Lest We Forget What Happened in the USSR

The horror that was the USSR was long noted by national writers in the books and articles they were able to smuggle out of the gulags and prison camps that dotted the breadth of that huge country. Unfortunately, left wing observers from government, religious groups and political parties gave constant and loud praises to the Socialist system led by Lenin and perfected by Stalin.

While at the University of Cincinnati my boss, Dr. Nester, was included in an educational visit to Moscow and Leningrad. Included in the tour were several heads of mainline denominations who returned from the trip with glowing reports about the religious freedom experienced by the citizens of the USSR. Because I had read about the oppression and persecution of all religious persons during that time I asked Bill if he also saw freedom and peace. He replied, "Those religious leaders must have gone to a different country than I did."

These liberal leaders lied to protect evil men who mouthed left wing ideology but attempted to destroy religious fervor throughout the USSR. Hundreds of thousands of men and women, pastors, monks, nuns and priests were killed by the KGB. Numerous families of Christians were destroyed by the secret police who took the children away from believers on the pretext that they were "unfit to be parents." Over 90,000 Russian Orthodox priests were killed because they believed in Jesus Christ.

Cities with millions of people were left with one operating church to be a place they could show western visitors. Billy Graham was invited to speak at the Central Baptist Church as a sign that all lived with freedom to worship.

The duplicity and lies of Russian and western liberals will be judged by the Lord but every educated person should know and never forget what the left wing was saying and doing during the Stalinist purges. The happily participated in the murder and persecution of millions of Christians and the trauma will last for generations.