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I spent my summer in Nicaragua. Catholics everywhere. Communists were just as common. And this trend stretches across all of Latin America. The clergy often are zealous communists. (See: liberation theology.)

And if history weren't a strong enough argument, I'm an orthodox communist, and you'll find me at church every Sunday morning, WV.

I suppose I can see the logic in that.

As long as the state and party remain atheist, passing no laws that support a religious establishment, the proletariat can practice whatever cult it sees fit in their own time and is would not be the business of the state to interfere; however, what say you comrade brothers when that religion infringes upon industrial productivity or the unity of the state? Would any communist country tolerate a religion that forces its adherents to opt out of conscription or work on a random day of the week? It is the religious institutions that must learn to live under the state, not the state that seeks to accommodate the needs of religions. The state does not need to embrace religious diversity, the state embraces the people. All other things are superfluous.

It is nice to log on and not see a ton of reactionary dribble on the R.M.B. of the great USSR.
I don't have allot to add to this, I am really happy to see comrades Koryostan, The World Socialist Republic, The United Communist Republics of Monganda and our founder, comrade RedCommunist all take the correct position of the issue of religion.

Perhaps I could touch on "Human Nature"?

Human nature is not a good phrase in my opinion.
It would compose of an ever changing set of values determined by a specific class, gender race, nationality or historical progress (time).
What is "human nature" for a 20th century Frenchwoman is very different than what is human nature for a 16th century Chinese man.

The same could be said if the gender was the only separation in the same time, nationality or race, it is "human nature" for men to be promiscuous but if a woman does it she is looked down upon as a "slut".
As comrade Founder RedCommunist eludes to, "human nature" is often the argument of reaction and the right wing. It has little philosophical meaning and even less substance.

Revolutionary regards;
V Ming

I am an atheist, but I have no problem with religious people in fact my 3 best friends are christian fundamentalists, they take my side when I argue with most fundamentalists because most of the people who try to argue with me just show their bigotry. They believe in the separation of church and state as well, there can be coexistance; however organised religion is a threat to secular ideals and to the state. The other fundamentalists in my small little "bible-belt" town often times will just insult me whenever they see me, just last week one of them said, and I quote: "Is your whole family as stupid as you, because if they are your all going to burn". What's funny is that as soon as he left one of my fundamentalist friends said "what a douche", but I'm getting off-topic, my point is religion can be allowed as long as it is unorganised, has no affiliation with the state, and the religious can tolerate nonreligious.