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To: Opinionated Blowhard

Was Hitler even a Christian. He was into misticism and old Germanic religion, which was pagan.


7 posted on 02/27/2018 9:20:22 AM PST by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: Mi-kha-el

He was born a Catholic in Austria but detested the Church and organized religion.


9 posted on 02/27/2018 9:21:45 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Forever))
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To: Mi-kha-el

Hitler considered Christianity to be a soft religion.

Of course, he couldn’t go around insulting Christianity in public, if he wanted to gain power, so he threw Christians an occasional bone.


10 posted on 02/27/2018 9:21:50 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mi-kha-el
Was Hitler even a Christian. He was into misticism and old Germanic religion, which was pagan.

Hitler was also okay with people like Himmler who were quite interested in blending anti-Semitism, Germanic mythology and the occult to create a new religion. Other than co-opting the more popular trappings of the established churches until they were no longer needed, the National Socialist German Workers Party had no time for Christian denominations and even less time for Jesus Christ himself.

The Nazis put an inordinate amount of effort into obtaining and then housing relics of the old Holy Roman Empire, apparently thinking they could derive some sort of supernatural power by possessing them.

14 posted on 02/27/2018 9:38:02 AM PST by niteowl77
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To: Mi-kha-el

My understanding is that Hitler viewed religion with contempt but said it was a useful tool to “re-educate” the people.


18 posted on 02/27/2018 10:12:33 AM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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