US cold war propaganda framed Christianity and Islam as allied against atheist communism

Evidence

US propaganda efforts at the time thus emphasized the Christian and religious roots of American culture in contrast to the godlessness of the USSR. The National Security Council reasoned in 1952 that the “three monotheistic religions in the area have in common a repugnance to the atheism of communist doctrine and this factor could become an important asset in promoting Western objectives in the area.” — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 388

Categorization

• XREF: Reverses the public-vault framing — here religion (including Islam) is US ally material, complicating any claim that anti-Muslim sentiment was constant in US foreign policy. — connects to: US cold-war strategy deliberately weaponized religion against nationalism and communism in Muslim regions — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 388; During the early Cold War, Islam was coded positively in US discourse — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 392; US propaganda framed the Cold War as religious faith against godless communism. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• US propaganda framed the Cold War as religious faith against godless communism. #corroborates (0.98)
• The US treated shared monotheism as a Cold War strategic asset against communism #corroborates (0.90)
• Early Cold War discourse coded Islam positively when anti-communist #expands (0.82) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 392