@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:@wmwcjr, What evidence do you have that alleged atheists killed others because they were not atheists?
I was alluding to the persecution of believers (of whatever faith) under Communist regimes, beginning with Lenin. Marxist-Leninist ideology includes atheism as an important component. I don't understand what the bone of contention is here. I thought these were just basic facts of history. Of course, Communist regimes have claimed the lives of all kinds of people (including atheists, as I pointed out in my post), many of whom were innocent people.
Setanta wrote:Where did you come up with that bullshit 100,000,000 figure?
The Black Book of Communism: Crimes, Terror, Repression
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_book_of_communism
Well, I must say that I haven't actually read the book. I read about it in a newspaper article (if I remember correctly) that gave the figure of 100 million. (If I'm mistaken here, then I stand to be corrected.

) Of course, the fact that the two largest, most populated countries fell to the Communists gave them a leg up, so to speak, in their being able to achieve this horrifying record. But the Communists were also quite ruthless in their determination to achieve their goals.
One of my biggest heroes was the late Soviet physicist and dissident Dr. Andrei Sakharov, who was a morally principled man of honor and great courage. So, I'm not exactly a hater of atheists.
Setanta, you remain the boss. Peace.