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What Can We Do About Pests?

From the March 1971 issue of The Christian Science Journal


Men wage warfare against pests more extensively today than ever before in human history. Yet in broad areas of the world unchecked infestations frequently threaten famine, disease, and loss of life. And in those areas where pests are under control by chemical means, some strains have gradually developed immunities. As exterminators apply stronger poisons to relieve infested soil, plants, and animals, harmful side effects abound. Ecologists protest pesticide buildup in the environment. They fear that some desirable species of plants and animals are in danger of extinction.

What is the remedy? What can we do about pests?

Christ Jesus showed we have a divine remedy for all evil, one that certainly includes pests. He said, "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."John 8:32;

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