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Restoring Creation hears from Bill
Knox:
Grassroots movement remains the key to
environmental issues
by Nancy D. Borst, PNS
LOUISVILLE, June 12, 2001 - The pursuit of
environmental justice must still be led by grassroots movements,
according to this year's winner of the William Gibson Individual
Lifetime Achievement Award given by Presbyterians for Restoring Creation
(PRC).
That was the message from Bill Knox, who received the
award during the environmental organization's annual General Assembly
luncheon at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville. The General Assembly is
the annual business meeting of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
"There is no Moses, no charismatic leader"
to lead the fight for the environment's health, Knox said, despite
increased awareness of the need for "harmony for a sustainable
future." The award recognizes lifetime achievement in the area of
eco-justice.
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation was created in
1995 and Knox is a co-founder. The organization now has a membership of
500, shares a part-time staff person in the denomination's environmental
justice office and has a permanent fund with the Presbyterian Foundation
(U.S.A.). But Knox, a retired Presbyterian pastor, said there is still
much work to be done.
"For most Presbyterians, denial is a river in
Egypt," he said. "They just don't get it."
The voices of church leaders no longer carry much
weight in society, Knox said. That, coupled with limited staff and
funds, means grassroots organizations continue to bear the brunt of the
load.
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation also presented a
Church Service Award to the Synod of Living Waters for its water
purification project, "Living Waters for the World." The
project uses a simple water purification system to provide healthy
drinking water to poor communities in Central America.
PRC is closely following overture 01-60 to this
Assembly, which calls for prevention of the mass extinction of living
species. The Committee on Global Issues sent the overture to the full
Assembly by a vote of 25-23. The overture is based on a document
endorsed by the Presbyterians for Restoring Creation Steering Committee
at its annual planning meeting last September.
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