Was Hitler a Christian?

[Brian37]

This argument is somewhat silly.  There is abundant evidence that hitler had been explicitly contemptuous of any fundamental belief that would characterize chritistianity as distinct from any other creed or religion.  Christians, whatever else they might or might not be, do not hold the belief that "Christianity is all full of shit" as Hitler evidently believed.   So he can not be considered a Christian for any purpose, regardless of whether he was baptized or was ever excommunicated, other than the most tendentious purposes.  

There is also abundant evidence that Hitler found the structure and heirachy of the Roman Catholic Church (as well as some Protestant churches) inspired for the purpose suppress skepticism, instill mindless obedience, and whipping up cultish fervor, which he would like to replicate for his own purposes.  So it is not surprising he would not openly renounce Christianity.

There is also abundant evidence that he believed Christianity ought to be promoted amongst the subject races of the German Reich because that would make it easier for them to be ruled by the Aryan herrenvolk, where as the Aryana herrenvolk should not be inculcated with Christian beliefs, because that would lower them to the level of slave races.   So does that support the notion he was Christian?

Again, he was not a standard cookie cutter believer, no. Nobody should claim that. But HE DID have his own version of "providence". Alot like Jefferson believed that Jesus was a good guy, but also believed he was not a magic man, and that after "God" started everything, stepped aside. 

Now again, if you go and look at the articles written about his beliefs, even in that article Hitler would have ALSO murdered atheists. So it was not that he didn't believe in some higher power, but more in line that he valued absolute power for himself.

Hitler was not an atheist and with all the public things he said about God, certainly it was useful to him, but that does not change that he had his own idea about a guiding force. The reality was, he didn't give one shit about theists or atheists, he'd use both to his advantage, and murder anyone who dissented his rule.