WE all know the communist party hated religion and especially Christianity. We also know the commies employed secret police to enforce their cruelty in ways that shock decent people. The horrors of these actions are well known too (see anything by Solzhenitsyn).
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One of the evil men who sought a career under communism and who made a career with criminal element that supported the evil empire’s secret police was a man who proved himself very adaptable. His name is Vladimir Putin, a former KGB Colonel and now one of the richest men in the world. Despite his being a co-conspirator, he has his defenders including some claiming to be conservative. They’re the new age conservatives, meaning they won’t let the rule of law get in the way of authoritarianism. And as a president-for-life, it’s reasonable to consider Putin’s biography.
“...Secular writers like Alexander Solzhenitsyn...”
Solzhenitsyn was not a secular writer. His writings are Christian although his Christian themes are sometimes approached subtly.