Samples of Mainline Statements

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Disciples of Christ, Resolution for Sustainable Community, 1993

. . . the people of God have a special responsibility to develop new visions of lives which are sustaining and sustainable. . . . human life is not dependent upon increasing consumption of material goods but is based on those things which have permanence: the care of the spirit, relationships of justice and equity, creativity, cultural and artistic expression, reverence for all God's creation, and celebration of the gift of being. . . .

Global Anglican Congress on the Stewardship of Creation, Declaration to the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002

Presbyterian Church, USA, Restoring Creation for Restoring Creation, 1990

Disciples of Christ, 1991 Report on Task Force on Christian Lifestyle and Ecology, “Alverna Covenant”