More importantly, only humans would care. That’s why the Christian idea of man as a steward is a far superior basis for environmental awareness than the anti-humanism of people like Jeffers and his supporters today. After all, it’s silly to expect the “fat human biomass” to care about a bird it’s probably never seen.
Chuck Colson
Chuck Colson was the Chief Counsel for Richard Nixon and served time in prison for Watergate-related charges. In 1976, Colson founded Prison Fellowship Ministries, which, in collaboration with churches of all confessions and denominations, has become the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners, crime victims, and their families.
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