“ASK LENIN'”
HOW ATHEISTS ARE MADE SOVIET “PRAYERS” LONDON, April 2. In tlio House of Lords, Dr. Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury, during the debate on the anti-God crusade of the Soviet, told a story of a Russian child who was asked by a teacher if it- was hungry. “Y"es,” said the child. “Then ask your God for bread,” said the teacher. The child was made to pray, arid when no bread came a picture of Lenin was produced. “Now ask Lenin,” said the teacher. Immediately a portion of bread was put into the child’s hand. Another instance was given where a girl aged 12 wrote “No” against the question “Do you beiieve in God? Are your parents believers? Do you pray?” When the chiid was questioned why she answered thus she replied : “If 1 don’t, the teacher will see, and when the next cleaning of the school comes—that means ridding the school of undesirable pupils—l shall be removed.”
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17235, 15 April 1930, Page 7
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