Quote Originally Posted by LordSmaug
And the Nazi's where self-proclaimed atheists.
People say this frequently, but I have never once read a quotation of a Nazi proclaiming himself an Atheist, or claming that the party itself was atheistic. They wouldn't have been elected. Most of them were "Positive Christianity" believers, and some were self-styled pagans. This is not Atheism, and the anti-Semitism, extreme nationalism, etc., was not in keeping with the mindset or history of Atheism, or any of the freethinker traditions.

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The Nazis and Adolf Hitler are commonly thought of as representing the antithesis of Christianity and Christian values. If that's true, why did tens of millions of German Christians adore Hitler, join the Nazis, and participate in the Holocaust (among other atrocities)? Hitler and the Nazis promoted a Christian nationalism, anti-communism, anti-Semitism, and return to traditional values which most Christians appreciated. The Nazi party platform specifically endorsed 'positive' Christianity.