"The beauty, joy, and health of human life on earth depend deeply upon the wide variety and great richness of plant and animal life God has provided. This abundant life brings immense and continuous praise to God (Psalm 148), leaving all people without excuse about knowing God's divinity and everlasting power (Romans 1:20)."

"People of faith are called to care for God’s creation with its many creatures. Our Scripture instructs us to be good stewards of God’s earth. Our traditions and teachings tell us to protect the web of life. Our worship declares that the earth is filled with the glory of God (Psalm 72:19). . . . [In addition, we recognize that] the protection of species and their habitat is also vital to people’s well-being."

"The passage of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) thirty-two years ago marked a moment of great human nobility. . . . We call upon U.S. policymakers to emulate the forethought, self-restraint, and prodigious effort modeled bythe biblical Noah - "a righteous man . . . blameless in his age" (Genesis 6: 9)."