MK...glad to see our American propaganda worked on you. Actually in the USSR religious freedom was supported (right in the constitution). It is also supported in other countries too like China (also in the constitution). What confuses people is the promotion of religion is not supported by the State and not encouraged...thus you can build churches, have meetings, etc. It's all allowed and was allowed freely. Also communism (which is just a quicker way to get to socialism via direct means) allowed capitalism (didn't know that huh?). Small businesses are encouraged under communism...the big thing here is that business and capitalists in power can't control the people...it's that simple but also that complicated.