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To: mikeIII
I ,for one, won't buy the theory that communism is a religion.

Do yourself a favor, and read some of the masterpieces written by former communists. Two short/easy read pieces are Dedication and Leadership by Douglas Hyde and Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler.

You will sooner or later want to read Witness by Whitaker Chambers; this has to be one of the most poignent and influential autobiographies of the 20th century. It is also one of the very few books that kept me up 'til 3 a.m. several mornings in a row, despite having a full-time job! (the other was Gulag Archipelago)

I pray we may be equal to the opportunities when Islam falls. Back when SHintoism was discredited, Douglas MacArthur asked for a thousand missionaries. He got a few -- and a whole lot more industrial gurus, like the justly renowned Edwards Deming. Today, Japan has about 1% Christian population, and a powerful public culture of materialism.

65 posted on 06/18/2002 6:20:11 PM PDT by TomSmedley
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To: TomSmedley
Do yourself a favor, and read some of the masterpieces written by former communists.

Thank you, kindly, but to what end? You have proved my point!

Why do you think, despite McArthur's efforts, there's barely 1% of Christians in Japan, but the country en-masse changed their political ideologies?

73 posted on 06/19/2002 4:41:43 PM PDT by mikeIII
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