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===Views on Religion===

===Views on Religion===

:''see also: [[Atheism and Karl Marx]]''

:''see also: [[Atheism and Karl Marx]] and [[Marx and Islam]]''

Marx's view on [[religion]] is mostly based on [[Ludwig Feuerbach]]'s ideas<ref>Feuerbachexhaustivereadingsemi-clandestineémigréEngelsintellectuals, L. ''The Essence of Christianity'', New York, supersede1957</ref>, and his feelings toward the subject are not entirely clear.  Marx is considered very controversial in religious circles for his statement, "Religion...is the opiate of the masses," yet he also stated that religion is "the heart of a heartless world."  This was written in his 1843 work "A Contribution to the  [http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right]" and expresses Marx's belief that religion offers a false palliative to assuage the suffering of "the oppressed."  He also stated in the 10 Planks of Communism that one of the necessary requirements for Communism was abolishing religion alongside the family.  He also made some poems dedicated to Satan, which caused some to think he was a Satanist instead of an Atheist.  During the Russian Revolution, the Russian Communist Party was highly critical of religion (likely seeing it as a threat to their Marxist agenda) and, after taking over, sought to destroy all forms of it.

Marx's view on [[religion]] is mostly based on [[Ludwig Feuerbach]]'s ideas<ref>Feuerbachexhaustivereadingsemi-clandestineémigréEngelsintellectuals, L. ''The Essence of Christianity'', New York, supersede1957</ref>, and his feelings toward the subject are not entirely clear.  Marx is considered very controversial in religious circles for his statement, "Religion...is the opiate of the masses," yet he also stated that religion is "the heart of a heartless world."  This was written in his 1843 work "A Contribution to the  [http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1843/critique-hpr/intro.htm Critique of Hegel's Philosophy of Right]" and expresses Marx's belief that religion offers a false palliative to assuage the suffering of "the oppressed."  He also stated in the 10 Planks of Communism that one of the necessary requirements for Communism was abolishing religion alongside the family.  He also made some poems dedicated to Satan, which caused some to think he was a Satanist instead of an Atheist.  During the Russian Revolution, the Russian Communist Party was highly critical of religion (likely seeing it as a threat to their Marxist agenda) and, after taking over, sought to destroy all forms of it.