Also:
If you didn't worship Stalin, you got sent to GULag, never to be rehabilitated. If you don't worship God, you get sent to hell for all time.
If you're the first to stop applauding Stalin, others will notice and report you to Stalin if he hasn't already noticed. If you walk away from your faith, your former fellows will notice and tell folks.
If you do great stuff, Stalin took the credit. If you do good woks, that's the power of God™ working through you.
Stalin issued orders punishable by death if they were not followed. God issues orders that are punishable by death if not followed.
We could go on.
If you didn't worship Stalin, you got sent to GULag, never to be rehabilitated. If you don't worship God, you get sent to hell for all time.
If you're the first to stop applauding Stalin, others will notice and report you to Stalin if he hasn't already noticed. If you walk away from your faith, your former fellows will notice and tell folks.
If you do great stuff, Stalin took the credit. If you do good woks, that's the power of God™ working through you.
Stalin issued orders punishable by death if they were not followed. God issues orders that are punishable by death if not followed.
We could go on.
