Ours
is indeed a consumeristic culture, the kind that too often turns people into commodities, and I believe Christians can speak into that culture in a
unique, life - giving way — not only as it concerns sex -
on - demand, but also as it concerns food -
on - demand, celebrity -
on - demand, stuff -
on - demand, cheap - goods -
on - demand, pornography -
on - demand, entertainment -
on - demand, comfort -
on - demand, distraction -
on - demand, information -
on - demand, power -
on - demand, energy -
on - demand, and all those habits that tend to thrive at the expense of the dignity and value of our fellow
human beings or our
planet.
But Blair carries a
unique significance: it
is a testament to over one hundred years of resistance to the coal industry, which has placed profit over land,
human life and the most ancient mountain range
on the
planet.