::::::::Among the most prominent 50 or so Social Gospel leaders I believe there was only one known Marxist (a rather obscure person from the North). Usually the other 49 made it clear they opposed Marx and favored capitalism. Southern churches were very active against liquor, and also active opponents of prostitution, obscenity and gambling, and they aligned with like minded politicians like [[Alben Barkley]] of kentucky (who later became Truman's vice president) Most of the state Baptist conventions had "Christian Life Commissions" that echoed the Social Gospel (they were especially active in Alabama and Virginia) [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 00:53, 29 December 2008 (EST)
:::::::::In terms of social engineering by way of popular slogans that capture the public mind and imagination, the [[Social gospel]] does seem significant. Nevertheless, if one strips away the power given to it by spectacle of the slogan, what are we left with? Merely a sermon on gradualistic change that merely opposes Marxism on grounds of its radicalism, yet agrees with it in terms of end goals? I myself believe the answer is yes to both questions. And unless there is evidence to prove otherwise, I must conclude that the [[Social gospel]] is simply a deceitful and devious form of evil, liberal social change. --[[User:RickD|RickD]] 17:14, 1 January 2009 (EST)
::That's too strong. it assumes falsely that the Social Gospel "agreed" with Socialism, which not at all true (Socialists wanted to destroy capitalists and the Social Gospellers supported capitalism). It also leads to a condemnation of modern forms of social action, such as pushing for laws against abortion and drugs. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 22:53, 1 January 2009 (EST)