>>2727928Jesus preached socialism and it was first practiced as described in the book of Acts where "everyone had everything in common". Deacons (servants) were responsible for the distribution of goods. This was the inspiration for what came later. Now the nascent church was scattered when persecution by the Jews intensified after Steven and James were martyred but the missions still sent supplies to whoever was in need. This broke down gradually over time because of the influence of politics on the religion. The co-opting of religion to serve politics has given us the madness were experiencing today. The separation of church and state is necessary to protect the integrity of both, so Christian socialism is just as bad an idea as Christian nationalism. The ASP exists in a few states to try to influence elections by promoting the socialism found in church teaching but the aim isn't a utopian end but because they believe that "God made us all equal in his image and that no man should be born into, and live in, poverty".