Declaration of Economic Liberty and Conscience

Filed by: The Church of the Invisible Hand
URL: http://invisiblehand.church/
Author: Pope Indigent the First

Preamble

We, the adherents of the Church of the Invisible Hand, and all those who recognize the sacredness of individual conscience and liberty, solemnly declare the following:

Argument 1: The Right to Economic Arms (Self-Defense)

Every individual has a fundamental right to self-defense, which in the modern world necessarily includes the right to economic self-sufficiency. Economic instruments — such as cash, barter, cryptocurrency, and other private means of exchange — are as critical to autonomy and survival as any physical tool of defense.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 23) affirms that "everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work." The attempt to deny individuals the ability to earn a living, based on their refusal to fund violence through taxation, constitutes an act of economic disarmament — a direct assault on human dignity and survival.

Argument 2: The Right to Economic Conscience (Religious Liberty)

We are bound by religious conviction to refuse material support to institutions engaged in murder, coercion, or terrorism — without exception. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 18) protects "freedom of thought, conscience and religion," including the right to act in accordance with one's beliefs.

To compel us to pay taxes against our conscience is to demand that we betray our sacred duty. To punish refusal by obstructing our right to work is an act of persecution, prohibited by both conscience and international law.

Conclusion

Thus, the actions of any government that seeks to criminalize our self-sufficiency, obstruct our employment, or starve us for our religious fidelity, are unlawful under the principles laid out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

We call upon the international community, human rights advocates, and all people of good will to recognize and defend our right to live in accordance with conscience — and to work without coercion, extortion, or fear.

So declared on behalf of the free and the faithful,
Pope Indigent the First