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Topic	How (And Why) The Right Stole Christianity
legendary_zell 04/24/24 3:31:37 PM #5:	specialkid8 posted... When has the right ever not owned religion? There's been many times when religion has been associated with radical reformist and even revolutionary left wing or at least populist movements. For example, the Progressive era was heavily associated with dominant strains of protestant Christianity. Before that, many peasant rebellions in Europe were inspired by a Christian socialist tradition. The almost total capture of the "Christian" identity and political expression by the right is largely a 20th century thing. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:980073511] in How (And W... [t:80754636]...</cite> <quote>specialkid8 posted... </cite><quote>When has the right ever not owned religion?</quote>There's been many times when religion has been associated with radical reformist and even revolutionary left wing or at least populist movements. For example, the Progressive era was heavily associated with dominant strains of protestant Christianity. Before that, many peasant rebellions in Europe were inspired by a Christian socialist tradition. The almost total capture of the "Christian" identity and political expression by the right is largely a 20th century thing. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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