The attraction of religious socialism spans cultures, encouraging people to harmonize their faith with a socialist economic and political ideology that advocates for the poor and powerless. From J.K. Rowling to Malala Yousafzai, religious socialists are present in every facet of society, promoting the idea that their creed and extreme-leftism can create a better world. The commitment to abolishing capitalism encourages people of different faiths to come together for a cause other than their religion, fostering a dialogue and creating a common ground that was not previously present. For the past 1000 years Islam and Christianity have clashed and their differences in opinion on Christology and the nature of God have spattered the pages of history
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These ideas are so central to the religions that it would seem unlikely that they could overcome them to create a productive and reasonable dialogue between them. However, two ideologies within the religious traditions have emerged and have the ability to bind the two together with similarities that transcend religious doctrine. Christian communists and socialists and Islamic socialists introduce a new common ground for the two faiths, interpreting both scriptures to encourage far-left societies. These groups operate within their religions and assert that Christian and Islamic teachings demand communist and socialist lifestyles. They use evidence from religious writings in order to strengthen their claims that God wanted the world to operate in the extreme-left fashion. Although traditional forms of socialism and communism are anti-religious and often promote state secularization, these socialist theists assert that the affinity between socialist and religious ideals of social justice promote a combination of their faiths and economic ideologies. These two religious evolutions have a strong dedication to something other than their faiths that allows them to see beyond the old mentality of “us and them” and bridge the gap so that they may pursue a better future for both of
These ideas are so central to the religions that it would seem unlikely that they could overcome them to create a productive and reasonable dialogue between them. However, two ideologies within the religious traditions have emerged and have the ability to bind the two together with similarities that transcend religious doctrine. Christian communists and socialists and Islamic socialists introduce a new common ground for the two faiths, interpreting both scriptures to encourage far-left societies. These groups operate within their religions and assert that Christian and Islamic teachings demand communist and socialist lifestyles. They use evidence from religious writings in order to strengthen their claims that God wanted the world to operate in the extreme-left fashion. Although traditional forms of socialism and communism are anti-religious and often promote state secularization, these socialist theists assert that the affinity between socialist and religious ideals of social justice promote a combination of their faiths and economic ideologies. These two religious evolutions have a strong dedication to something other than their faiths that allows them to see beyond the old mentality of “us and them” and bridge the gap so that they may pursue a better future for both of