First, I don’t know where I have to put this kind of question on Lemmy so I’m asking it here. Marx viewed religion as a negative force, often referring to it as the ‘opiate of the masses.’ If someone is religious and also identifies as a Marxist, do you think that’s contradictory, or is it just a matter of mislabeling themselves? Would it be more accurate for them to call themselves a socialist instead of a Marxist?
There’s a whole tradition of Liberation Theology which brings together Christianity and Marxism. It was a big deal in the 1980s. I’m atheist myself, but there was some exciting thought and some wonderful people part of that movement.