Freeman, an early adopter of the virtual currency, gets slammed by a state that can’t tolerate any use of money without its permission and knowledge.
by Brian Doherty
Reason.com
Ian Freeman believes he is, as a minister for the Shire Free Church in Keene, New Hampshire, a force for creating a more peaceful and just world. He thinks using and selling bitcoin is a key part of his ministry. As he said on a recent episode of his nationally syndicated radio show Free Talk Live, “I felt my calling to do this mission, to spread peace, and ultimately what bitcoin is doing is undermining the warmonger state. The more dollars are out of circulation, the more disempowered that state is.”
Freeman—not the last name he was born with—moved to New Hampshire from Florida in 2006 as an early participant in the Free State Project (FSP) because he wanted to help create a political unit that respected its citizens’ freedom (he is no longer associated with the organization). The FSP has made many strides in New Hampshire, and Freeman’s early evangelizing efforts helped make Keene, NH, a major center of retail bitcoin commerce.