The purpose of all religions is to exalt an elite group which is the sole arbiter of “spiritual truth”, to empower and enrich them, while subjugating everyone else, the foolish believers.
Political systems are no different than religions. Pres. Abraham Lincoln was fully aware of this when he said “Let reverence for the law be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges; let it be written in primers, in spelling-books, and almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and the poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly at its altars.”
Religions compete with political systems and the most successful at doing this is Islam, and the reason for it is because Islam carries within it it’s own political system of government.
Other religions don’t do this, they set themselves apart from government, which is why none of them have achieved the power over people that Islam has.
Believers are taught from birth the dogma of the prevailing religion and children will believe anything they’re told. When their little brains start getting smarter and they question the existence of Santa Claus or some other fairy tale person, it’s acknowledged that those don’t exist. But not if they question the existence of The Deity or various “holy” dead people or their godliness. Oh no, those are real and don’t question this or you’ll be punished. Sometimes with death. You will believe, or else.
Communism is designed on purpose to function as a religion that allows no other religions. That was the Communism of the Soviet Union, it’s the same with the Communist Chinese and with North Korea.
In Communism you’re expected to worship the laws, ala Abe Lincoln’s speech. You will not openly question the dictates of those appointed as your superiors, or rebel against authority. Doing so can get you killed on the spot, tried in private and executed in public, imprisoned at hard labor, whatever your owners choose to do with you.
And while this isn’t the biggest similarity between Communism and other religions, it is the most devastating. You are owned, from some small degree to utter totality depending on which you’ve been subjugated to at birth.
This is why the major religions of Earth are at war with each other. You either are an owner or else you become owned. Most rulers will make their followers fight for them, and owners are rulers.
Patriotism is the tool used by national leaders to keep other national leaders from conquering owners and making owned out of them. Nations fight nations because just a few people running one want to become owners of the others. This isn’t news, everyone knows it. They just don’t think about it and instead grab a gun, put on a uniform and go fight to save their owners from being owned.
Sometimes there’s no choice. Sometimes the attackers want to kill everyone instead of just becoming the new owners but with pretty much the same politics. Then you have to fight or die, but the reason behind it is still the same, owners wanting to own more.
Is it so important that the Human Race survive into the ages if human freedom forever ends? The only good thing about Christianity is that it’s weak, it’s not totally controlling and leaves room for a lot of personal freedom. You may, like me, find religions to be a blight on humanity but for now, you need to fight for Christianity even if it repels you.
There are far, far worse owners.