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”
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