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To: freedomfiter2

Well, and evangelical Christians who happpend to also be Nazis (of which there were plenty).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reich_Church


36 posted on 09/23/2013 3:33:26 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca

Would a few examples of Jewish corroborators suffice to condemn the Jewish religion as Nazis and anti-Semitic?

I know nothing of the church you cited - but in the same citation is the statement that other Protestant churches formed in opposition - which proves that siding with the Nazis was NOT a characteristic of Christianity, but rather, a characteristic of some people - which is not surprising. Nazis were, obviously, people.

It is illogical to reach a general conclusion about any group based on common traits observed in a very small sample set - especially if you choose to ignore contrary examples from the larger group.

The members of the church you cited were also German. Should we conclude that one must live in Germany if they are Christian? No less logical than assuming one is a Jew-hater if they are a Christian.


50 posted on 09/23/2013 4:00:16 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: Jewbacca

The Nazis were theologically pagan using Christian phrases for the sake of the many Lutherans in Germany. Many evangelical German Christians were killed by the Nazis. On the other hand, the Nazis did get a lot of support from the Italian Catholics. Neither the Catholics nor the Lutherans would be considered evangelicals. It was the American left that gave early support to Hitler and Stalin who also killed many Jews. Why do you think it is that the American left including the Democrats are opposed to Israel, while Israel’s strongest support is the evangelicals?


80 posted on 09/23/2013 5:15:11 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Jewbacca

Sorry, have to jump in here...
Nazis and specifically, Hitler,were NOT Christian nor did they espouse any form of religion...


88 posted on 09/23/2013 5:46:59 PM PDT by matginzac
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To: Jewbacca

It sounds like you are trying to equate the German state church governed by the Nazi Party with actual Christian churches:

“The Protestant Reich Church was a unified state church that espoused a single doctrine compatible with National Socialism.

The Protestant opposition to Nazism established a rival German Evangelical Church, called the Confessing Church, an umbrella of independent regional churches.”


162 posted on 09/24/2013 10:33:57 PM PDT by Pelham (Deportation is the law. When it's not enforced you get California)
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