This is for my religion class and I need opinion. Should Communism be a religion? Ok. Most people say that it is more of a politic issue but what other factors can there be? Like I am a buddhist and its ideology says that there is life after death which is a strong belief by some people. On the other hand, Communism has also a strong faith such as "all human have to be equal". Soo why wouldn't be a religion as well? But what differentiate is that what eveidence proves that there is really life after death? As for Communism, it is something that we can experience and get to feel what it is really about....soo what u people think? thx alot
2006-09-24 05:03:09 · 10 answers · asked by LadyXSakura 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Communism is a political philosophy. It is not faith based as are all other religions on this planet. Consequently, Communism cannot be a religion.
Pure philosophical thought is in the pursuit of truth.
Religion is the truth for it's followers.
Communism and Capitalism are economic political constructs.
2006-09-24 05:09:09 · answer #1 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communism is a religion.
You give everything up to the people through the state (God)
God (the state) owns all and provides for the common good
You call each other "commrades" (Christians use the term Brothers and sisters).
YOu are selfless. You serve the state as the state requires.
The state takes care of you.
You put noting else (no other God) above the state.
You are entrusting yourself and the common good to the supervision of the proleteriat (Presbus or Elders or College of Cardinals).
Your reward for successfully doing all this is a utopia in which there is no need for rule or the proletariot and everything is freely available and there is pleanty for all and the work load is minimal.
God, Staints, Elders, Selflessness, Unity, Eden.
It's a religion.
Capitalism is not. It's founded on supply and demand. What are people demanding that there is limited supply of and can you provide it, provide it cheaply enough to sell it in quantity and make bags full of money so you can live like a king. The rules don't matter, there are not rules. IF sometime makes rules, bend them, avoid them, go around them, just don't get caught being a total criminal. Make bags fully of money, sell your company to the highest bidder once you feel the rules are getting too rough or the demand is starting to waine. Then take go start another business, preferrably on other peoples money.
No ethics, no morals, no good will, no thinking of the other fellow (except to get their money or catering to their needs for your own gain).
Absotutely no relgion here in the capitalist world!
2006-09-24 05:18:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
communism is political not a religion. the philosophy of communism states all are equal and works fine on paper. however there are three major ways to gain control in a society -- religion -- political -- military. if you study communism there are those in control who always seem to have more than their followers and those citizens who try to practice their free will are conveniently prevented from doing so. when our agenda is completed on this plane of existence the physical container returns to the place whence it came freeing the soul and spirit to journey to another plane of existence.
2006-09-24 05:12:07 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communism is not a religion. It is defined as an economic system. It is conceivably possible to have a religion that demands communism among its followers, but communism in itself is not and cannot be a religion.
2006-09-24 05:05:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communism is considered to be equated with an atheistic culture. They condemned and incarcerated those who practiced any faith in a higher being. Any religion practiced in their country has to do so as an underground activity. The only exception to that practice seems to be in Latin America
2006-09-24 05:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
communism is a political system that breeds corruption and only corruption, all that good talk is like showing the carrot to a rabbit and then letting the rabbit fall in the trap
2006-09-24 05:08:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communism is a religion, a government religion where the sate is god and the politicians are the preists of the propaganda.
2006-09-24 05:06:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
communism use to torture ppl and kill abuse and didn;t respect human rights shure they want u to be equal but those in control have all the riches and best condition of life and poor ppl get stuck in the prisons and labour camps
2006-09-24 05:07:51 · answer #8 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the communist system it`s an atheistic one...they deny the existence of any deity or the afterlife.
2006-09-24 05:06:49 · answer #9 · answered by Sir Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-09-24 05:05:31 · answer #10 · answered by norm s 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋