Universal concern for land issues heard in ALC hearings
Across the nation the American Lutheran Church conducts hearings on a Theology of the Land with open discussion on land ownership concentration, land quality, and access. Charles P. Lutz notes the themes mirror earlier Catholic reflections as plans advance to a final August meeting and a 1982 congregational review.
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Mr. Lutz
American Luthern Church
Catholic Bishops
Theologizing land stewardship in Lutheran dialogue
St. Croix County residents join Iowa voices at Wartburg to urge a Lutheran Church position on land use and soil stewardship. They press for a farmers and consumers coalition, a family-farm tax focus, and church led dialogue to address farm policy, hunger, and rural-urban equity.
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Wisconsin clergy seek Iowa style land stewardship on Corn Belt trip
A Glenwood City delegation from St Croix County, part of Stewardship Education actions, traveled through northern Iowa and southern Minnesota examining land use, farm diversification, housing sprawl, and the push to educate farmers on sustainable stewardship. Leaders Adams and Cassellius urged educating peers about dangers of monoculture and oversized holdings, while noting rising rural development amid large machinery and increasing corn and soybean fields.
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Wisconsin
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ecumenical Stewardship Education/Action Committee
Stewards of the Heartland
Craig Adams
Gordy Adams
Diane Jones
Clarence Cassellius
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Marshfield
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Waterville
Chuck Hassebrook
Center For Rural Affairs
Walthul, Neb
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