There appears to be two sides to every coin, specifically when talking about bottled water. Water sustainability has jumped onto most people's eco-radars with the recent demonizing of bottled water. Water has long been observed as a fundamental of faith. Not surprising that companies are now attempting to make funds of the spirituality of water. Companies are making claims such as their water doesn't just promote good health but it actually makes you good. Now a person can drink Holy Drinking Water produced by Wayne Enterprises which is reportedly blessed by an Anglican or Roman Catholic priest or Liquid OM whose super purified bottled water contains vibrations that promote a positive outlook or Spiritual Water which claims to help people "stay focused, believe in yourself and believe in God". However, a small number of individuals are campaigning against the sale of water because "Water is life," says Sister Mary Zirbes, a nun in the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minn. "It really should not be a commodity to be bought."

It does give a person some food for thought - currently we are spending up to $15 billion a year on bottled water while 3,000 children die every day of waterborne diseases. As Richard Cizik of the National Association of Evangelicals states, "bottled water is not a sin, but it sure is a choice". Bottled water may simply be a representation of our culture's indulgence.

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