without faith

Without faith in their economic futures, consumers are unlikely to let go of the frugality they have adopted in recent years.

But for Hancock, coming to identify as an atheist brought a difficult question: What could sustain him day by day — through rage and grief and fear of his looming execution — without faith in a power mightier than the people who had decided to end his life?

Anti-discrimination laws are one way to address these tensions because they can level the playing field among citizens of different faiths and between those with and without faith.

“Uncovering the parallels between religious and creative practice — the necessity of returning to it, relying on it, even without faith — drew me through,” she wrote.

“Even if it means losing clients, I want to do things the right way. It’s not about who am I impressing, who am I pleasing, do I look successful. It’s have I served, have I fulfilled what I was assigned to do, am I loving people well, am I advocating and fighting for and protecting the people that have trusted me to do that. I cannot imagine doing that without faith.”