2006-12-20 09:39:59 · 11 answers · asked by poke 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You are showing off poor reasoning skills.
Some communist countries promoted atheism.
Meaning that some communists were atheist.
However, that does not mean that atheists are communists.
That is like saying Hitler was christian, therefore all christians are like Hitler.
2006-12-20 09:43:24 · answer #1 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In ancient history the correlation between Socialism and Christianity is even stronger for that's they were practicing in the Catacombs. The fascists of Nazi Germany were also Atheists for the same reason Russian Communists were. Dependence upon the government as the savior of the people and not some god. But isn't that what the media is shoving down our throat here as in King George? If you don't agree its because you aren't paying attention.
2006-12-20 17:51:36 · answer #2 · answered by changRdie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since Jewish students in Russia backed the abolishment of the power of the royal family and the creation of a communist government, then there is no correlation. It was merely the interpretation of communism that it needed to exclude religion, a center point under the rule of the royal families, that lead to its repression. This is why God teaches us not to be involved in the governments of man. You cannot control the direction it will take, as the Jews learned the hard way in the USSR.
2006-12-20 17:49:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the reason you probably connected communism with atheists, might be because of Russia.
During the 1900's, when Lenin was in power and communism was in full force, the country might have been considered atheist. That, however, is not the case.
Religion was always very strong in Russia, so Lenin tried replacing God with himself. It did work for a time.
I'm not sure if worshipping someone instead of a God, is really atheism....
Thats all I know , historically.
2006-12-20 17:46:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too lazy to look up specifics, besides I am supposed to be working.
This comes from The Communist Manifesto and Karl Marx's personal beliefs. I seem to remember that Karl Marx called religion "the opiate of the masses". Marx told the working class to throw off your chains and rebel against the bourgeois. Marx most certainly did NOT want clergymen telling the people things like suffering in this world will be rewarded in the next.
2006-12-20 17:45:39 · answer #5 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says there is any? You know what I find really funny? That Christians aren't more liberal. The liberals actually care about the people. Conservatism seems completely contradictory to Christianity.
But then, the Christians only live by what parts of the bible they want to live by. And for some reason taking advantage of people just to make money doesn't strike them as wrong.
2006-12-20 17:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From back in the days of the Roman Empire religious leaders tried to influence governments. They did so during the Russian empire too. They had a power base in politics. Communism tried to break that power base.
You will notice that today, religious leaders are trying to control American government too.
2006-12-20 17:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by Honest Opinion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The communists tried to weed religion out of schools so they could take controll. That is the process the USA is in now. We meet the same fate.
2006-12-20 17:42:42 · answer #8 · answered by UCF Scholar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On that basis, what is the connection between religion and absolute monarchy?
2006-12-20 17:42:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There isn't one
2006-12-20 17:42:00 · answer #10 · answered by rosbif 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋