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If everyone was atheist
RE: If everyone was atheist
(July 6, 2015 at 5:58 pm)ComradeMeow Wrote: You seriously are ignoring history. Communists (which I am one I should add) rejected religion and where strong atheists yet their misguided notions led them to kill others in the name of Socialist progression. They killed over a secular ideology. People kill each other for many reasons and religion is not exactly one of the major ones. Politics always has ways of creating wars more than religion

This is bullshit.

The vast majority of people in Communist Russia (which I assume you refer to) were actually still Orthodox Christians. And the problems that occurred within Communist regimes had precisely fuck all to do with atheism, and more to do with a fucked up version of a political ideology. Namely Leninism and Marxism. Last I checked atheism wasn't a political ideology.

Also, the very fact that much of this was allowed to happen was because of the monopoly and control that religion had in the first place. You're kidding yourself if you think religion isn't used as a political tool. Muslims could become communist party members in the USSR but Orthodox christians could not. If this were down to a purely 'secular' ideology, do you think this would be the case?
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If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 20, 2015 at 10:51 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Jenny A - June 20, 2015 at 11:14 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 1:52 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by TheRealJoeFish - June 20, 2015 at 11:16 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mr.wizard - June 20, 2015 at 11:22 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 20, 2015 at 11:37 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 20, 2015 at 11:38 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 20, 2015 at 11:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 12:01 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 21, 2015 at 12:32 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 12:50 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by AFTT47 - June 21, 2015 at 12:20 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Faith No More - June 21, 2015 at 12:22 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Jackalope - June 21, 2015 at 12:28 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 12:41 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 21, 2015 at 12:59 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 1:00 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 21, 2015 at 10:15 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 10:19 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 21, 2015 at 11:04 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by SteelCurtain - June 21, 2015 at 12:56 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Whateverist - June 21, 2015 at 1:46 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 1:53 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Minimalist - June 21, 2015 at 1:50 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by SteelCurtain - June 21, 2015 at 2:33 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 21, 2015 at 4:37 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 3:44 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 21, 2015 at 3:51 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 1:02 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 24, 2015 at 11:39 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 24, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 24, 2015 at 11:55 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 25, 2015 at 12:22 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 6:35 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 9:28 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 9:36 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 9:56 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 11:31 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 12:06 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 12:18 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by loganonekenobi - June 25, 2015 at 7:22 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 25, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 25, 2015 at 10:03 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by FatAndFaithless - June 25, 2015 at 9:39 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 10:05 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Ravenshire - June 25, 2015 at 11:48 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Alex K - June 25, 2015 at 6:48 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by downbeatplumb - June 21, 2015 at 4:51 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by abaris - June 21, 2015 at 4:53 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 21, 2015 at 6:10 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Aoi Magi - June 21, 2015 at 6:36 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 12:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 21, 2015 at 6:36 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 21, 2015 at 8:15 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 21, 2015 at 8:20 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 21, 2015 at 8:32 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Homeless Nutter - June 21, 2015 at 8:35 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by downbeatplumb - June 21, 2015 at 8:48 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 21, 2015 at 8:53 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Homeless Nutter - June 21, 2015 at 8:59 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by bennyboy - June 21, 2015 at 10:01 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Little Rik - June 21, 2015 at 9:41 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Little Rik - June 21, 2015 at 9:48 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 21, 2015 at 10:00 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by The Grand Nudger - June 21, 2015 at 10:38 am
If everyone was atheist - by KUSA - June 21, 2015 at 10:51 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Nope - June 21, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 1:02 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mr Greene - June 21, 2015 at 1:17 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Twisted - June 21, 2015 at 2:06 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 2:14 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Fidel_Castronaut - June 21, 2015 at 2:11 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Metis - June 21, 2015 at 3:55 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 6:27 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Dystopia - June 21, 2015 at 3:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by KevinM1 - June 21, 2015 at 5:58 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 6:02 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by KevinM1 - June 21, 2015 at 6:08 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 21, 2015 at 7:02 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 1:05 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by KevinM1 - June 22, 2015 at 1:25 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 2:25 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 1:04 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Homeless Nutter - June 22, 2015 at 1:14 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 22, 2015 at 5:42 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Homeless Nutter - June 22, 2015 at 9:05 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 21, 2015 at 6:13 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by KevinM1 - June 21, 2015 at 6:26 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by pocaracas - June 21, 2015 at 6:46 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Alex K - June 21, 2015 at 7:06 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by paulpablo - June 21, 2015 at 10:49 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 11:03 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Bob Kelso - June 21, 2015 at 11:10 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 21, 2015 at 11:13 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Bob Kelso - June 21, 2015 at 11:27 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by paulpablo - June 21, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by MJ the Skeptical - June 21, 2015 at 11:32 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by JuliaL - June 21, 2015 at 11:42 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by MJ the Skeptical - June 21, 2015 at 11:45 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by JuliaL - June 22, 2015 at 12:09 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 22, 2015 at 12:32 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by JuliaL - June 22, 2015 at 8:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - June 22, 2015 at 10:36 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by MJ the Skeptical - June 27, 2015 at 4:18 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 22, 2015 at 12:31 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - June 22, 2015 at 12:45 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 22, 2015 at 1:05 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 22, 2015 at 4:42 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Marsellus Wallace - June 22, 2015 at 1:07 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 22, 2015 at 5:12 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by jesus_wept - June 22, 2015 at 5:15 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 22, 2015 at 5:20 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Longhorn - June 22, 2015 at 5:25 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by jesus_wept - June 22, 2015 at 5:26 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 22, 2015 at 5:31 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Crossless1 - June 22, 2015 at 10:28 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Anomalocaris - June 22, 2015 at 10:59 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Crossless1 - June 22, 2015 at 11:06 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Anomalocaris - June 22, 2015 at 10:56 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Tonus - June 22, 2015 at 11:02 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mister Agenda - June 22, 2015 at 12:48 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Whateverist - June 22, 2015 at 8:33 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 22, 2015 at 9:06 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Anomalocaris - June 22, 2015 at 10:05 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 22, 2015 at 10:59 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by The Valkyrie - June 22, 2015 at 10:47 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Anomalocaris - June 22, 2015 at 10:55 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 23, 2015 at 4:13 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ignoramus - June 23, 2015 at 4:20 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cyberman - June 23, 2015 at 4:22 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 23, 2015 at 6:46 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Cato - June 24, 2015 at 11:53 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 12:36 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 25, 2015 at 7:27 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by loganonekenobi - June 25, 2015 at 7:53 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by tonechaser77 - June 25, 2015 at 10:29 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 25, 2015 at 11:37 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by loganonekenobi - June 25, 2015 at 7:24 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 11:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by robvalue - June 25, 2015 at 11:58 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Catholic_Lady - June 25, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Whateverist - June 25, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by SteelCurtain - June 25, 2015 at 11:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Joko - July 5, 2015 at 8:11 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by RobbyPants - July 6, 2015 at 3:38 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ComradeMeow - July 6, 2015 at 5:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Excited Penguin - July 6, 2015 at 5:55 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ComradeMeow - July 6, 2015 at 5:58 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Napoléon - July 6, 2015 at 6:09 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ReptilianPeon - July 6, 2015 at 6:22 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Napoléon - July 6, 2015 at 6:29 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ComradeMeow - July 6, 2015 at 6:24 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Napoléon - July 6, 2015 at 6:34 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ComradeMeow - July 6, 2015 at 6:37 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Napoléon - July 6, 2015 at 6:43 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ComradeMeow - July 6, 2015 at 6:59 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by ReptilianPeon - July 6, 2015 at 6:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Excited Penguin - July 6, 2015 at 7:19 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 3:08 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 8:02 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 2:58 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Excited Penguin - July 11, 2015 at 3:22 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 9:45 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Pyrrho - July 11, 2015 at 12:47 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 3:02 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by IATIA - July 11, 2015 at 3:56 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by IATIA - July 6, 2015 at 7:34 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by rado84 - July 10, 2015 at 11:58 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Mental Outlaw - July 10, 2015 at 10:11 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Justtristo - July 10, 2015 at 10:41 pm
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Vincent - July 11, 2015 at 1:33 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by pocaracas - July 11, 2015 at 4:09 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Whateverist - July 11, 2015 at 8:04 am
RE: If everyone was atheist - by Thumpalumpacus - July 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm

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