Over 95% of Nazi Germany were Christians. What did they pray for in church on Sunday?

Answer 1

Surprisingly few know that Nazi extermination camps in World War II were by no means the only ones in Europe at the time. In the years 1942-1943 also in Croatia existed numerous extermination camps, run by Catholic Ustasha under their dictator Ante Paveliç, a practicing Catholic and regular visitor to the then pope. There were even concentration camps exclusively for children!
In these camps - the most notorious was Jasenovac, headed by a Franciscan friar - orthodox-Christian Serbians (and a substantial number of Jews and Muslims) were murdered. Like the Nazis the Catholic Ustasha burned their victims in kilns, alive (the Nazis were decent enough to have their victims gassed first). But most of the victims were simply stabbed, slain or shot to death, the number of them being estimated between 100,000 and 150,000, in a rather tiny country. Many of the killers were Franciscan friars. The atrocities were appalling enough to induce bystanders of the Nazi "Sicherheitsdienst der SS", watching, to complain about them to Hitler (who did not listen). The pope knew about these events and did nothing to prevent them. [MV]

Answer 2

I wish someone who was around during the 1930s and 40s, in Germany could seriously answer that question.
I AM a Christian, and it is a wonder to me how that madman Hitler and his ideas managed to take over a supposedly civilized culture the way he did.
For those who haven't read it before, you might enjoy pondering the following poem written by a German clergyman:
When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
I was not a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out.


Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niem̦ller (January 14, 1892 Lippstadt, Germany РMarch 6, 1984 Wiesbaden, Germany) was a prominent German anti-Nazi theologian[1] and Lutheran pastor. He is best known as the author of the poem First they came for the Communists

Answer 3

Once again, someone has confused political organization with a religious one.

Let's start with basics: The only restriction for Christian can be found in 1 Cor 10:23-24. Is the agenda of Nazi Germany Christian? Does Nazi Germany follow the teaching of Christ?

What does any political organization pray for? Success. If a political organization succeeds or fails, does that effect the focus on Christianity?

Is there one political organization that promote Christian values as described in the Gospels? I have my doubts. Nazi Germany definitely did not follow the teachings of Christ.

As for what did the Nazi pray for?

Answer 4

The Nazi elite were a brotherhood that knew many of the mysteries of the occult arcanum. They had certain things at their disposal that are even now not safe to elaborate on. Only those who are fairly advanced in esoterica would understand the language anyway, so little would be accomplished by efforts to "expose" any more than is commonly already known.

Answer 5

Here I come to save the day...it's Super Jew! Defending his Christian brothers and sisters.

Ok, here we go...ready?

Fact: Hitler said in Mein Kampf- "I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator: by defending myself against the Jew, I am fighting for the work of the Lord"

Emphasis on "I believe". Hardly a Christian doctorine.

Fact: Again a Hitler quote...this time from a speech in April 1942
I, for my part, acknowledge another precept which says that man must deal the final blow to those whose downfall is destined by God.

Here he is declaring himself G-d.

Fact: Hitler quoted again. this time Berlin, 1936: "Providence has caused me to be Catholic, and I know therefore how to handle this Church."

He knows how to "handle" this church. Superiority complex defined.

Look folks, bottom line is this man was nuts. He was so manic depressive and bipolar, he makes Charles Manson look well adjusted. He was not a Christian, he was not Catholic (even though he was raised Catholic). He was just a drooling, murdering psycopath with delusions of godhood and a sexual appetite that could never be satiated. So much so, that three of his female companions attempted suicide while they were with him.

And to this poster...please stop. Everyone can see right through your bigotry. No one is buying into your lies, half truths and propaganda. It's time to find something else to lie about, or just shut up.

Answer 6

The normal ones probably prayed, since half of them were forced to be there in the first place, for the war to be over soon. The rest were fighting because they felt it would help their economy which was in ruins from ww2 and hitler said it would help. he was what they believed in which means that they lost sight of what they really should've believed in and therefore were not true christians anyway.

Answer 7

The Nazi's followed Adolf Hitler, a very persuasive, and very great public speaker who read an article written by Martin Luther which called on Christians to kill Jews, burn synagogues, and curse them because they would not convert.

Just because the history of Christianity is corrupt, it doesn't mean that Jesus wasn't who he was.

Answer 8

Probably a new job and the end to world war 2.

I think nobody in WW2 could have been happy, especially those forced to do horrible things, or those having them done to them.

The only ones who enjoy war are generals drinking scotch in the strategy room.

My humble opinion!

David

Answer 9

What is a Christian to you? Is it someone that goes to church? Many people go to church, it doesn't make them a Christian. You will be able to tell a Christian by thier actions, and what they say. Why are you against us? I think maybe you have a wrong view of the Christian faith. Remember that everyone that claims to be a Christian may not be. Don't let some bad apples ruin your view on Christianity.

Answer 10

The catholic history has always been dark as coal. Hitler himself said to be doing the work of god by eradicating jews from the planet.