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Paul Alexander
Naked Greed Day: Give Them Your Underwear, Too
Saturday, November 12th, 2011
“When someone sues you for your outer garment, give them your undergarment as well” (Matt. 5:40). Jesus said that when someone sues you for your clothes off your back (presumably because you have nothing else of worth), you are to take off all your clothes and give them to the greedy people suing you. Yes, Jesus taught his followers to strip naked in public court and hand over their underwear. This seemingly absurd teaching of Jesus is actually a powerful way to take a public action against economic exploitation, corruption, and greed; and now is the time for us to expose naked corporate self-interest by baring our own bodies in public.
Today, November 12, 2011, we invite you to attend Naked Greed Day, when we will gather at banks, corporations, and trading companies that have amassed billions of dollars on the backs of the 99% and remove one piece of clothing as a symbolic gesture to expose their greed.
