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Re: Does God need to prove He exists?

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From: DanielSan
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:00
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rbwinn wrote:
> On Jul 20, 6:34�am, Stan-O <bndsna...@aol.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:27:44 -0700 (PDT), rbwinn <rbwi...@juno.com>
>> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> No, a couple of atheists have told me that. ?They said he was a
>>>>>>>>> Russian Orthodox and an alcoholic.
>>>>>>>>> He was an alcoholic.
>>>>>>>> So, you're making things up again.
>>>>>>>> Hint: He was not a Christian merely because an atheist claimed he was...
>>>>>>>> Hint #2: ?What school did Stalin go to in 1888?
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Stalin went to a Russian Orthodox seminary. ?He rejected what he was
>>>>>>> taught there and became a mass murderer.
>>>>>> Only partially true. Like I told you before, politicians, and in
>>>>>> particular tyrants, will say anything to gain or remain in power.
>>>>> Well, Stalin did say he was an atheist. ?He told the truth about that.
>>>> He never openly admitted this. In fact, his religious beliefs were
>>>> pretty vague. What he hated was the concept of god as presented by the
>>>> ROC. He did, however, find a political use for the church when it
>>>> suited his purpose.- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> That is quite a statement. �So you are saying that Stalin did not
>>> believe in the Communist Manifesto?
>> Tyrants will use or believe anything to maintain their control. He
>> probably found some parts useful, and ignored anything that
>> contradicted his personally ideologies...pretty much the same with you
>> and your bible...- Hide quoted text -
>>
> 
> Stalin tried to stamp out religion in the Soviet Union.  It is well
> documented.

And what's that got to do with atheism?


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