Violence is the Natural conclusion of Religion.

[abaris]

Though to be fair, I've encountered quite a few anti-theists, even on this board, who would be pleased at nothing short of an authoritarian rule enforcing the prohibition of any religious expression or gathering. One could call that the anti-theistic version of communist dictatorship... but then again those tended to be rather anti-religious to begin with.

Yeah, but they're not many and far from being organised or attracting a followership. And the communist regimes weren't outright anti theist. With the still existing exemption of North Korea and the Pol Pot regime, they allowed religion to be practised. They just made it more difficult for them to gather.