Compost Pile 07/04/08
This July 4th I am thinking of investments in the future. One investment in the future that I worked on today is building the compost pile, which is an investment in building soil for future gardens. This home model of growing power starts with the collection of waste, nitrogen products like coffee grounds and carbon products like wood chips, and allowing nature to take its course and form them into rich soil.
Another investment in the future that I worked on today was the Air Insulation Resource (AIR) Energy Savings Window System Draft that is designed to help church and community groups help low-income households save thousands of dollars in energy bills next winter.
Also I put some thought into the 40-year movement for Marquette University to Be Faithful to the Gospel and No Longer Host Departments of Military Science. Soon I will be finishing an article on this site about the “dangerous values” being taught at this Christian university. On this celebration of the Independence of the USA from England, our thoughts go out to brave soldiers who have fought and are fighting for our country. We dishonor these brave men and women when we train and send them to a war like in Iraq, which is “immoral, unjust and illegal.” We can have nothing but respect for our military men and women, but we need to make sure they give their lives for honorable defense of our nation, not for oil. The military industrial complex that President Eisenhower warned us about in the 50’s is here today, and now is joined by universities, government and church officials. How can I love and respect persons in the military without opposing an immoral war and those who, like Marquette University, cooperate with it. I need to make an investment now to ensure peace in the future.
Tonight on the news we hear about 6 senseless homicides in the last 24 hours by gun violence. Guns are everywhere and are easier to purchase than a car. To drive a car we need registration of the car and a license to drive. To purchase a gun requires no such registration or license. Young men and women are dying senselessly on our streets. Calling persons names like “thugs” or “idiots” as our Mayor did today does not stop the gun violence. Passing the Responsible Gun Bill, which died again this year in the state legislature, will be a small step in the right direction.
Decisions we make today to build a compost pile, to use affordable AIR to insulate homes, to close the military departments at Marquette University, to pass the Responsible Gun Bill, can affect our future. Yes we can, but will we make the investments in the future?
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