But although some German Christians took a stand against Naziism (Bishop Graf von Galen, and the Jehovah's Witnesses are notable examples), the vast majority appear to have found a way to reconcile Jesus with the Fuhrer.
“...the vast majority appear to have found a way to reconcile Jesus with the Fuhrer.”
Hmmm.
Sounds MUCH too familiar ..........
Hitler was not initially recognized as a monster, but merely the latest in a long line of political strongmen going back at least to Bismarck. He even seemed to many to be a breath of fresh air as he swept away the chaos, alienation and social disintegration of the Weimar era. If Christians have a failing it is that we are quick to mistake domestic tranquillity and order for goodness. Alas, Hitler was not in the remotest sense good, but by the time most German Christians knew it, it was death to speak out. Those that dared dissapeared and the rest silently went about their business in fear and resignation. From my comfy chair seventy years hence I am unwilling to judge them. I like to imagine I would have had the courage to stand against the tyrant, but who knows?