[Oratam]

I had a professor in college who quoted Bonhoeffer a lot. Sadly, I do not remember any of those quotes. A case of remembering facts only long enough in order to regurgitate them on a test.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

But the legacy that Bonhoeffer leaves future generations is of the untold dangers of idolizing politicians as messianic figures. Not just in the 1930s and '40s, but today as well.

[Popman]

(Bonhoeffer) "There were many German churchgoers, whether they were Christians or not I don't know, but they went to church and somehow they made peace with the Nazis," Metaxas says. "They thought there was nothing wrong. Bonhoeffer had such a devoted faith he knew without any question that the Nazis were anti-Christian and they were evil, and if he didn't stand against them he would have to answer to God."

A lesson we can learn today. Way too many people have made peace with socialist, Marxist government

[Thane_Banquo]

"Bonhoeffer was not a pacifist," Metaxas says. "And that will be news to a lot of people who think of Bonhoeffer as their hero, as some kind of pacifist."

Yep. That will be news to liberal Christians everywhere.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Lootrin Ping

[VOA]

For reference:

Please note documentary on Bonhoeffer that aired on (of all places) PBS.
IIRC, it was a documentary with multi-national origin (including Canada).

I was shocked at how respectful the documentary was of Bonhoeffer’s
Christianity...I figured anything on PBS would just portray him as
some sort of secular moralist.

Free Republic posts on Bonhoeffer:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bonhoeffer/index

Thread on the documentary on Bonhoeffer (aired on PBS):
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1572493/posts

PBS website for the documentary:
http://www.pbs.org/bonhoeffer/

[Timmy]

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him to come and die.". Dietrich Bonhoffer

[TET1968]

....”On April 9, 1945, Bonhoeffer was hanged. Three weeks later, Hitler committed suicide.

On May 1, German forces in Italy surrendered. The next day, German forces in Berlin surrendered. On May 7, 1945, the unconditional surrender of all German forces was signed. The war in Europe was over.”.......

“....What was left in its wake was the murder of 6 million Jews and a legacy that has tarnished the Christian faith in Europe........”

To the author:

WTF IS THIS?...Check out Omaha Beach you dumb ass.