The Soviet Union was the first state to have as an ideological objective the elimination of religion. Toward that end, the Communist regime confiscated church property, ridiculed religion, harassed believers, and propagated atheism in the schools. Actions toward particular religions, however, were determined by State interests, and most organized religions were never outlawed.
Some actions against Orthodox priests and believers along with execution included torture being sent to prison camps, labour camps or mental hospitals.[11][12][13][14] Many Orthodox (along with peoples of other faiths) were also subjected to psychological punishment or torture and mind control experimentation in order to force them give up their religious convictions (see Punitive psychiatry in the Soviet Union). [12][13][15][16]
It is estimated the some 20 million Christians (18 million Orthodox, 2 million Roman Catholic) died or where interned in gulags under the Soviet regime 2.7 million martyred under Stalin.[17]
Practicing Orthodox Christians were restricted from prominent careers and membership in communist organizations (the party, the Komsomol). Anti-religious propaganda was openly sponsored and encouraged by the government, which the Church was not given an opportunity to publicly respond to. The government youth organization, the Komsomol, encouraged its members to vandalize Orthodox Churches and harass worshipers. Seminaries were closed down, and the church was restricted from using the press.

The U.S. State department in 1976 estimated that there may have been a million killed in the land reform, 800,000 killed in the counterrevolutionary campaign.[24] Mao himself claimed that a total of 700,000 people were executed during the years 1949–53.[25] However, because there was a policy to select "at least one landlord, and usually several, in virtually every village for public execution",[26] the number of deaths range between between 2 million and 5 million.[27][28] In addition, at least 1.5 million people were sent to "reform through labour" camps.[29] Mao’s personal role in ordering mass executions is undeniable.[30][31] He defended these killings as necessary for the securing of power.[32]

I mean get rid of the whole idea of Religious worship icons and books and replace it with strong Spirituality not the people themselves.

By doing what those people did they are obviously on the dark path and are not on a Spiritual one. Research into Spirituality on your part would lead you to find out that Spirituality has nothing to do with what those people did.

I suggest you find a better comparison.... what good spiritual people have done would be a logical start.

Also I clearly stated that I am Spiritual so what the people in your quote have to do with Spirituality I have no idea so I do not see your reasoning for including it

Funny how the most oppressive, murderous system that ever cursed the face of this earth was hell-bent on the eradication of religion: bolshevik communism, epitomized by Stalin's slaughter of 50 million of his own people. Hitler comes a fairly close second with his 'destroy anyone who doesn't kowtow to the Führer and his NWO'-style regime, with all people of faith and conscience sent to the camps if they as much as aid and abet Jews, Gypsies and the disabled.

logic tells me I just got a whole bunch of people angry, and they are going to want to debate me on this. So im not going to debate anyone here, by simply not replying to any comments that show disagreement This definitely IS the most bigoted statement I've ever read on ATS.

This definitely IS the most bigoted statement I've ever read on ATS.

Freedom of choice as an individual is, and will always be, part of what we are as humanity, irrespective of weather it goes against the beliefs of others. The point the Opening Post makes is that perhaps having no religious support is the best way forward for them...There will always be people that agree with issues that we, as individuals may disagree with, that does not mean we should take this as a personal threat to our own way of life.

Religion must stop, end of story....

...So im not going to debate anyone here, by simply not replying to any comments that show disagreement, because you are exactly the type of person who I do not want to associate my self with....

First, if you think religion should be abolished right now, then flag and star right now.

Im not going to post links and sources, because this is just a statement that I firmly believe in. I just sat with my daughter and watched the Bill Maher movie "Religulous" about religion, and although I know he hand picked the wackiest of all people to put in his film and did some creative editing to boost the point, the bottom line is the point is correct.

Maybe you missed the part where I said I don't want to associate with people who are attached to religion. If I am to be consistent with my goal and the means in which I hope to achieve it, I must follow through by only discussing it with people who agree. By not talking to people who disagree, I place them in the position in which they are ostracized and there fore left with 2 choices, which are either abandon religion, or be ignored by me.