Family Values?
Let's say we actually DO WANT to live pro-life. Then those of us who "have" must also do extra, because opting for solar, buying organic, protecting clean water and forests over profit... these are choices that WE must make. Our poor neighbors, only scraping together food for today, have neither the time nor the financial resources to change... whacking down that "free" tree branch to use it for dinner's cook fire... what other choice is there when you don't have enough money to pay for alternate cooking methods? Those of us who "have" must provide the alternatives...
... our Family Values demand it of us.
- Sarah
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