Christian left

The Christian Left encompasses those who hold a strong Christian belief and share left-wing or socialist ideals.

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Christian - Belief - Left-wing - Socialist - Ideal

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Contrary to the United States, the majority of Evangelicals in the United Kingdom and in Western Europe, have some left side inclinations in their political views.

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Many such people assert that their left-wing views derive directly from their Christian faith, and some cite Jesus as "the first socialist". Many adherents hold also that the early Church practiced socialism, or even something resembling communism ("The community of believers were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common." - Acts 4:32) and that Jesus often seemed to advocate pacifism, while being opposed to the wealthy elite of his day.

Related Topics:
Jesus - Church - Communism - Acts - Pacifism

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