The Trump Administration's attacks on the health and welfare of children just keep coming, from the rollback of mercury protections to deleting language about climate change's impact on children and other vulnerable groups.
We accept the challenge of the Pope and these evangelical leaders. It's time for a fundamental reconsideration of the application of conservative values to the issue of climate change.
Over 16,000 pro-life Christians have recently signed a petition asking that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be protected from drilling. The reason we are speaking out is because we are "called by God to be a steward of America's majesty." And the Arctic Refuge is one of the most majestic places in our nation.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to roll-back car fuel efficiency standards. We still have a great deal of work to do to clean up our air, yet Mr. Pruitt is moving us backwards.
Over 225,000 pro-life Christians have asked our public officials to protect public lands, including our National Monuments – all of which are now under threat from the Trump Administration's reckless and unprecedented proposal that they can be rescinded by the whim of the President
For those of us who are pro-life Christians, we understand ourselves to be called by God to be good stewards of the bounty upon which all life depends, to protect and defend the beauty and purity of the land and water, to have clean skies and fresh air for our children to enjoy.
It's one of the reasons my wife, my seven year old grandson and I pursued a cross country journey from Pennsylvania to Oregon last summer. We visited, experienced, and enjoyed our National Parks, National Forests, and Monuments on our adventure.