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=== Totalitarianism ===
=== Totalitarianism ===
[[Totalitarianism]] is a [[philosophy]] of [[government]] that holds that the government ''must'' have absolute authority over ''all'' aspects of life. [[Communist]] regimes have always been totalitarians in practice, just as the [[Nazi]]s were.
[[Totalitarianism]] is a [[philosophy]] of [[government]] in which the government has have absolute authority over its subjects. [[Communist]] regimes have always been totalitarians in practice, just as the [[Nazi]]s were.
Totalitarian authorities and their apologists have their concept of sin as well: it is anything that works against the government, or tries to thwart its goals. This is true even in a regime that is explicitly [[Atheism|atheistic]] in world view. Reconciliation generally requires recantation.
Totalitarian authorities and their apologists have their concept of sin as well: it is anything that works against the government, or tries to thwart its goals. This is true even in a regime that is explicitly [[Atheism|atheistic]] in world view. Reconciliation generally requires recantation.