Christian socialism.

Many people believe that socialism and Christianity have a great deal in common; that both are concerned with the creation of a better society. This idea is false.
Socialism is no more no less than a diluted form of marxism; less extreme but with similar goals. Both wish to control the individual in order to create the kind of society which they wish to impose. Marxism is merely more direct and more immediately dangerous.
Socialism believes effectively in the inherent goodness of mankind something which is completely out of line with Christian teaching and means that the house is being built on sand.
When compared, which is the more realistic view of humanity? Is it goodness or sin?
Mankind is not capable of digging himself out of the hole he has created for himself - society simply worsens year on year with no light at the end of the tunnel.
Is it a coincidence that as socialist ideas across all three major parties increase, and attacks on Christianity attempt to marginalise it as a force for good, that the world gets worse?
The world can only be improved as more people yield themselves to the Saviour. To be a Christian and a socialist requires compromise. Large chunks of socialism are built on the politics of envy - hardly a sound Christian base.

See posting on Marx the satanist - July the 4th.