Stalin executed 100,000 priests, monks and nuns but that had nothing whatsoever to do w/ atheism says @JeffreyTayler1http://www.salon.com/2014/10/25/reza_aslans_atheism_problem_fundamentalist_atheists_arent_the_issue_apologists_for_religions_are/ …
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@rezaaslan It actually had to with competing power. And Stalinism counts as a political quasireligion. See Ninian Smart.@JeffreyTayler1
@Dragonblaze @JeffreyTayler1 Stalin wanted to forcibly purge religion from society and he did so violently, as did Mao and Pol Pot.
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@rezaaslan@Dragonblaze@JeffreyTayler1 Interesting to see how quickly people can see context in the actions of atheists -
@hamid Hitler was a Catholic. Do you attribute his atrocities to Christianity? Or is it just atheists you target?@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 -
@Dragonblaze@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 no, I tend to see a wider context. Including in atheist cases. -
@hamid You fail to establish your case that their main motivation was atheism. Until you do, it's speculation.@rezaaslan@JeffreyTayler1 -
@Dragonblaze@hamid@JeffreyTayler1 "main motivation" is what Thayer so comically misunderstands:http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/26/opinion/aslan-islam-doesnt-cause-terrorism/index.html?hpt=op_t1 … -
@rezaaslan It doesn't want to open on my Android, so I have to access it later.@hamid@JeffreyTayler1
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@rezaaslan wrong. Notice how he mainly targeted orthodox priests. Not all of them were killed either. -
@CreusV It was not just orthodox priests; it was all religious orders
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@rezaaslan yes, but they mostly just targeted orthodox priests and I don't need to explain why. You already know why
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@rezaaslan@Dragonblaze@JeffreyTayler1 Yep, to replace their authority with his alone. Many dictatorships do this.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan meaning that you could be a Christian and be perfectly fine. A priest. That's another story.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan many priests who did not resist he state were fine.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan It's the motivation that counts. He did the same to competing political ideologies. Was it due to atheism too?@JeffreyTayler1Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Even if he did, he wasn't being guided by a "holy book" that tells its followers to do it. Big dif!
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