diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 5e6e61e..ddcc415 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
 /// <reference path="./model/GameConfig.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./model/GameState.ts" />
 
 let globalStartTime = 0;
 
-function gameLoop (config: GameConfig): void {
+function gameLoop (state: GameState): void {
   // figure out how much actual time has passed
   const elapsedTime = globalStartTime > 0
     ? (new Date()).getTime() - globalStartTime : 0;
 
+  state.advance(elapsedTime);
+
   // run again in 1sec
   globalStartTime = (new Date()).getTime();
-  setTimeout(() => gameLoop(config), 1000);
+  setTimeout(() => gameLoop(state), 1000);
 }
 
 // run with default config at startup
 (() => {
   const config = new GameConfig();
-  if (document.readyState !== 'loading') gameLoop(config);
-  else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => gameLoop(config));
+  const state = config.generateState();
+
+  if (document.readyState !== 'loading') gameLoop(state);
+  else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => gameLoop(state));
 })();
diff --git a/src/model/GameConfig.ts b/src/model/GameConfig.ts
index e5d751f..d461872 100644
--- a/src/model/GameConfig.ts
+++ b/src/model/GameConfig.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/// <reference path="./GameState.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./IResource.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./resource/Religion.ts" />
 
@@ -14,5 +15,42 @@ class GameConfig {
   public relOtherShare:number = 0.02;
   public relNoneShare: number = 0.16;
 
-  constructor () {}
+  public generateState(): GameState {
+    const state = new GameState();
+
+    // create world religions
+    state.addResource('xtian', new Religion(
+      'Christianity', 'God, Jesus, Bible, churches.',
+      this.relChristianityShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('islam', new Religion(
+      'Islam', 'God, Muhammad, Quran, mosques.',
+      this.relIslamShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('hindu', new Religion(
+      'Hinduism', 'Dogma-free spiritualism.',
+      this.relHinduismShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('buddh', new Religion(
+      'Buddhism', 'The minimization of suffering.',
+      this.relBuddhismShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('sikhi', new Religion(
+      'Sikhism', 'Meditation and ten Gurus',
+      this.relSikhismShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('judah', new Religion(
+      'Judaism', 'God, Abraham, Torah, synagogues.',
+      this.relJudaismShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('other', new Religion(
+      'Other', 'A variety of belief systems.',
+      this.relOtherShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    state.addResource('agnos', new Religion(
+      'Non-Religious', 'Atheists and agnostics.',
+      this.relNoneShare * this.worldPopulation));
+
+    return state;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/model/GameState.ts b/src/model/GameState.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc7f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/GameState.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/// <reference path="./IResource.ts" />
+
+class GameState {
+  private _resources: {[key: string]: IResource} = {};
+
+  public addResource (key: string, resource: IResource): void {
+    this._resources[key] = resource;
+  }
+
+  public advance (time: number): void {
+    console.log(`Advancing state by ${time}ms...`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/model/IResource.ts b/src/model/IResource.ts
index fc3e6a4..8523fbe 100644
--- a/src/model/IResource.ts
+++ b/src/model/IResource.ts
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ interface IResource {
   description: string,
   resourceType: ResourceType,
   value: number,
-  max: number
+  max?: number,
+  unlocked: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/model/resource/Religion.ts b/src/model/resource/Religion.ts
index 4f22198..6fb32b5 100644
--- a/src/model/resource/Religion.ts
+++ b/src/model/resource/Religion.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,14 @@
-/// <reference path="../GameConfig.ts" />
 /// <reference path="../IResource.ts" />
 
 class Religion implements IResource {
-  public readonly description: string;
-  public readonly resourceType: ResourceType = ResourceType.Religion;
-
-  public value: number;
-  public max: number;
+  public readonly resourceType = ResourceType.Religion;
+  public readonly max?: number = null;
+  public readonly unlocked = true;
 
   constructor (
-    config: GameConfig,
     public readonly name: string,
-    populationShare: number
+    public readonly description: string,
+    public readonly value: number,
   ) {
-    this.description = name;
-    this.max = config.worldPopulation;
-    this.value = config.worldPopulation * populationShare;
   }
 }