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yes, "religion is the opium of the masses"
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Communism, the idea of from each according to his ability, to each according to his need? Not specifically, no. Communism, as practised in Communist countries? Often, yes.
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In a nutshell, no. Communism is the belief in a society without different classes in which the methods of production are owned and controlled by all its members and everyone works as much as they can and receives what they need (Cambridge Dictionary). There is no mention of God or religion. The biggest experiment with communism so far (the USSR) tried to remove God and religion from society, but it had ceased being a truly communist state before it did that.
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No, there are many religious communes. One of the most famous communes was the early Mormon church. The communist manifest (by Marx and Engles), however, is anti-religious.
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Ironically enough, I used them as an example because of how different they are.
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I believe that Karl Marx was probably criticizing the God of Convention and not the God of Being. For example, in the Communist Manifesto he says, " It [bourgeoisie] has drowned out the most Heavenly ecstasies of RELIGIOUS (my emphasis) fervour, of chivalrous enthusiasm of philistine sentimentalism, in the icy water of egotistical calculation". And he also said... "It [bourgeoisie] has converted the physician, the lawyer, the PRIEST(my emphasis), the poet, the man of science, into its paid wage labourers". *However, based on my limited knowledge of the subject, I feel that the Manifesto is full of loop holes and is over simplifying complex issues.
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In a nutshell, yes.
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If religious leaders endorsed communism, then communism wouldn't be so eager to reject the nonexistence of god.
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