Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Religion
In reply to the discussion: League of Militant Atheists - A Favorite Strawman of Many [View all]humblebum
(5,881 posts)42. No I did not. I specified "Marxist-Leninist communists in the USSR." Not all
Marxist-Leninist Communists were in the USSR and not all in other countries were atheists and not all communists are atheists.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
78 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
Antireligious propaganda combined with state power has all the charm of the Inquisition.
AlbertCat
May 2012
#66
Those were not my words. You are dealing in partial truths to obscure facts.nt
humblebum
May 2012
#12
Doubt very seriously if his approach is biased if he utilizes as many sources
humblebum
May 2012
#16
You just can't handle those whose thinking is broader than yours, can you? nt
humblebum
May 2012
#23
This is the whole lesson of all that history. The church was in bed with the Czar for centuries.
dimbear
May 2012
#33
Well then, even if we accept your wacky-ass premise, you have ONE mass killing, and no war.
darkstar3
May 2012
#45
No different than your "wacky-ass" denial. I suppose if you consider the Revolutions and civil wars
humblebum
May 2012
#46
most wars or mass killings were in fact not carried out in the name of religion,
AlbertCat
May 2012
#68
"Which you cannot document?" If you say so, but definitely rises to much more than mere coincidence.
humblebum
May 2012
#63
About as many similarities as there are between The World Church of the Creator and the NAACP.
eqfan592
May 2012
#74
Yes of course. Sorta like how an apple and a cucumber are similar but not even remotely the same,
humblebum
May 2012
#78
You yourself said that you thought atheists were a subset of Marxist-Leninist communists.
eqfan592
May 2012
#38
Those last five words? You might want to explain them to your one-man cheer squad.
darkstar3
May 2012
#44
"Communism was not required. Becoming an atheist was." Yep. and I'll stand by that. nt
humblebum
May 2012
#47
"Not all communists are atheists" Yep. "Becoming an atheist was {required}" Yep.
humblebum
May 2012
#57