He noted that many Catholics and evangelical Christians who work with impoverished communities in the developing world have seen first-hand the impacts of mining: people displaced from their homes, wells and streams dried up or contaminated, small farms destroyed and strange illnesses.
“It doesn’t proceed from ‘let’s think about what’s awful and do something about it,’” said Solly. “It’s seeing human beings who we love who are suffering because of mining. It’s something concrete that’s taken to a more abstract level; something communal that’s taken to a global level.”
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