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Glasgow Churches Together

Lord let Glasgow flourish through the preaching of thy word and praising thy name

Charta Oecumenica

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9 - Safeguarding the creation

Believing in the love of the Creator God, we give thanks for the gift of creation and the great value and beauty of nature. However, we are appalled to see natural resources being exploited without regard for their intrinsic value or consideration of their limits, and without regard for the well-being of future generations.

Together we want to help create sustainable living conditions for the whole of creation. It is our responsibility before God to put into effect common criteria for distinguishing between what human beings are scientifically and technologically capable of doing and what, ethically speaking, they should not do.

We recommend the introduction in European churches of an Ecumenical Day of Prayer for the Preservation of Creation.

We commit ourselves

to strive to adopt a lifestyle free of economic pressures and consumerism and a quality of life informed by accountability and sustainability;
to support church environmental organisations and ecumenical networks in their efforts for the safeguarding of creation.

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