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In reply to the discussion: Hitler sought the destruction of Christianity. [View all]countryjake
(8,554 posts)37. My thoughts exactly.
Trying to claim that hitler wasn't a christian will come as quite the shock to the many skinheads across the country who wear Jesus on their necks right alongside their swastika tattoos.
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I think you need to do more research, not just pull a 1942 article out of the archives.
El_Johns
Dec 2013
#95
I have no idea whether Hitler was a "Christian" or not (whatever "Christian" might mean in the
El_Johns
Dec 2013
#102
I've added the link to "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William H Shirer (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#8
You think he's a 'religious nut job' because he distanced himself from Hitler?
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#48
Are you saying that there are no other sources for this information?? You have not
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#50
Since I already knew Hiter's views of Christianity it wasn't necessary to go the site.
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#109
I don't care about the site. I care about the information which I am more than familiar
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#113
It's not my job to educate you about this topic. Google is a great source of information, IF
sabrina 1
Dec 2013
#119
One of my history books records the attempt of the regime to "nazi-ize" even Christmas
steve2470
Dec 2013
#5
Nah, even their belt buckles read "god is with us".... They used God like the RW does here...
grahamhgreen
Dec 2013
#9
I was all like ROFL, and then I started picturing the poor bastards, eeech:0
grahamhgreen
Dec 2013
#47
And this article was in the NYT about a month after Germany declared war on the US
Fumesucker
Dec 2013
#17
Heh. A New York Times article is unreliable because of what Judith Miller wrote 60 years later.
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#24
Considering that the Reich Church had been extant for nearly 10 years before the article appeared,
El_Johns
Dec 2013
#103
To suggest that The Third Reich targeted Jews and Christians equally is mindlessly absurd.
Gravitycollapse
Dec 2013
#19
"The way that Hitler could pursue the annihilation of Christianity along with the Jews..."
Gravitycollapse
Dec 2013
#129
Ri-i-i-ght so Hitler kow-towing to the Pope and kissing the rings of Cardinals
intaglio
Dec 2013
#30
Hitler used the climate of Christian antisemitism in Germany. He could not have
Quixote1818
Dec 2013
#45
I fully agree. And this is in no way inconsistent with the premise of this OP. (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#82
Hmmm. Between the NY Times and Adolf Hitler, who to give the benefit of the doubt?
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#81
Hmmm...Between the NY Times and Saddam Hussein, who to give the benefit of the doubt?
jeff47
Dec 2013
#83
There's been a few recent posts claiming that Hitler was a "devout Catholic" (nt)
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#62
Hmm. Odd to see that trotted out, just as the new Pope is proving so unpopular with rich assholes.
Marr
Dec 2013
#69
Uh-huh. Please explain why he didn't arrest Christians and send them to concentration camps like
Zorra
Dec 2013
#76
Well, I may be confused, but I just didn't see any credible sources for the info.
Zorra
Dec 2013
#97
"Hitler and the Nazi party would never have risen to power without appealing to the religious
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#84
Is this suppose to be some type of analogy or comparison with the Obama Administration?
YOHABLO
Dec 2013
#92
Perhaps instead of citing and quoting from several sources I should adopt your approach
Nye Bevan
Dec 2013
#117
I can't even take this OP seriously when you link to the loony blog "Prophecy Proof".
Vashta Nerada
Dec 2013
#118