"The world has been created for everyone's use, but you few rich are trying to keep it for yourselves. For not merely the possession of the earth, but the very sky, the air, and the sea are claimed for the use of the rich few...The earth belongs to all, not just to the rich." Ambrose of Milan (340-97), De Nabuthe 3.
If people in industrialized nations (the rich - speaking generally as the world is concerned) lived like people in non-industrialized nations, imagine the lack of pollution in the seas, air, and earth. And yet rich nations continue to make life even worse for the poor who live more closely in dependence on the land. Many rich nations build large, mass-polluting factories in poor nations where they can obfuscate environmental laws and employ cheaper labor. These are central issues of justice about which the Church cannot remain silent.
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I came to your site from Google Alert where I code the title of my book The Earth Belongs to Everyone. i see you have the same sentiment. you are a young person with high ideals developing a clear view of earth realities. You are welcome to enroll in our online course on Land Rights at www.course.earthrights.net which has a section on Quotes of many more from scripture. Keep writing and thinking! - Alanna Hartzok, Co-Director, Earth Rights Institute www.earthrights.net Also noting you are a pastor urge you to get a copy of Ownership: Early Christian Teachings by Charles Avila.
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