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Communism in Czechoslovakia (cont...)Stopping short of prohibiting religion in Czechoslovakia, the communists instead sought to control it. Many monasteries and other holy institutes were closed down, many bishops, priests and nuns arrested and sent to labor camps. People were encouraged not to openly worship, and practicing Christians were often held back in their education or denied the best jobs. For the next two decades, Slovakia as part of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, underwent a rapid industrialization program. The State owned everything and nobody dared question the State. Those that did were often victims of mock trials, and sentenced to long prison sentences and even death. |
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