" Roman Catholic churches have increasingly come under attack in France "

'Hail Satan?': With Salem As Backdrop, Documentary Pokes Serious Fun At Christian Privilege In U.S.

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One big reason " communism " failed in Russia was not rational Marxist economics. Right from the beginning the old Bolsheviks declared ( no referendum here ) the Soviet Union to be an OFFICIALLY ATHEIST country.

            The " liberal " Democratic Party of the United States comes very close being OFFICIALLY ATHEIST. It and its mainstream news media are openly hostile to Christianity , and Catholicism in particular.