Historically, religion has proven very resilient to government suppression; it tends to continue to exist, only underground. Just look at the history of Judaism...
An old Russian joke:
A man is being interrogated by the KGB. Q) Where were you born? A) St. Petersburg. Q) Where do you live now? A) Leningrad. Q) Where do you want to die? A) St. Petersburg.
Historically, religion has proven very resilient to government suppression; it tends to continue to exist, only underground. Just look at the history of Judaism...
An old Russian joke:
A man is being interrogated by the KGB.
Q) Where were you born?
A) St. Petersburg.
Q) Where do you live now?
A) Leningrad.
Q) Where do you want to die?
A) St. Petersburg.
And very capable of taking advantage of government oppression.
Where did you go to school?
Petrograd.