There are left wing Christians - there always has been

This is just a quick reality check on the very loud, proud, dominating, RICH, oppressive and very right wing Christian movement in the United States and Canada. It didn’t start out this way in the very beginning.

A few quick points:

1. Jesus was the first socialist.


2. The first churches were houses of communism (big concern for Karl Marx).


3. God was originally a source of hope (later to become fear).


4. Christians were intimately linked to poverty.


5. Christians were intimately linked to the sick and disabled.


6. Christians were charitable.


7. Gay marriage was low on the priority list.

Christianity, believe it or not, was not based on abortion and gay marriage. Real world Christians, back in the day, spent their time helping people rather than trying to oppress them. Early Christians, like most left wing Christians, also had a couple of other wild and crazy beliefs: egalitarianism and peace!

What I love best about the left however is the consistency. While the modern left wing Christians differ on their beliefs surrounding gay marriage and abortion there is a very large group among them who subscribe to ‘consistent life’. Yes they are pro-life, but they are against war, capital punishment and poverty. They are consistent unlike their right wing counterparts who simply go along with what suits them best. I can respect that.

Right wing Christian movements? Wrong. It is THE right wing Christian movement here in North America. This is something we let happen. Something that is mostly a non-issue everywhere else except here.

Long story short there are a ton of left wing Christians out there doing a great job trying to save the world by concentrating on the real world issues affecting real world people who need help. They are not pushy, rude, or nearly as political as their counterparts.

Left wing Christians have credibility as a group while right wing Christians are a special interest group.

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