It doesn't have to be like this
It doesn't have to be like this
We have separation of church and state. That doesn't require pretending that religion doesn't exist.
The abolitionists, civil rights leaders, and labor reformers drew heavily on religious language to challenge injustice. When we strip away the stories and traditions that shaped our understanding of right and wrong, we don't create neutrality—we create a vacuum.
Companies can exist without extraction and perpetual growth
Every company that takes outside investment becomes legally obligated to prioritize investor returns above all else. This isn't corporate greed—it's fiduciary duty enforced by securities law. Our economic system has no framework for businesses that want to optimize for anything other than maximizing shareholder returns.