What if Marx did not view religion as "the sigh of the oppressed creature" and thus did not make Communism atheist? What would the affects of a theistic Communism have?
I can certainly think of a few things. Firstly, atheism was one of the major reasons for the Red Scare across the USA. With a religous Communist ideology, it would not seem so terrifying to American and European citizens.
Another possibility is that the Catholic Church dispised Communism because of its athestic stance, thus drove them into the arms on Benito Mussolini. Without Papal backing, it is dupious that Mussolini would come to power. This would intern mean that 'Fascism' as we know it would not have existed.
Any other ideas?