In light of this deeply felt and widespread concern that ever increasing environmental deterioration around the world threatens the very basis of human life, certainly the quality of life, one is forced to ask the churches - of all religious beliefs - "Where have you been on this issue?" ... In evaluation of different religious beliefs, it is easily apparent that the most religious beliefs are not only aware of the all the ecological concerns but are adamant in fighting to confront the impeding environmental crisis. Both Buddhism and Judaism attack the laxity with which most people approach t...

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The myopic nature of this troubling view was lamented in one of the most famous speeches ever given, "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."... Where Roger Williams was willing to reject the narrow strictures of his religious community to found one that reflected his view that all beliefs should be respected and tolerated, Sarah Knight's journals show a woman who was not bound by ideas that placed women in a specific mold in the 17th Century. ... Thoreau and Emerson...

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