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Andrew Wilson argues that the conflict between communism and Christianity was never just political—it was also spiritual and ideological. He points to the Soviet Union’s persecution of the Orthodox Church and other Christians as evidence that communist regimes viewed religious faith as a direct threat to their authority. For Wilson, the history of that persecution shows what can happen when a political system rejects Christianity at its foundation.
Andrew Wilson argues that the conflict between communism and Christianity was never just political—it was also spiritual and ideological. He points to the Soviet Union’s persecution of the Orthodox Church and other Christians as evidence that communist regimes viewed religious faith as a direct threat to their authority. For Wilson, the history of that persecution shows what can happen when a political system rejects Christianity at its foundation.
