There is the argument that has been nagging me, about regimes like Mao's and Stalin's, that got rid of religion, and that opened a vacuum that was filled with a new religion, with the Dear Leader as its focus, that ended up in way more damage than what religion usually does.
In that way, religions like christianity can be seen as a shield to protect the masses from even more dangerous religions. But to be fair, if that's the goal, they are doing a shitty job at it.
I wonder if those "state religions" can be considered religions...
In that way, religions like christianity can be seen as a shield to protect the masses from even more dangerous religions. But to be fair, if that's the goal, they are doing a shitty job at it.
I wonder if those "state religions" can be considered religions...
