.Communion of goods in Christianity and communism.
.Violation of justice in communism.
.The ideology of Christianity and communism.
Let us now consider the question of the relationship between Christianity and communism. That communism, which now appeared before the eyes of the whole world as a fact, as an attempt to really implement socialist ideas in life, is in Soviet Russia.
Everyone knows that communism appeared directly in history as a sworn and bitter enemy of Christianity. For its part, Christianity recognizes it as completely foreign and hostile to itself, in its very spirit, in the entire content of its ideology.
The history of the Church in apostolic times tells us that in those times believers had everything in common, as the book of the Acts of the Apostles says. And even now this Christian type of community exists in cenobitic monasticism, which is considered the best form of Christian ascetic life. Therefore, communication of property from a Christian point of view is very acceptable, and moreover: this is a bright, ideally high type of Christian relationship, examples of which have been and exist in the life of the Orthodox Church.
And how much difference is there between such a Christian community of property and Marxism-communism! One is as distant from the other as the sky is from the earth. After all, the Christian community is not the goal towards which Christianity is intended. No, it exists: consequence and product of the spirit of love that the Church breathed in the early times. Furthermore, this Christian communism was completely voluntary. In it no one said: “Return what is yours, it belongs to us,” but, on the contrary, the Christians themselves sacrificed themselves in such a way that “none of them considered anything of their possessions as their own.” As for socialist communism, in it the communication of property is an end in itself, which must be achieved at all costs and whatever happens. And the creators of communism achieve this goal - simply by force, without stopping at any measures, not even the destruction of all those who do not agree... And the basis of this communism is not freedom, as in communism Christian, but violence, not sacrifice. love, but envy and hate...
The main struggle of communism is the struggle against Christianity. He goes so far as to reject even elementary justice, universally recognized. In its class ideology, communism essentially tramples on all justice. The object of his concerns is not the common good of all citizens of the state, but only the interests of his party. All groups of the population, workers, peasants and intellectuals, are left behind, outside of any care of the communist government. They may be starving, they may not have a cent of income - the ruling "spheres" have nothing to do with this. What is this if not a violation of justice and a mockery of millions of people?..
Communism, speaking of the new system of a “free” state, constantly emphasizes the fact that this system is the “dictatorship of the proletariat”. But it has been clear for some time that in Soviet Russia there is no longer any trace of this promised dictatorship of the proletariat, but instead there is a dictatorship over the proletariat. Furthermore, there are no customary manifestations of political freedom: no freedom of the press, no freedom of assembly, no inviolability of the home. Only those who have lived in Russia know the severity and strength of the oppression that reigns there. And above all there is unprecedented political terror: executions and murders, exile and imprisonment in incredibly difficult conditions. This is what communism gave to the Russian people, instead of the promised freedom...
In its political propaganda, communism claims to seek the realization of freedom, equality (i.e. justice) and brotherhood. We have already talked about the first and second; As for "brotherhood", there is no doubt that this word has been stolen from Christians who call themselves "brothers". And the apostle Peter said directly: “Honor all, love brotherhood…”. ( 1 Peter 2:17 ). But in practical life, the communists, as you know, immediately replaced the word “brother” with the word “comrade”. And this is very significant, because comrades can be both accomplices in crimes and members of some kind of bandit gang. And, of course, there is no need to talk about "brotherhood" where class struggle, envy and hatred are preached...
All these differences between Christianity and communism do not exhaust, however, the very essence of the contradiction between them. The fundamental, main and all-encompassing difference between communism and Christianity is even deeper: in the ideology of both It is not for nothing that the communists fight so fiercely and stubbornly against the Orthodox faith.
Communism denies all religion. In fact, he himself is a religion - the most fanatical that has ever existed in the world - the most intolerant and dark. Christianity is a religion that leads to Heaven, communism is a religion that leads to hell. Christianity preaches love for all; communism preaches class hatred and the destruction of those who disagree. Christianity is a sublime religion based on faith in the victory of the Truth and Love of God. Communism is a religion that pursues the goal of creating an earthly "paradise" (a paradise of animal satiety and spiritual ferocity). And it is not for nothing that a cross is placed on the grave of a Christian, and a red stake on the grave of a communist. How indicative, bright and symbolic this is for both sides! On the one hand, faith in the victory of life over death and of good over evil. On the other hand, there is darkness, darkness and hopeless emptiness, with no joy, consolation or hope ahead. And while after death the sacred relics of the ascetics of the Christian faith bloom incorruptible and are fragrant, the decaying corpse of the embalmed "Ilyich" (Lenin) is the best symbol of communism...