Was Hitler a Christian?

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Back in the 80s, the singer John Mellencamp had a big hit here with a song titled "Small Town", lauding the virtues of small-town life, which included the line "taught to fear Jesus in that same small town."

I remember it, at least the lyrics. Can't recall the tune right now.

But it has it's advantages too. I'm living in a small town, know every shopkeeper, bus and cab driver. I couldn't imagine moving to the big city.

Oh, sure. I live in a small town about 30 miles outside Austin, TX, and while the religiosity and parochial ways of my neighbors are sometimes annoying, they are essentially good people. One of them came into my store once and handed me a hundred-dollar bill, saying, "I found this out in the parking lot. Whoever it belongs to is going to want it back."

The peace of rural living sits well with me after almost half-a-century living in cities ranging from 200,000 to seven million in population. I won't live in a city again unless I absolutely have to.