It means followers of Christ - someone who promoted peace, forgiveness, help for the poor and no salvation for the rich.
It has been appropriated by people who promote exactly the opposite of what is in the New Testament: war, three-strikes-and-out for crime, lower welfare and lower taxes for the rich.
submitted by David Galbraith
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