Thanks for the post. Our Public Broadcasting System recently aired a
documentary on Bonhoeffer. There was one a film clip of a Christmas
celebration in Nazi times: the Christmas tree was topped with a lighted
swastika, instead of a cross or angel figure.
It was simply surreal, at least to American sensibilities.
As for maintaining the building of the Nazi era, I'm for it simply
so that history (good and bad) won't be "erased".
E.g., the uncovering of a old "blacks only" sign in a government building
in Dallas, Texas led to a public outcry to destroy the sign. I think it
should stay so folks don't forget the days when we had legalized apartheid.
What gets me is our liberal groups want us to have amnesia instead.
Bonehoeffer was a outstanding man in every regard. Anyway his church (and also large parts of the catholic church) failed completely during the 3rd Reich. It is pathetic but true, that some of the worst racists could be found under the robes of protestant priests. This should teach us that evil people can be found even there where we would never imagine it.