Currents of Faith: Open and Unfolding Reflections

Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead told us that morality is largely a matter of the breadth of consideration of the consequences of an action. He also made clear that issues should be viewed in as wide a context as possible. Judged by these principles, we Americans are not doing well. Last year this nation was guided by the press into discussing Katrina with little attention to the role of global warming. As a result the likelihood is that the probable increase of frequency and intensity of storms is playing a small role in post-Katrina planning. An even smaller role is assigned in this context to considering how we might reduce our contribution to the increase of storms.