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WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday February Page Where do the children play By JIM HOLL1NGWORTH Oh I know weve come a long way but tell me where do the children play Cat Stevens first sang these lyrics many years ago His words haunt and challenge me to look for anwers to the environmental crisis which we now face Before I look for answers I reflect on why we have collective ly failed to be better stewards of planet earth The reasons are many Our educators have failed to give us early and adequate warn ings Our politicians have ignored and denied the magnitude of the situation Our industrialists have polluted and exploited the people the soil the waters and the air of the planet Our physicians have failed to draw to our attention that which is fatal to the birds of the air and the fist of the waters is likely to be unhealthy for if not ultimately fatal to humans Our religious teachers have failed to inform us of the inter- connectedness and of all forms of creation At this special tune of year I will focus on the role that the Christian church has played in allowing the earth to become so wounded And God said unto them Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth This quotation from the first book of Genesis has given people of the Christian faith permission to exploit the earth and to perceive other forms of life as subservient to human life Since the indusnal revolution the Christian church in Europe and throughout the New World has stood witness silent for the most part to the continued destruction of the planet and to the exploitation of its bounty This exploitation of the earths resources is far in excess of the actual needs of its human in habitants We have been condi tioned to demand far more than we actually need We have failed to distinguish the difference bet ween our needs and our desires Our desires are predominantly material and insatiable in con temporary North American Society I one spent a day with Rollo May one of Americas most respected psychotherapists When asked about the role of religion in contemporary society he replied that the economy had become the Godhead If we can see that the economy is more valued in our society than spirituality there is hope The hope lies in our individual and collective confessions of our er rant values and ways followed by a reembrace of a spirituality which honours and experiences the lnterconnectedness of all forms of life This is being felt by an ever increasing number This hope is not new It was alluded to long ago by two great Christian mystics When Meister Eckhart said All creatures are in terdependent and when Hildegard of Bingen said Everything that is in the heavens the earth and under the earth is penetrated with con nectedness penetrated with relatedness they were il luminating a pathway to ecological salvation Kentucky farmerpoet Wendell Berry summoned it up m these simple words The ecological teaching of the Bible is in escapable God made the world He she thinks the world is good He she loves it Its his her NEW SPRING ARRIVALS By ESPRIT And Royal Rabbins Remaining WINTER STOCK 5070 OFF TSHIRT SPECIAL COLOURS 115 MAIN ST SOUTH DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN 8772851 SHOP AT HOME conveniently with our catalogue featuring watches stereos telephones jewellery electronic equipment and more All items have a 30 day money back guarantee and mechanical items have a manufacturers warranty Name ORDER FORM CityTown Telephone PO VOX No 74024 GEORGETOWN FINAL TOUCH ESTHETICS Will Be ReLocating To Serve Our Customers Better We will close Monday February 25th 1 991 at 31 8 Guelph Street Indoor Mall and reopen Monday March 4th 1 991 at The Knolcrest Centre 360 Guelph Street Unit 36A Beside ReMax HOURS Wed 1 1 9 9 Saturday 9 5 ALL ACCESSORIES 0 EXCEPT OFF LIMITED TIME OFFER 8 St Indoor Mall 873601 3 world He she never relinquish ed title to it And he 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