“We’re not here to serve the Earth. The Earth is not the objective. Man is the objective.” This quote by Rick Santorum is appalling.

As a man who claims to be a devout Christian, it’s extremely hypocritical that he should consider one of the Lord’s most beautiful creations, the Earth, to be so expendable. We should give all of God’s creations equal respect and priority, because I’m sure the Lord doesn’t hold one of his creations above the rest.

If you don’t want to look at it from a religious point of view, then look at it like this: Rick Santorum is pushing to lower national debt so our children don’t inherit the money issue. If we all had Santorum’s environmental concern, or lack thereof, then our children would most definitely inherit a dying planet.

To quote Chief Seattle, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” Don’t view the Earth as Rick Santorum does, as an object that’s been created for man to use and destroy because man is more important. Remember, man has survived with a weak economy, but man could not survive for one second without our Mother Earth.

Emma Vasilj

Spokane