2007-12-22 13:23:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
They didn't want any competition. They wanted to replace the church (fairly powerful in Russia) with the government to consolidate total power.
2007-12-22 17:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Karl Marx mentioned in his book, "The Communist Manifesto," that religion is the opium of the people. He felt that Christianity undermined the world revolution because Christians lived for the afterlife and uniting with the rest of the workers to take over the means of production.
2007-12-23 18:10:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lewis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be they supported The Czar. While said to be Athiest intent was not to kill may not be entirely accurate. In Civil war supporters of Communists were killed and many soldiers from each side were killed .Civil War was bad for everyone. Civil Wars can be more vicious in their own way than other types of wars. Christians in Russia organised pogroms of jews before The Revolution. Baltic Crusades in Medievael Ages killed many people long before Russian Revolution. Christians fought eachother German Teutonic Knights against Russian Christians or against Pagans Non-Christians.
2007-12-22 13:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by darren m 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is finished bullshit. A) the thought-approximately communism became into conjured by a guy stated as Karl Marx, who additionally theorized what 3 issues led to war, certainly one of that's faith, consequently the belief of a faith being assosiated with communism is proposterous. B) One individual won't be able to "help" an economic equipment. C) Why might a millionare make contributions to the theory that everybody could desire to look the comparable, gown the comparable, and have the comparable ammount of money while they have lots? Thats basically illogical. D) Russia/u.s. became right into a Christian usa. E) The KGB is Russia's/u.s.'s equivilence of the CIA or MI6, they have no capability over family members regulations. F) Lenin and Stalin weren't Jewish. Lenin, nevertheless against anti-semitist, additionally went on an ANTI-faith marketing campaign (going returned to indicate A) and seized many synagogs, besides as church homes, consequently this became into no longer the working of jews, yet communists. Stalin deported many ethnic communities, which comprise Jews. Your concept has basically been torn aside.
2016-10-09 02:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by prato 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because religion gets in the way of communist government.
2007-12-23 11:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by Wizeguy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Christianity was seen as a part of the Bourgoisie, something Communists detested (more importantly, they disliked the church itself).
2007-12-22 16:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because for hundreds of years the christians had been killing people who did not follow their religion
2007-12-22 18:56:52 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, they killed people of all religions because (and I am not communist) in my opinion, counries ruin if religion gets confused wit politics.
2007-12-22 13:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Christians wants peace and freedom of speech as well as equal rights.
2007-12-22 19:52:17 · answer #9 · answered by pao d historian 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Politics. They considered them as enemies. They still do
2007-12-23 04:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by nadie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋