[split] Hitler had ulterior motives and really wasn't a Christian after all

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Hitler was raised a Christian but did not necessarily remain one. One needs to examine his modus operandi here. When he became Fuhrer he wanted complete control. He knew in order to achieve this that he would need the popular backing of the German people who were predominantly Christian. Hence his reason for invoking religion. Which very neatly segued into the Jewish question too. So this was classic politicking on his part to ally the country with his vision. Had the Church put up significant opposition to him, his tune would have changed. So please let us not fall into the trap of assuming that he was Christian because he referenced it in a speech or there is a photo of him leaving a church. Means nothing. All he was ultimately concerned with was securing and maintaining absolute power. End of.

You're obviously delusional.

Hitler referenced Christianity quite often in his works -- a casual inspection of Mein Kampf shows that. In addition, he cites Martin Luther as a source for his reasons to target the Jewish populations upon religious grounds.

There is a large body of evidence showing him utilizing Christianity in most of his works. Your reasoning would have us discard all that in favor of spurious speculation and weak minded conclusions.

No one is disputing his reference of Christianity. What I am suggesting is that there was an ulterior political motive at work here. The large body of evidence is rather ambiguous and contradictory which is why there is this eternal debate about his religious convictions. And on the subject of Mein Kampf which sold more than ten million, all Hitler really cared about was the fact that it made him a millionaire. He couldn't care less whether anyone read it or not. Does that strike you as someone whose prouncements should be taken seriously ? So my conclusion remains : he was only concerned with securing and maintaining absolute power. Everything else was superfluous to requirement.