And this is the voice of the earth. Those who submitted comments on the principles were supportive of the spirit and content. 4.Basic Human Attitudes to be Included in the Earth Charter As was mentioned earlier in this report, all groups spoke to this question, and it is this questio n that seemed to generate the most interest and concern. The Charter will delight in diversity celebrate goodness, hope in the divine design, and recognize the ongoing unfolding as the process by which we exist. We need to include a sense of belonging to the universe, to planet earth, to the human family, to a civil society presenting interdependent links to the local, national and global levels.
Reverence seems to be a more appropriate term than respect.
A failure to protect nature is a failure to protect children. What is clearly apparent, both from the responses to the consultations that we have received and our own experience in conducting consultations is the power of the process itself. All Groups used the Report Format and so the title of each is Earth Charter Consultation Process Report. The dates indicated are the date of the consultation, or if this was not included in the report, the date the report was received in this office. Society of the Sacred Heart 4389 West Pine Blvd.