# How Is Communism a Religion

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**Created:** [December 31, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-communism-a-religion/565901 "2010-12-31T01:49:43Z")\
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> [@TriPolar](#):
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> Duck Season!

your comparison really wasn’t valid. Atheism contains no religious characteristics, mostly because it contains no beliefs.

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