'In 1939, 95 per cent of Germans described themselves either as Catholics or as Protestants; 3.5 per cent were 'Deists' (gottgläubig) and 1.5 per cent atheists: most people in these latter categories were convinced Nazis who had left their Church at the behest of the Party, which had been trying since the mid-1930s to reduce the influence of Christianity in society.' Those are the exact words. Hope that helps. Hcc01 (on a rare flit back to check how things were going). PS do check out Michael Burleigh's Sacred Causes book if you can - a lot of material in there on Hitler's deism and on his 'Darwinism', but unfortunately I've very little time to spare for any editing at the moment.86.183.139.158