2007-03-13 03:33:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gosh, people, I know the answer to this. I just wanted to see what others think...
2007-03-13 03:41:44 · update #1
On the contrary, most communist countries either ban religion altogether or denounce it. China and the former Soviet Union are prime examples....
2007-03-13 03:36:16 · answer #1 · answered by CPT Jack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny that you ask that. For many years the word communist was used regularly to view one as anti-religious. Most communists countries were run by atheists and officially denounced religion. The KKK used the term to refer to those that they thought were either atheists or non-believers. And communist has also been used to describe union organizers and unions, in general. Very good question and I am glad you asked it. But the term communist, in reality, does not truly describe communist countries, because what we refer to as communist governments are really fascists.
2007-03-13 03:49:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many non-communist country have official religions. England has the "Church of England" as its official religion. Italy has the Catholic church as its official religion. Most of the Middle East countries have Islem as their official religion. However many of those countries are more tolerant of other faiths then the communist countries of the 20th century were.
2007-03-13 03:40:20 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, communism is a political ideology. Any country, depending on how it's run may establish a state religion. However some countries have ascribed to the notion of separation of church and state, meaning that they will not endorse or sanction a state religion
2007-03-13 03:39:03 · answer #4 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 01:20:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Communists hate religion....learn some history pleeeease.
"It is God who gave us life and liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed the conviction that these liberties are a gift from God?" - Thomas Jefferson
"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God and to obey His will". -- George Washington
" We stake the whole future history of this nation upon the ablility of its people to govern & control themselves according to the 10 Commandments". -- James Madison ...Chief Archetect of the US Constistution and 2nd Pres. of US.
2007-03-13 03:38:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they just have to delcare it. The official religion of England is the Church of England, and they're not communist.
2007-03-13 03:36:53 · answer #7 · answered by GLSigma3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England and Europe had an official religion for centuries, it was catholicism.
So, the asnwer to your question is....check your history books!
2007-03-13 03:37:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if the official religion is statism.
2007-03-13 03:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All I know is I hear tons of Christians calling the US a Christian country.
That makes me nervous
2007-03-13 03:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋