Ecowaste urges Filipinos to put to death practices that harm Mother Earth By Jason Faustino 04/15/2011

Ecowaste urges Filipinos to put to death practices that harm Mother Earth

By Jason Faustino 04/15/2011

An environmental watchdog has urged Christian Filipinos to quietly mark the upcoming Earth Day on April 22 with a commitment to “put to death” destructive practices not only on Good Friday but all throughout the year.

“We need not hold any bazaar, concert, symposium, protest or parade to commemorate the Earth Day which falls on a Good Friday,” said Roy Alvarez, president of the EcoWaste Coalition.

“What is needed is a quiet personal reflection about the state of Mother Earth’s health and an earnest commitment to ‘put to death’ practices that are contributing to her ailment, destruction and demise,” he pointed out.

“Practices that cause environmental degradation are acts that both disrespect and diminish the integrity of God’s creation,” he added..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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