Were Stalin and Pol Pot Athiests?

Answer 1

accoording to Stalins`s"deeds" he was,because he demolished churches and arrested priests and attending services was not allowed in that period,but they say he regretted his behaviour later

Answer 2

Yes. Atheism is a core belief of Communism.

Communism - Atheism and Amorality
Communism doesn't end with economic and political reform. By definition, it further demands the abolition of both Religion and the Absolute Morality founded upon Religion. The irony is that Communism supposedly attempts to enhance civility within society, but removes all notions of Absolute Morality, the very cornerstone of civility. Furthermore, after Communism is instituted by the people, the system becomes Totalitarian, resulting in greater oppression of the people it was designed to "serve." This fact is well documented throughout the history of Communist nations.
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/communism.htm

Nations influenced by Judaism and Christianity hold to unalienable human rights, rights that are not simply assertions of individuals, and that do not depend on human consensus or current law. Accordingly, western nations recognize violations of unalienable rights, for example, rounding up people who practice an unpopular religion to put them to death, as objective evil.

Communism sees religion as the "opiate of the masses," an addictive drug that makes poor people happy even under free markets and discourages them from conducting a communist revolution. Under a regime of atheism, dictators like Stalin and Pol Pot were "liberated" from considerations of ethics, and thus had no problems killing people by the millions.

Atheists always insist that they are highly moral people because they perceive themselves as following essentially the same norms as their neighbors. When the norms change, as under Communism, atheists have no special reason to resist temptation or stand up for human rights because they do not recognize the God who gives us our rights. Since rights, for atheists, are mere human inventions, humans are free to discard them when they become burdensome.

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 3

I know nothing about Pol Pot's set of beliefs.
But it ia a moot point about Stalin cause he was a seminary student in his youth.IMHO he might believe in his early age and he wasn't a believer as an adult.

Answer 4

Stalin was, **** that guy