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To: Tell It Right
Agreed. IMHO the roots of communism began with the belief in Unitarianism (that Jesus isn't divine and God is not a Trinity). Once that became in vogue among the wealthy in the west, Karl Marx's Liberation Theology became more attractive and was the next step downward.

The founder of the John Birch Society, Robert H.W. Welch Jr., was an old time classical Unitarian (and an evolutionist as well).

One of the most conservative and pro-Confederate people I know personally is a Oneness Pentecostal.

44 posted on 03/01/2024 8:02:49 AM PST by Zionist Conspirator (בראשית ברא אלקים את השמים ואת הארץ)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
No doubt there are some good unitarians in history. And the couple of Mormons (also unitarians) I know personally would be great at leading a men's small group about being devoted to family.

I'm just saying the overall trend among the elites was once trinitarianism became less popular among their culture of elites and they embraced unitarianism, it was only a short time later they embraced Karl Marx' liberation theology. Not all of them, but that seemed to be the trend.

As an example, look at how Harvard changed in the early 1800's as unitarianism became more popular in Harvard, especially after Henry Ware became university president.

Or look at Tuskegee Institute (a black college) here in Alabama. There was a time when Tuskegee was graduating more future self-made millionaires than was coming out of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale combined. But that changed after the Tuskegee leaders (the aforementioned wealthily alumni later running Tuskegee) decided they wanted to be like rich whites and quit believing the divinity of Jesus. From there it was just a short step into marxsim and liberation theology.

52 posted on 03/01/2024 8:30:37 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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