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Originally Posted by Lune
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I see what you're saying but it's just semantics at this point. You said:
The cultural revolution was a jihad in the name of a secular ideology, literally attacking all religions, the intelligentsia, capitalists, bourgeoisie, etc, to impose a non-religious (secular) ideology. They had a clearly defined position of state atheism, which they maintain to this day.
It was as close to an atheist jihad as the Catholic crusades were to actual crusades, rather than political adventurism by noble second sons for land, title, wealth, and glory.
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Literally cant have a "holy war" or jihad in the name of something not holy or inspired by divinity.
Its just slaughter.
The ideology of "there is nothing divine in government" does not mean "kill everyone" under any circumstance.
How do you make that leap? "This church is not divine" then what? If someone in uniform says "burn it down" thats called state sponsored terrorism.
At the worst, secularism would mean churches have to pay taxes. Thats the extent of what it means to remove all "holy" stuff from government. Anything past that, not secularism.
Sectarianism is what you're looking for. You can be a zealot for the state.