Mankind are presently being jolted into an awareness of the manifold ways in which they are endangering their environment. The planet Earth, which once seemed so vast and even unconquerable, can no longer be considered immune to human carelessness and mismanagement.
Squandered natural resources, litter, the decimation of flora and fauna, urban sprawl, and blighted inner cities—all threaten the quality of human life. Other factors, such as nuclear fallout, polluted streams, lakes, oceans, and atmosphere, and poisons in the food supply, raise questions as to the actual possibility of there being continued human life in time to come.
The awakening to these threats is having salutary effects. More exacting controls are beginning to be applied to manufacturing processes and waste-disposal methods. Traditional laissez-faire attitudes are being questioned. The alert Christian Scientist will do all that he can to further these efforts. He knows that the overturning power of Christ, Truth, is working in human consciousness and in the world; and he will take an active part in supporting educational and legislative steps toward preserving and safeguarding the environment.
