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Originally Posted by Cowperson
But it's a reminder that there is a religious left in the USA.
Cowperson
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Not only is there a religious left, which has undergone a recent revival, the U.S. has a proud history of progressive evangelical politics. I've said this before, but most abolitionists were evangelicals. Slavery literally would not have been ended in the U.S. were it not for their ability to appeal to people's religious and moral sensibilities.
Add to that list any number of brilliant American thinkers who were also people of faith--Ralph Waldo Emerson comes to mind immediately.