Oh, I think you'll find that most atheists freely admit that Stalinism and its various children advocated a state
policy of atheism and killed an obscene number of people.
That's the first time I think I've ever heard any atheist actually say «Stalinism... advocated a state
policy of atheism...» and «neither «side» is totally clean.»
Next, «Every single government with an official state
policy of atheism persecutes religion.»
with an official state
policy of atheism..
It is extremely rare for a government with out an official state
policy of atheism, to persecute religions.
find one state that had an official
policy of atheism that wasnt a brutal regime..
Every communist country has been atheist Every country with an official state
policy of atheism has been communist.
This isnt just one bad egg... this is the list of ALL COUNTRIES that have had an official state
policy of atheism.
Every single country that has had an official state
policy of atheism has killed its citizens.
Not exact matches
You think it is somehow coincidental that the govts with the most brutal history and largest death tolls
of their own citizens all had a
policy of state
atheism?
Soviet
policy toward religion was based on the ideology
of Marxism - Leninism, which made
atheism the official doctrine
of the Soviet Union.
You brought up «statism» in a desperate attempt to avoid owning up to the reality that governments with an official
policy of state
atheism are the worst killers in history.
= > can you explain the one to one correlation between — 3 - letter leaders like Mao and Pol, and — states that have an official
policy of state
atheism
There has never been a country with an official
policy of state - sponsored
atheism that wasn't a brutal regime..
but then
of course, if that person says he's an atheist, kills people that believe in God, persecutes the church, insti tutes
atheism as his official
policy..
@Chuckles «No one kills in the name
of atheism,» @Chad «utter nonsense,
atheism is the official state
policy, eradication
of all religion a stated goal.
You adamantly refuse to recognise the historical fact that «scientific
atheism» was both a foundational philosophical position and an actual
policy of the Soviet Union and other atheist states from the time
of Lenin on, and responsible for massive persecution, torture, suffering, humiliation and death far in excess
of the numbers
of the «victims»
of Christianity - So now the history that isn't in your book is factual?
At least
Atheism does not have a «convert or die»
policy like some
of major religions that are out there.
Perusing the index
of Origins, the weekly publication
of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new
policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing
of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities
of the Association
of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging
atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism
of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions
of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
WUWT also needs a
policy of restricting discussion
of atheism.
In the course
of the proceedings, the Tribunal was required to determine two issues: first, whether
atheism is in fact a protected «creed»; and, second, whether the School Board's
policy on the distribution
of religious literature violated the Human Rights Code.