{"id":3505980,"date":"2024-12-07T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/?p=3505980"},"modified":"2024-12-09T10:16:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T10:16:07","slug":"a-conversation-with-reverend-billy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resilience.org\/stories\/2024-12-07\/a-conversation-with-reverend-billy\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthelujah! An Anti-Consumerist Conversation with Reverend Billy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hurry! Act now! Just in the (Saint) nick of time for the Christmas shopping season, we bring you this limited-time offer on a special video that\u2019s sure to get you in the holiday spirit. This experience can be yours for the low, LOW price of zero dollars and zero cents\u2026<\/p><p>Environmental journalist Rachel Donald interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/revbilly.com\/\">Reverend Billy<\/a>, the leader of the Church of Stop Shopping. 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