Following Christ and Social/environmental concerns

This is a response I put on my friend, Karlene’s, blog. http://karleneclark.com/?p=48#comment-87 I find that I cannot be a Christian now without being concerned about God's creation and about the people who are raising our food. I don't want to buy anything that is causing suffering to someone either by pesticides or low pay or whatever. This isn't to say that a person can't be a Christian if they aren't organic. I think a lot of this comes down to a matter of conscience as Paul says. However, a little education is a dangerous thing. I still struggle over the issue of clothing. We are not clothes-horses, but it's still too expensive to not shop at Target or Penney's, which means clothes probably made in sweat shops of some sort. I boycott Wal-Mart for a variety or reasons, not the least of which is their predatory practices. Baby steps I guess. Who know where we'll be in a year.