Adolf Hitler was a Christian

'The German versions of the talk do not include the anti-Christian quotes." The reason behind this is because most if not all the quotes I excerpted are private statements Hitler made. But if you still are not convinced take a look at one of Hitler's quotes that is definitely not (faked) that you claim.'Here my opponent makes an important concession. He himself admits that the original version of Table Talk did not include the anti-christian quotes. Therefore, the only other solution is that Picker added those quotes. My opponent has negated the entirity of own argument by admitting this.His excuse that the book is a private collection of Hitler's statements is not satisfactory. The entire book is a collection of Hitler's private statesments, so why wouldn't we expect to find the anti-christian quotes if they were ever said?My opponent also claims that I stated the Hitler quotes were all faked. Not at all. I stated that the anti-Christian quotes from Table Talk were fake."To whom should propaganda be addressed? … It must be addressed always and exclusively to the masses… The function of propaganda does not lie in the scientific training of the individual, but in calling the masses' attention to certain facts, processes, necessities, etc., whose significance is thus for the first time placed within their field of vision. The whole art consists in doing this so skilfully that everyone will be convinced that the fact is real, the process necessary, the necessity correct, etc. But since propaganda is not and cannot be the necessity in itself … its effect for the most part must be aimed at the emotions and only to a very limited degree at the so-called intellect… it's soundness is to be measured exclusively by its effective result". (Main Kampf, Vol 1, Ch 6 and Ch 12)If Mein Kampf is now a valid source, then what say you of the quotes provided in my opening statement? The fact that Hitler spoke warmly of propoganda, which anyone would expect, says nothing in regards to his private statements.Also most of your arguments such as "... Hitler wrote: 'It may be that today gold has become the exclusive ruler of life, but the time will come when man will again bow down before a higher god.'" Do not specifically mention Christianity but rather a being or god or even a creator.Here, my opponent also makes an important concession as well--that is, Hitler at least beleived in God. What does he say about this quotes, which remains unnegated?'In Hitler-- Memoirs of a Confidant, Hitler reveals himself through conversation to colleagues from a conference on economic policy. In it Hitler is reported to have spoken, glowingly, about raising the "treasures of the living Christ," "the persecution of the true Christians and sanctimonious churches that have placed themselves between God and man and to turn away from the anti-Christian , smug individualism of the past," and "to educate the youth in particular in the spirit of those of Christ's words that we must interpret anew: love one another; be considerate of your fellow man; remember that each of you is not alone a creature of God, but that you are all brothers!" [Turner, Ch. 23]'My opponent has yet to answer this quote. It shows that Hitler beleived in and had respect for Jesus Christ, and it showed that he did not like organized religion. This helps me a lot on the next point."Five days after becoming Chancellor in 1933, Hitler allowed a sterilization law to pass, and had the Catholic Youth League disbanded (Shirer, The Rise). The latter was a measure applied to other youth organizations too, in order to free up young people to join the Hitler Youth. At the same time, Hitler also made an agreement with the Vatican to allow the Catholic Church to regulate its own affairs. (It is probably worth noting here the low value that Hitler placed on written agreements.) Parents were pressured to take their children out of religious schools. When the Church organized voluntary out-of-hours religious classes, the Nazi government responded by banning state-employed teachers from taking part. The Crucifix symbol was even at one point banned from classrooms in one particular jurisdiction, Oldenburg, in 1936, but the measure met with fierce public resistance and was rescinded. Hitler remained conscious of the affection for the Church felt in some quarters of Germany, particularly Bavaria. Later on, though, a wartime metal shortage was used as the excuse for melting church bells (Richard Grunberger, The Twelve Year Reich, Henry Holt, Henry Holt, 1979 and Richard Grunberger, A Social History of the Third Reich, Penguin, 1991)."I ask my opponent to read the quote I posted above. The only thing this quote proves is that Adolf Hitler hated organized religion, not religion itself. If he hated Christianity, why didn't he treat it the same way he treated the Jews?"The only way to determine the real depth and earnestness of each of their faiths is to look at their walk -- does their actions support their profession of faith? While no one will perfectly walk the walk, certainly anyone... Can realize that a man who orders the death of millions of people and starts wars of aggression to meet his own thirst for power is not living anywhere close to consistent with the Biblical mandates."Perhaps he was following the example of God in the Old Testament when he ordered the genocide of the Amalekites.I find the anyone who believes Hitler to have been a Christian is living in the heights of self-deception. He did occasionally claimed Christianity, but nothing in his life reflects a true belief in Jesus. I have never seen anything that suggests that Hitler continued to attend his church(church membership being something far different than being active in the church -- ask any pastor), or anything that suggests Hitler made himself accountable to a Pastor or Priest in anyway.At most, his lack of church attendan can be attributed to his dislike of organized religion. This does not prove he was not a Christian, because you would then have to say that everybody who doesn't go to church isn't a Christian. In fact, his execution of Christian pastors, like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, should be enough to convince anyone with half a brain that Adolf Hitler was not Christian.Deotrich Bonhoeffer was killed by the Reich because he was involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitller. He was not killed for his faith.Notes- My opponent did not refute the entrity of the quotes I have provided.- My opponent has not refuted my claim that the anti-christian quotes were forgeries.- My opponent has not refuted anti-atheist quotes in the book he uses a source.- My opponent has used a Christian website as his source.A pro vote should be obvious. Thank you.