I do think it was a mistake in the USSR to have state atheism though. Correct me I am wrong, but to hold elected office in the USSR one had to be officially an atheist.
I agree with you though, it is common sense for the state to permit the practice of faiths or the lack thereof. But for the state to mandate atheism for officials is no different than the state mandating officials fold a particular faith.
but to hold elected office in the USSR one had to be officially an atheist.
I think it’s the same in the PRC, but maybe not as tight? Chinese State officials can still engage in some religious rituals privately as cultural practices (Ramadan for example). Not entirely sure on the details though because I was never religious (or a State official) while I was in China, so all of this is second hand.
There is an “official” Catholic Church in China though, recognized by the Vatican and IIRC run by the government? Or maybe just overseen by them?
You mean a Christian will have the guts to not represent “muh Christian values” in its power resenting anything that we as non believers had been fighting for even before communism wasn’t though?
State atheism is the only way your Bible doesn’t get in the way in the rights of non-cis, non-het, women, children to not get indoctrinated in schools and more stuff.
Scratch a religious “leftist” and a theocracist bleeds, uh?
Also, Christians have to wait in Christ for the End of the World to come and not be mixed in the “affairs of the World since you are not part of the World” as Jesus said. Have some consistency at least.
I do think it was a mistake in the USSR to have state atheism though. Correct me I am wrong, but to hold elected office in the USSR one had to be officially an atheist.
I agree with you though, it is common sense for the state to permit the practice of faiths or the lack thereof. But for the state to mandate atheism for officials is no different than the state mandating officials fold a particular faith.
I think it’s the same in the PRC, but maybe not as tight? Chinese State officials can still engage in some religious rituals privately as cultural practices (Ramadan for example). Not entirely sure on the details though because I was never religious (or a State official) while I was in China, so all of this is second hand.
There is an “official” Catholic Church in China though, recognized by the Vatican and IIRC run by the government? Or maybe just overseen by them?
At least China has the thing of not letting religions get in state issues and maybe the opposite. But still not tight enough.
You mean a Christian will have the guts to not represent “muh Christian values” in its power resenting anything that we as non believers had been fighting for even before communism wasn’t though?
State atheism is the only way your Bible doesn’t get in the way in the rights of non-cis, non-het, women, children to not get indoctrinated in schools and more stuff.
Scratch a religious “leftist” and a theocracist bleeds, uh?
Also, Christians have to wait in Christ for the End of the World to come and not be mixed in the “affairs of the World since you are not part of the World” as Jesus said. Have some consistency at least.