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Marxist–Leninist atheism, also known as Marxist–Leninist scientific atheism, is the antireligious element of Marxism–Leninism. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Based upon a dialectical-materialist understanding of humanity's place in nature , Marxist–Leninist atheism proposes that religion is the opium of the people ; thus, Marxism–Leninism advocates ...
Marxism includes a complex array of views that cover several different fields of human knowledge and one may easily distinguish between Marxist philosophy, Marxist sociology and Marxist economics. Marxist sociology and Marxist economics have no connection to religious issues and make no assertions about such things.
The Marxist notion that human beliefs were determined by material conditions [2] had been used to support the 'rightist' argument that religion would go away on its own once the state developed, and that rather than teaching people atheism and giving anti-religious propaganda, people should instead be taught natural sciences and they would then ...
Marxist–Leninist states have been marked by a high degree of centralised control by the state and Communist party, political repression, state atheism, collectivisation and use of labour camps, as well as free universal education and healthcare, low unemployment [23] and lower prices for certain goods. [24]
God-Building is an idea proposed by some prominent early Marxists in the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.Inspired by Auguste Comte's Religion of Humanity, the concept had some precedent in the French Revolution with the Cult of Reason.
Marxism has always regarded all modern religions and churches, and each and every religious organisation, as instruments of bourgeois reaction that serve to defend exploitation and to befuddle the working class. [50] Although Marx and Lenin were both atheists, [51] [52] several religious communist groups exist, including Christian communists. [53]
Skepticism informs my views of politics and religion. However, when I began to dive into the world I now want to build a career in, I brought the same skepticism I was always taught along with me.
By 1956, religious education in public schools had been almost eliminated. [3] The Soviet-style propaganda campaign created museums, associations and publications devoted to atheism. [12] The official press launched a campaign to safeguard Poland from subversion (this was in reference to the Vatican).