NOGO

I cannot let this one by.
Assuming that Stalin and Mao were atheits how does that relate them to other atheists.

Atheism has no doctrine, no sacred book, no indoctrination process, no church etc. that unites all atheists.

So your comment is groundless.

Mao and Stalin did not act according to any Atheistic principles that you can point to.

Christianity, on the other hand, teaches to love your neighbour however it also teaches that those who don't believe are already condemned.
This is an invitation on Christians to subtitute themselves for the ultimate judge and carry the judgement. You will argue that Christianity does not teach this but since there was been so many cases I venture to say that parts of the Bible are an invitation to devine justice.

I will give you examples if you want to see them.

joedad

Me neither. And I guess if we're going to get into gross, uninformed oversimplification, I might as well add my two bits, and state that generally and historically, christianity is best described as a syncretistic, post Socratic, political philosophy which states, "Love thine enemy, even if it requires harming, hating and/or killing of same."

joe

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