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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
So if the religion of choice for the commies was roman catholic or anything really, do you really think it would of changed anything? i don't. religious or not, those in power typically feel above any 'rules' put in place.
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I don't understand the question. Have I given off the impression that the Soviet Union would have been better off with religion? I'm not sure where you got that. Communism isn't necessarily secular but all communist countries(that I'm aware of) ban religion. It's a basic Marxist principle that "God" has no place in society. There's a lot more religion now In Russia than ever before and they're as corrupt as ever so I don't think much would have changed with the serf mentality.
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well i guess i had you wrong. i assumed you being jewish, were born by jewish parents, jewish granparents, ect. It seems for jewish people religion is very much a part of who they identify themselves as. so i wondered if you weren't born into judaism if you would still feel the same.
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I am Jewish and was born to Jewish Parents, who had Jewish parents and so on. You asked me if I was born into religious Judaism, which is different than being born into Judaism. There's a huge difference between being born Jewish in America, where it's no big deal, and Communist Russia, where it's a huge deal. My parents had pride for their Judaism because they were labeled different and inferior. Yea they went to temple sometimes throughout their youth, when it was forbidden, and they made it a point for us to understand it and experience it in America because they didn't get to.