Talk:The Stalingrad Madonna

Both Nazis and Communists were atheistic and anti-Christian organisations, so I cannot see the significance here. Bugler 15:46, 19 December 2008 (EST)

Yes, the Communists were atheistic and anti-Christian. As for the Nazis, well, I would just like to say:

The Nazi Party and Germany in general was obsessed by the (clearly incorrect) idea God was on their side. The material pumped out of the Nazi propaganda machine was full of lies claiming that He supported Nazism. If every non-deceitful chaplain had the ability to complain, the Nazi party would never exist.
One last thing before I am blocked for 90/10, Parodist, Personal Comments, etc., I also want to tell you that the Stalingrad Madonna is symbolic of what could go wrong when religion is twisted in the hands of a wiley leader. That's it. I'm done. No parting shot. Just block me!--JHarris 16:34, 19 December 2008 (EST)

We don't block for ideological reasons, JH. And what about the SS, the 'Knightly Order' at the evil heart of Nazism, predicated upon heathenism? Or the survey of Nazi POWs that I quoted some time back in which (iirc) 50% said 'nature' was their religion and another 40% 'Hitler' or 'the Party'? Hitler may have 'used the God card' to attempt to sway the burgerlich classes, and to hoodwink those who were politically naive but still had some belief in God; but to use this to argue that the Nazis were Christian is not credible. If Nazism was anything, it was a diabolical, or diabolically-inspired creed. The Devil is capable of assuming false robes, you know. Bugler 16:41, 19 December 2008 (EST)