the key phrases are "image of God, the Eternal" and "image of the Devil"
direct reference to "created in His image"
game. set. match.
since you don't like what this DIRECT QUOTE indicates about Hitler's beliefs, you spin it, stating that it doesn't "prove" anything.
well, it proves he said exactly that, and history (oh, you messed up with that "read some history" crack) indicates that his Christian audience lapped it up like mother's milk.
You don't consider 'em Christians. Fair enough. Bear in mind that they considered themselves Christians, in the same way as did the Inquisition, pogrom-prone Russian idiots, and various European kingdoms and states which ALSO enacted/supported institutional antisemitism while simultaneously calling themselves Christian.
you don't like what that says about some Christians, so you deny that they were Christians.
sad.
let me know when you get out of the minors and are ready to make another stab at the Show.
Squish that bug!
"the key phrases are "image of God, the Eternal" and "image of the Devil"
Empty rhetorical devices. See my posts.
"direct reference to "created in His image"
Correct. A reference. Otherwise known as an allusion. Standard rhetorical device.
"game. set. match."
Life isn't a game or a debating event. Someday you may learn that.
"since you don't like what this DIRECT QUOTE indicates about Hitler's beliefs, you spin it, stating that it doesn't "prove" anything."
It certainly doesn't prove what its poster claims. It's entirely consistent with an evolutionist worldview, except for the phony religious allusions.
"well, it proves he said exactly that, and history (oh, you messed up with that "read some history" crack) indicates that his Christian audience lapped it up like mother's milk".
The trend away from Christian belief in Germany was very far advanced. For most intellectuals, it was a post-Christian society. It was in the intellectual centers, like universities, that Marxism and anti-Semitism flourished. You could read about that in recent threads here on FR, if you want to learn instead of rant.
"You don't consider 'em Christians. Fair enough. Bear in mind that they considered themselves Christians, in the same way as did the Inquisition, pogrom-prone Russian idiots, and various European kingdoms and states which ALSO enacted/supported institutional antisemitism while simultaneously calling themselves Christian."
Many nominal Christians haven't a clue about Christian teachings. Many join church as a social club. There are people in churches who are actually atheists.
As Jesus himself said, many would come to him, seeking his approval, claiming how good they were, and he would see through their deception and say "I knew you not. Depart from me, you evildoers."
Do you think Jesus considers anti-Semites and persecutors of Jews to be Christians?
"let me know when you get out of the minors and are ready to make another stab at the Show."
I bet your sneers make you lots of friends. Enjoy your cheap thrills here on "the Show" while they last.