@Reagaknight,
Reagaknight;52219 wrote:Okay, quotes?
I'm not gonna walk across a quote minefield, oh no sir
Adolf Hitler's religious beliefs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That's a neat read.
Looks like he saw the traditional views of Christianity as flawed and... well, inefficient.
However, he still views himself as a Christian.
"My feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who once in loneliness, surrounded by a few followers, recognized these Jews for what they were and summoned men to fight against them and who, God's truth! was greatest not as a sufferer but as a fighter."
He apparently liked this idea of "Positive Christianity", basically taking the Book and thinning it down to the size of a VCR manual.
"In the beginning Hitler was opposed to state atheism, which for example was part of the political system of the Soviet Union, but he nevertheless desired a religiously neutral state system, at least during the years of his dictatorship. He feared the political power that the churches had, and did not want to openly antagonize that political base until he had securely gained control of the country. Once in power Hitler showed his contempt for religion and sought to eliminate it from areas under his rule."
He eliminated religion wherever he found it simply because he knew how much it could stand in the way of his desire for ultimate power. Smart move, should one seek this goal.
Anyway, decent read.
