(September 10, 2014 at 8:16 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Why would Hitler refer to God and Christianity if Christianity wasn't socially prevalent. To influence as many purple as he could he had to address the widest audience. Like in most of Europe, Germany was predominantly Christian. What does that mean in terms of actual Christian values... the UK was prominently Christian until very recently. Yet with the same proportion of assention churches reported less that 10% membership. All of us, Christians included, stand on our actions. What motivates a person to act in a moral way? What were the motivations of those actions? It takes a strong person to go against current fashions/ trends/ thoughts. What are you doing at this moment that goes against all of your peers?
The necessary ingredient is othering the minority, then genocide is a corrollary. You need to convince yourself that, while you are a good Christian and all are created equal, turn the other cheek, blabla, them don't count because they are not human. It works all too well.
Good Christian Values haven't interfered when Americans decided that "negroes" are not the same as whites, and they haven't interfered when Germans decided that Jews (aka Jesus-killers) are to be exterminated.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
