What was the opinion of Karl Marx on religion?

"Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkes" which roughly translates to “Religion is the opium of the people" is one of the most frequently paraphrased statements of Karl Marx. read more

Marx saw religion as an evil that existed in society and that it brought down all the people that believed in that religion. Marx said that,It is “the opium of the people” and in saying this, Marx meant that religion was contagious on society . read more

Karl Marx, part 1: Religion, the wrong answer to the right question Peter Thompson read more