Where did the "atheists are nazis" myth come from.

[Something completely different]

I have heared Bill O`Riley say it and I have heared and read it in various conservative columbs and comments.
And even by some on this forum.

Nazis were atheists.

Which is weird, since as a German I seem to have missed that part of our history lessons at highschool. I didn`t live during that time, but had several members of my family who were not only soldiers but also active members of the SA and some who even were members of the NSDAP.
And every single one of them was devoutly catholic.

Fashism, is very well known to historians to have emerged out of catholic Europe, (Italy, southern Germany, Spain, Croatia,....)
The NSDAP was founded in Bavaria which is catholic German heartland and it was in catholic Germany were the nazis had their biggest base of support.
Hitler was roman catholic and I find that alot of christians point out a part in "Mein Kampf" in which he critizeses Christianity.
But those who point this out, seem to oversee what he critizises, he critizises the devision into protestants and catholics, which in his opinion was a historic disadvantage for "the arian race". He also clearly states that he would be happy to see a resuraction of a "christian age".
I remember being very clearly tought at school that it was mainly from catholic germany that it rose to power and that many catholic and protestant officials had failed to protest.

Jet why has this image that nazis were atheists come to be in the US?

I found a propaganda video on youtube yesterday which was produced by Disney.
In one scene one clearly sees how a cross and a bible in a church are replaced by a "sword with swastiker" and "Mein Kampf".
Which clearly is a distorted image.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG15bVweujE

Could it be that the historic truths were distorted during the 40s to get more support for the war?

[Dee Dee Ramone]

Everything is evil to them, nazi's...atheists....muslims.

[fr0d0]

It's a common myth and empty insult. A counter productive slur that boomerang like hits back with force.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I think Hitlet is just used to make whatever your opposing side is look bad. I wouldn't be surprised if some gluten free people are saying "Hitler liked gluten!"

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It is more the opposite here.

I know that scientology got into quite the trouble here hwen they posed as "victims of national socialism and neo nazism" during the 90s.
Holocaust survivors and the jewish comunity were outraged and the image of scientoly was trashed even more through these actions.

Generaly, distorting or lieing about history is considered to be the lowest of lows here, in some cases it is even a criminal offence.

[Minimalist]

You'll never even slow a jesus freak down by hammering him with facts. They hate facts more than sin.

Especially when Hitler is cozying up to their fucking church.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I have one book written by a fundie that tries to argue that Hitler was gay. It of course reaches the conclusion that lgbt movement in the US will lead to the rise of a new reich.

Book is called "The Pink Swastica" I think.

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I know that book.

The scumbag who wrote it lobbied in Uganda for the reinterduction of the death penalty for homosexuality.

I saw him on a german documentary, because human rights groups demanded a trvel and publication ban for him here.

If you ask me he deserves to be trialed for that.

[Tea Earl Grey Hot]

I have another book by a fundie that says rock n roll was the invention of communists trying to control people's minds. Called "Marxist Minstrels."

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And I mean actual soviet communists. The book is that crazy.

[Dee Dee Ramone]

Teaearlgreyhot needs a german to learn how a bookburning is done.