{"id":2568,"date":"2019-09-05T16:44:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T20:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2022-03-23T17:57:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:57:41","slug":"wildfires-and-human-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/wildfires-and-human-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires and Human Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2573\" style=\"width: 725px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amazon_fire_satellite_image.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2573\" class=\"wp-image-2573 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2019\/09\/715px-Amazon_fire_satellite_image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"715\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2019\/09\/715px-Amazon_fire_satellite_image.png 715w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2019\/09\/715px-Amazon_fire_satellite_image-300x252.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/lawrencefrizzell\/files\/2019\/09\/715px-Amazon_fire_satellite_image-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon fires August 15-22, 2019. Satellite image taken by MODIS<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 1945 my family moved to a mountain valley in central British Columbia. One of the peaks nearby was called \u201cLookout Mountain\u201d because a watchman was there all summer to warn the villagers about forest fires. The only telephone line in the town was to the mountain top, which allowed him to report any danger promptly.<\/p>\n<p>Like the prophet Ezekiel (33:1-9), the watchman in any generation has a solemn responsibility, which relates to life or death for the community. In the world today concerns that seem to be local for some can have a grave impact on a world-wide range. In the recent weeks some news reports have focused on the Amazon. See the following <em>New York Times<\/em> articles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/26\/world\/americas\/brazil-amazon-rainforest-fire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;<span class=\"balancedHeadline\">Amid Outrage Over Rainforest Fires, Many in the Amazon Remain Defiant&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/26\/opinion\/amazon-rainforest-fire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;How to Save the Amazon without Condescending to Brazil&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/27\/world\/americas\/brazil-amazon-aid.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Brazil Angrily Rejects Millions in Amazon Aid Pledged at G7, Then Accepts British Aid&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/28\/climate\/fire-amazon-africa-siberia-worldwide.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/30\/world\/americas\/amazon-rainforest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Where is the Amazon Rainforest Vanishing? Not Just in Brazil&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How are the concerns of local populations for present needs and developmental aspirations being balanced with an educational perspective of the world-wide community? In October 2019 the Holy See hopes to grapple with such issues in a Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican: \u201cAmazonia: New Pathways for the Church and for an Integral Ecology.\u201d A brief report was presented by <em>L\u2019Osservatore Romano<\/em> (English weekly on July 26, 2019).\u00a0 That should be available soon at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.osservatoreromano.va\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.osservatoreromano.va\/en<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>May the challenges of facing complex issues be met with a hope to bring justice for the poor in our time and the future needs of the human race at large in our common home!\u00a0 Pope Francis calls for a <a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/francesco\/en\/events\/event.dir.html\/content\/vaticanevents\/en\/2019\/9\/1\/messaggio-cura-creato.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation<\/a>. This is an alert for all people of good will!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1945 my family moved to a mountain valley in central British Columbia. One of the peaks nearby was called \u201cLookout Mountain\u201d because a watchman was there all summer to warn the villagers about forest fires. 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