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The '''Religious Left''' or more specifically the [[Christian]] Left (aka [[Liberal]] Christians) are groups of religious people who combine the Christian faith with [[liberal]] politics. They may agree with [[Conservatives]] about issues such as [[abortion]] and [[same sex marriage]] but they see issues such as [[global warming]], [[poverty]], and [[war]] as moral issues. While many Christians see poverty and war as important moral issues, the Religious Left takes liberal positions on these issues. While conservative Christians believe in individual charitable giving, many liberal Christians think that government has a role to play in solving these problems. They believe in [[public healthcare]], [[public education]], and social [[welfare]]. Liberal Christians tend to accept [[homosexual]] behavior. They have been criticized by conservatives as straying away from original Christian teachings.  Conservative Christians believe that [[Christ]] is a personal savior, not a societal one. [[Liberation Theology]] was also espoused from Christian leftists.

The '''Religious Left''' or more specifically the [[Christian]] Left (aka [[Liberal]] Christians) are individual or groups of religious people who combine the Christian faith with [[liberal]] politics. They sometimes agree with [[Conservatives]] about issues such as [[abortion]] and [[same sex marriage]] but they see issues such as [[global warming]], [[poverty]], and [[war]] as moral issues. While most Christians see poverty and war as important moral issues, the Religious Left takes liberal positions on how to mitigate or resolve these issues. For example, while conservative Christians believe in individual charitable giving, many liberal Christians think that government has a duty to resolve these problems. They believe in [[public healthcare]], [[public education]], and social [[welfare]]. They also believe in more globalized (UN) control of wars, treaties and other international relations. Liberal Christians tend to accept [[homosexual]] behavior. They have been criticized by conservativ Christians as straying away from original Christian teachings.  Conservative Christians believe that [[Christ]] is a personal savior, not a societal one. [[Liberation Theology]] was also espoused from Christian leftists.

==Christian Leftists==

==Christian Leftists==

*[[Hugo Chavez]] - Venezuelan Leftist President who calls Jesus the world's first socialist.

*[[Hugo Chavez]] - Venezuelan Leftist President who calls Jesus the world's first socialist.

*[[Jesse Jackson]] - Liberal civil rights activist.

*[[Jesse Jackson]] - Liberal civil rights activist.

*[[Daniel Ortega]] - Nicaraugan President and former revoltutionary. Tried to combine Marxism with Christianity despite the fact that Marxism is heretical due to its atheism.

*[[Daniel Ortega]] - Nicaraugan President and former revolutionary. Tried to combine Marxism with Christianity despite the fact that Marxism is heretical due to its atheism.

==See Also==

==See Also==