EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Four, Number One September/October 1994 READERS WRITE Thank you for the informative, accurate and much needed article, North American Forests Need Protection. We as Christian environmentalists need to address this issue and work to save what precious little remains (5%) of our native forests. I firmly believe the Christian community is the "sleeping giant" which once fully awakened, will make the difference in environmental issues; and the NACCE is the leader in this movement. Connie Hanson, Los Angeles I am up in years but deeply concerned for Planet Earth and grateful that there are groups like yours aimed at urging the Church beyond its "pie in the sky" concerns to here and now issues of quality of life for all — and, indeed, ultimate survival. Keep up the good work. Walden Howard, Salisbury MD We responded to EN's Call to Action, regarding the Belt Woods, in a letter to Bishop Edmund Browning. We intend to summarize the Belt controversy in our book, tentatively titled The New Alliance: Faith and Ecology, as an example of what concerned environmental activists try to do, and how institutional functionaries block such serious concerns in favor of accumulation of money in the coffers of the diocese. James and Marjorie Young, Wilmington OH I have been deeply involved in NACCE's goal to "accelerate the shift by local churches into ecological responsibility.". . . I share what must be NACCE's frustration that response remains so incommensurate with the gravity of the crisis. We've got to pay more attention to the obstacles to response. To get serious about eco-justice means controversy. It challenges not only our life style, but our whole economic system. . . How do you get ownership by the churches of what you are doing; how far can you go without it? William Gibson, Ithaca Home     Table of Contents