Bitcoin increased my connection to faith thanks to some of the most faith-committed peers I've met through my local meetup.
It's hard to find younger folks in the pews at our tiny, rural church. Our family is the youngest by 10 years and that next closest family is disconnected from the next closest family older than them by an entire generation.
I'm fairly confident that we're looking at the last hoorah of our congregation.
This doesn't surprise me. One of the ethos of Bitcoin that I connect with is the destruction of institutions. I believe that must extend to faith based institutions, specifically those more engrossed in their institutional activities and less focused on the teachings of Jesus that ought to be guiding them.
I feel like I'm in a unique position, but not just financially due to Bitcoin. Agriculturally, nearly every faith institution has failed by not fervently speaking out against the adoption of chemical, industrial agricultural practices. Practices that have destroyed rural communities and caused widespread health epidemics.
The destruction of rural congregations and growth of industrial, chemical agriculture are certainly related. There is no doubt. The younger generations don't want to carry on the faults of the older generations. The evidence is all around us with disease, cancers, and obesity. But fear not, the youth have a yearning to grow and connect and start a revolution.
This revolution starts at individual churches everywhere. I've started by expressing these feelings to a prominent member of my community who also is a member of my congregation--an industrial agriculturalist (I've done this with three such individuals to date, two of which are quite well known in the county). I don't expect change from a generation with one foot out the door.
While that older generation dies off, focusing on the next generation is the most important aspect to meaningfully move the needle on bitcoin's future.
Regenerative agriculture, renewed focus on faith, and the financial revolution will all merge to become a superpower of change for the betterment of humanity.
The world may be dark and stormy, but never cease to shine your light.
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