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Debunking the Lies & Fabrications about Hitler

A Truly Christian Perspective debunking some of the Myths about Adolf Hitler

Written by Pastor Joe Johnson
13 November 2007 A.D.

Updated - 15 November 2007 A.D.

The following essay provides a brief explanation for some of the most common misconceptions and fabrications about Adolf Hitler that have become pervading myths and lies about the famous Nazi leader. Unfortunately in today's modern politically correct “Judeo-Christian” and Secular Humanist culture, rarely do people examine closely the reasons or evidence of Hitler's actual beliefs, more often than not confusing the beliefs of other prominent Nazis for Hitler's views, and the beliefs of the mainstream of the Nazi Party.  A careful and scholarly study of the documented facts proves that both Adolf Hitler and the majority of the Nazis of the World War II era where Christians.  One may argue about the correctness of their doctrines and about the depth of their Faith in God, but there is really no denying the fact that these men and women of the Nazi movement were in fact true Christians, including their most prominent leader, the fuehrer Adolf Hitler. 

The essay on the Christianity of Adolf Hitler provides ample evidence for his understanding of Christianity. The evidence itself destroys any opinions, spin or politically correct beliefs about Hitler's alleged apostasy or paganism.

Facts, not Fiction -

Throughout the Keltic Klan Kirk web pages on Adolf Hitler's Christianity, I have relied for the most part on documented first-hand quotes from the famous Nazi commander himself: Hitler's book 'Mein Kampf,' his public speeches recorded by camera and radio, official Nazi proclamations, and actual letters personally written and signed by Adolf Hitler. I did not rely on hearsay evidence and accounts because those many people who greatly admired or strongly hated Adolf Hitler had their own reasons to embellish, fabricate and graft their own beliefs onto Hitler. To understand who Hitler really was and what he really believed and thought we must understand the facts about him and evaluate those facts. This requires cutting away the chaff and skimming off the dross. Usually the best way to evaluate a person involves examining closely the words and actions of the person directly rather than allowing oneself to be led off track indirectly by putting too much emphasis on the opinions and prognostications from editors and hearsay accounts.

On the other hand, whenever documenting the history of Adolf Hitler and his beliefs, it would not be deemed fair nor would it be very convincing to exclude mention of  the alleged sayings of Hitler, from well known apocryphal sources such as the "Secret Conversations with Hitler," "Hitler - Memoirs of a Confidant," Albert Speer's memoirs or "Hitler's Table Talk" (also referred to as "Private Conversations"). It is mostly from "Hitler's Table Talk" that pagan Nazis and other opponents against the truth about Hitler's Christianity usually turn for ammo in their arguments and essays. For the simple fact is that 'Hitler's Table Talk' is the only source where one can find Hitler denouncing the Christian religion to such a degree.

Red quotes = Hitler quotes.

Green quotes = General quotes.

Hitler's Table Talk -

Those who deny that Adolf Hitler was a Christian will invariably find the recorded table talk conversations of Hitler from 1941 to 1944 as “so-called” incontrovertible evidence that he could not have been a Christian. The source of this misinformation usually comes from the English translation edition by Norman Cameron and R. H. Stevens, with an introduction by H.R. Trevor-Roper.

The table talk puts words in Adolf Hitler’s mouth far different from anything officially documented or spoken in public and has him saying outlandish and uncharacteristic things such as: "Christianity is an invention of sick brains...," and the infamous favorite of Judeo-Christians as well as pagan and secular neo-Nazis, "The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death."  There is absolutely no proof whatsoever that Hitler ever said anything even remotely resembling this fabrication in table talk.

But those that argue against the sincerity of Hitler's Christianity fail to see that Christianity comes in many forms and establishes many camps or denominations. Two distinctions we must examine are the following: First we have the belief system held by individual Christians or an unorganized group of Christians, and secondly we have the formal organized Christian religion and its many branches. It was the latter, this organized formal Christianity and certain of its organizations that Hitler spoke against, and this does not brand Hitler as a non-Christian or anti-Christian; many true Christian speak out strongly against formal organized Christianity as it exists today. Not once does Hitler denounce his own understanding of Christianity nor does he ever state that he is merely a pretender to the Faith, nor does he ever speak or write against Jesus Christ. On the contrary, even the Table-Talk has Hitler speaking respectfully and admirably about Jesus Christ. Now to the heart of the matter which must not be overlooked by any serious student of the Nazis and of Adolf Hitler, the problems with using Hitler's table talk conversations as evidence for Hitler's apostasy are numerous and important:

1. The reliability of the source is NOT trustworthy.  Table Talk is nothing more than unreliable hearsay with editing done by the vehemently anti-Roman Catholic, Martin Bormann.

2. The Table-Talk writings reflect so-called thoughts of Hitler that do not occur in Adolf Hitler's other private or public conversations, writings, speeches, or proclamations.

3. Nowhere, not even in Table-Talk does Adolf Hitler denounce Jesus Christ, and nowhere, not even in Table-Talk does Hitler denounce or renounce his own Christian Faith and belief in Christianity.

4. The infamous anti-Christian so-called quotes from Table-Talk are contrary to point number 24 of the Nazi Party Programme written by Adolf Hitler does not concur with Hitler's actions, stance and strong support for ‘positive’ Christianity.

Now to the heart of the matter, an important fact for those who are skeptical, which makes this whole assertion that Borman’s tampering with the transcripts is a documented fact and not merely an opinion or speculation.  It is documented that Dr. Henry Picker regarded his own recorded transcripts as genuine and authentic, furthermore he insisted that "no confidence can be placed in Bormann's editing of it." Indeed, the good Doctor and scribe writes an indictment, rather testily, of "Bormann's alterations, not authorised by me." [Hugh Trevor-Roper, p.viii]. Unfortunately for those of us who would love to read what was actually transcribed, we do not have the unaltered unadulterated versions of Dr. Henry Picker's or Heinrich Heim's recordings.

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Adolf Hitler Quotes

"The National Socialist State professes its allegiance to positive Christianity. It will be its honest endeavour to protect both the great Christian Confessions in their rights, to secure them from interference with their doctrines (Lehren ), and in their duties to constitute a harmony with the views and the exigencies of the State of to-day."

-Adolf Hitler, on 26 June 1934, to Catholic bishops to assure them that he would take action against the new pagan propaganda.

"No, it is not we that have deserted Christianity, it is those who came before us who deserted Christianity. We have only carried through a clear division between politics which have to do with terrestrial things, and religion, which must concern itself with the celestial sphere. There has been no interference with the doctrine (Lehre ) of the Confessions or with their religious freedom (Bekenntnisfreiheit ), nor will there be any such interference. On the contrary the State protects religion, though always on the one condition that religion will not be used as a cover for political ends....

National Socialism neither opposes the Church nor is it anti-religious, but on the contrary it stands on the ground of a real Christianity.... For their interests cannot fail to coincide with ours alike in our fight against the symptoms of degeneracy in the world of to-day, in our fight against a Bolshevist culture, against atheistic movement, against criminality, and in our struggle for a consciousness of a community in our national life... These are not anti-Christian, these are Christian principles! And I believe that if we should fail to follow these principles then we should to be able to point to our successes, for the result of our political battle is surely not unblest by God."

--- Adolf Hitler, in his speech at Koblenz, to the Germans of the Saar, 26 August 1934

A quote from table talk that I believe to be accurate:

"Nothing would be more foolish than to re-establish the worship of Wotan. Our old mythology had ceased to be viable when Christianity implanted itself ......."

Adolf Hitler - on 14 October 1941