Well, I believe that aside from religious persecution, other types of atrocities were more prominent. I certainly do not like to present communism as an anti-thesis to religion, and never really criticized it under that context. One can hold any views one wishes to against religion. Acts on the other hand ought to be secular. Secular means that you ought to be neutral towards religion, not outright hostile.
Üze Tengri basmasar, asra Yir telinmeser, Türük bodun ilingin törüngin kim artatı udaçı erti?