It is your assumption, not mine, that Hitler's government was incompatible with Christianity
Wrong again. Apparently you didn't read any of the Bormann memorandum that I posted. It was his assessment that Nazism and Christianity are incompatible, not mine. And despite your description of Bormann as "just ONE Nazi", Bormann was arguably the highest Nazi save Hitler himself; Britannica described him as the "guardian of Nazi orthodoxy".
This is an interesting post. I don't see why you selected it, since it does nothing to further your argument, and serves to reinforce my point that Hitler was hardly a Christian, and certainly not a Protestant. Thanks. Note:
As a matter of fact, Hitler has very little admiration for Christ, the Crucified. Although he was brought up a Catholic, and received Communion, during the war, he severed his connection with the Church directly afterwards. This kind of Christ he considers soft and weak and unsuitable as a German Messiah...
And to Rauschning he once referred to "the Jewish Christ-creed with its effeminate, pity-ethics"...
It is not clear from the evidence whether the new State religion was part of Hitler's plan or whether developments were such that it became feasible. It is true that Rosenberg had long advocated such a move, but there is no evidence that Hitler was inclined to take such a drastic step until after he had come to power. It is possible that he felt he needed the power before he could initiate such a change, or it may be that his series of successes were so startling that the people spontaneously adopted a religious attitude towards him which made the move more or less obvious. In any case, he has accepted this God-like role without any hesitation or embarrassment.
White tells us that now when he is addressed with the salutation, "Heil Hitler, our Savior", he bows slightly at the compliment in the phrase - and believes it. (664) As time goes on, it becomes more and more certain that Hitler believes that he is really the "Chosen One" and that in his thinking he conceives of himself as a second Christ who has been sent to institute in the world a new system of values based on brutality and violence. He has fallen in love with the image of himself in this role and has surrounded himself with his own portraits. |
