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Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
9. I get the joke, though it perpetrates inaccurate labeling of mass murderers as atheists.
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 11:14 AM
Sep 2012

Hitler certainly wasn't an atheist. His characterization as an atheist comes entirely from Christians who simply don't want him associated with their religion for obvious reasons, and the idea that any mass murderer could not possibly believe in the Christian God. And though I don't know a lot of specifics about Mao and Stalin, I do know that their versions of Communism (much like North Korea's Kim dynasty) shares a lot more in common with modern day religions than any atheist organization I've come across.

I also know that Mao had both a Buddhist and a Christian body guard. Not sure how much choice they had in the matter, but it is a fact. Here's the Christian body gaurd (Yu Hai) performing his praying mantis wushu routine (wushu is the official name of martial arts in China):


Hitler, Stalin, Mao... [View all] cleanhippie Sep 2012 OP
Hitler = Roman Catholic Oregonian Sep 2012 #1
well said, oregonian skor584_2il Sep 2012 #7
Obviously... rexcat Sep 2012 #2
I read that as... onager Sep 2012 #3
If this had been in the Religion forum... rexcat Sep 2012 #4
Thats why I put it in here instead. He would not have been very humble in his asinine assertions. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #5
... rexcat Sep 2012 #6
And that's a bummer. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2012 #8
But you are very humble in sheltering your thoughts here. Much less stressful. humblebum Sep 2012 #11
Glad you could post in our little group EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2012 #12
Oh please, humblebum, do tell us more about miltiant atheists. cleanhippie Sep 2012 #15
I did watch the video... rexcat Oct 2012 #16
Yep - God wins! progressoid Sep 2012 #10
I get the joke, though it perpetrates inaccurate labeling of mass murderers as atheists. Bradical79 Sep 2012 #9
God is best @ murder & mayhem. JNelson6563 Sep 2012 #13
OT for the OP... onager Sep 2012 #14
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