Originally Posted by orange dave

I just met someone the other day, I asked her what her religion was and she said "I believe in our country and our party, [I didn't ask which came first!] and everything they stand for." She said she liked Jesus and Buddha, but just didn't believe in them.

I have to think that an officially atheist government is the only way a country like this could survive...

(Mao of course did create somewhat of a cult around himself, but the widespread perception is that he managed to currupt Communism in general.)