11-12-2010, 06:11 PM
Originally Posted by NecroCommie
Some self-proclaimed communist movements might go with the first point, but that is far from making communism per se something even close to religion. Not only that, but this is not how religion is defined. Many religions do nothing of that sort.
And about the God-given part: there exist religions without any sort of idea about God, so this is not how one describes religion. And even if it were, communist movements are almost entirely atheist. No matter how much one tries to argue about some personality cults and such it does not make communism any less secular. At the most, it means that not all communists understand communism.
Nicholas Popov
Sunday's readings of Marxism according to Pol Pot, Cult of Messiah Stalin, worship to "The Great Helmsman" Mao... compulsory cramming of psalms at the Soviet universities...
Well, let will be 'zombie'. How it is better?
![[Image: stalin_icon.jpg]](http://www.ljplus.ru/img/k/k/kkirsanov/stalin_icon.jpg)
Any cult of the leader (the leaderism) is a religion for the sheeps. (For flock)
The crucession according to Stalin
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Religious dogmatism requires blind worship and does not tolerate dissent and newness.
The reeducation of non-believers / gentiles on Belomorkanal. A way to a nirvana.
![[Image: m_e2be10d52f9c45459e9d4bc608906480.jpg]](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/144/m_e2be10d52f9c45459e9d4bc608906480.jpg)
Self-effacing "Brother Number One" did not wanted to be a god.
Sacrifice of 'Infidels' according to Pol Pot.
![[Image: 1280159312-74.jpg]](http://www.twited.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1280159312-74.jpg)
It is good when your head doesn't lie on this "altar", NecroCommie.
![[Image: 220px-Choeungek2.JPG]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Choeungek2.JPG/220px-Choeungek2.JPG)
The 'Testament' by criminal 'Father of all times and the people' who lived and ruled the destinies as God, to preceding and future simpletons.
![[Image: 265.jpg]](http://www.proza.ru/pics/2008/12/19/265.jpg)
Some self-proclaimed communist movements might go with the first point, but that is far from making communism per se something even close to religion. Not only that, but this is not how religion is defined. Many religions do nothing of that sort.
And about the God-given part: there exist religions without any sort of idea about God, so this is not how one describes religion. And even if it were, communist movements are almost entirely atheist. No matter how much one tries to argue about some personality cults and such it does not make communism any less secular. At the most, it means that not all communists understand communism.
Nicholas Popov
Sunday's readings of Marxism according to Pol Pot, Cult of Messiah Stalin, worship to "The Great Helmsman" Mao... compulsory cramming of psalms at the Soviet universities...
Well, let will be 'zombie'. How it is better?
Any cult of the leader (the leaderism) is a religion for the sheeps. (For flock)
The crucession according to Stalin
Religious dogmatism requires blind worship and does not tolerate dissent and newness.
The reeducation of non-believers / gentiles on Belomorkanal. A way to a nirvana.
Self-effacing "Brother Number One" did not wanted to be a god.
Sacrifice of 'Infidels' according to Pol Pot.
It is good when your head doesn't lie on this "altar", NecroCommie.
The 'Testament' by criminal 'Father of all times and the people' who lived and ruled the destinies as God, to preceding and future simpletons.