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Sandra asks…

How did Hitler implement policies in an attempt to change society?

weight loss cardiff answers:

With a heavy hand.
I would really recommend the book by Albert Speer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich which takes you inside the dealings of Hitler. Speer was one of Hitler’s cronies and the book was written while he was in prison.
For treatment of religion you could read Bethge’s biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Others listed below:

Carol asks…

why does the holocaust challenge our faith and hope for humanity?

im in school and this is one of the questions.

weight loss cardiff answers:

In dealing with the problem of evil in the world, we run into many problems like this one. Could God have prevented the Holocaust? Yes, He could have. He could also have prevented Stalin’s massacres in the U.S.S.R., the Spanish Inquisition’s torture of dissidents, and Nero’s reign of terror. In each case, God allowed evil men to exercise a certain amount of power for a short period of time.

Ultimately, we do not know the reasons for what God allows. His ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). His sovereign plan takes in the whole scope of history, past, present, and future, encompassing every possible course of action, every cause and effect, every potentiality, and every contingency. There is no way we could possibly fathom the intricacies of His design. By faith, we trust that His plan is the best plan possible for restoring fallen humanity and a cursed world to righteousness and blessing.

But we can understand this: God’s permission is not the same as His approval. God permitted Adam to eat of the forbidden tree, but He did not approve of the action. In the same way, God’s allowing the Holocaust in no way suggests His approval of it. God is grieved by the sinfulness of man and the hardness of his heart (Genesis 6:6; Mark 3:5).

We also know that God has done everything possible to redeem us from the sin which would destroy us. He gave His only Son, who sacrificed His life for our sin and took our penalty. All who turn to Jesus Christ in faith are saved. The sin in this world, and horrors such as the Holocaust, are a direct result of mankind’s continued rebellion against God.

While nothing can justify the Holocaust, we do see at least one good thing which came from World War II: Israel now exists as a nation. The Holocaust was a primary reason the White Paper of 1939 was rescinded, freeing Jews to immigrate to Palestine. The fact that, as of 1948, the Jews have a restored national identity helps to fulfill such biblical prophecies as Ezekiel 37 and Matthew 24. Defeating Nazism and giving the land of Israel back to the Jews is a classic example of God’s thwarting Satan’s plan and bringing about good in spite of the evil.

In all of His doings, God is just (Psalm 145:17). The blame for the Holocaust lies squarely on the shoulders of sinful humanity. The Holocaust was the product of sinful choices made by sinful men in rebellion against a holy God. If the Holocaust proves anything, it is the utter depravity of man. Just fourteen years after “the war to end all wars” (World War I), Hitler rose to power. What is even more shocking is that millions followed him, enabling his horrific policies and pursuing a path to national destruction.

And while Nazism took hold in Germany, where were the European churches? Some, it is true, stood fast against the evil in their midst, and some churchmen, such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, paid the ultimate price for dissenting. But they were the minority. Most churches of the era acquiesced to Nazi Party rules and remained silent while the Jews were slaughtered. Where were the world leaders? Other than England’s Winston Churchill, the world’s politicos took the route of isolation or appeasement. Neither worked. Where were the good, decent people? Edmund Burke is often quoted as saying, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Although there were a few Germans and other Europeans such as Oscar Schindler and Corrie ten Boom and her family, who risked their lives to save thousands of Jews from annihilation, most remained silent and the Holocaust ensued. The question is not so much “Why did God allow the Holocaust?” but “Why did we?”

God gives mankind freedom of choice. We can choose to follow Him and take a stand for righteousness, or we can rebel against Him and pursue evil. The problem resides in the heart of man. “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Until man’s heart turns to God, the world will continue to witness “ethnic cleansings,” genocides, and atrocities such as the Holocaust.

Laura asks…

Was there ever a ‘German underground’ to fight against the Nazis?

I have a hard time believing that all Germans in the 1930s worshipped Hitler and supporters the views of the Nazis.
Was there any kind of coordianted ‘underground’ movement in Germany before- and during WW2 to fight against the Nazis and take out Hitler?

weight loss cardiff answers:

Most definitely! Granted many of these small groups were quickly found out by the Nazis and eliminated, but there certainly was an anti-Nazi presence in Germany. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was probably one of the most well known voices against Hitler. Below is some very basic information on him and his efforts to get Hitler out of power (namely an assassination attempt) and his resistance to the party’s policies (helping Jews escape), which led to his execution.

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Robert asks…

Why does America still have a large religious population compared to Europe?

It’s a world super-power, it is at the fore-front of technology, it has good education systems, etc. I don’t get it?
Okay, maybe the ‘good education system’ was too presuming. But the rest still stands.
Teawitch: I don’t see what you are getting at? Our ‘rulers’ in Europe do not force us to believe or not to believe either.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Europe went through religious wars for a very long time, aptly called the ‘European Wars.’ When the Age of Reason was ushered in the US was finished fighting the British for independence. Americans went through a Fundamentalist revival in the 20s that eventually gained political power in the 80s and is still growing strong with the likes of good ‘ol folks like Sarah Palin and all those other creeps.
Material rationalism is another name for ‘progress’ but it leaves a country spiritually bankrupt.
Americans have never trusted intellectuals so we see religion and not faith – as German intellectual Dietrich Bonhoeffer said as he left the US to help in the plot to kill Hitler.
There is a lot of fun in that paragraph – should I throw in the ruling class too?

James asks…

If God sometimes interferes in human events, why didn’t he either prevent the Holocaust?

If God sometimes interferes in human events, why didn’t he either prevent the Holocaust, 9/11 and arrange for it to end sooner?

weight loss cardiff answers:

In dealing with the problem of evil in the world, we run into many problems like this one. Could God have prevented the Holocaust? Yes, He could have. He could also have prevented Stalin’s massacres in the U.S.S.R., the Spanish Inquisition’s torture of dissidents, and Nero’s reign of terror. In each case, God allowed evil men to exercise a certain amount of power for a short period of time.

Ultimately, we do not know the reasons for what God allows. His ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). His sovereign plan takes in the whole scope of history, past, present, and future, encompassing every possible course of action, every cause and effect, every potentiality, and every contingency. There is no way we could possibly fathom the intricacies of His design. By faith, we trust that His plan is the best plan possible for restoring fallen humanity and a cursed world to righteousness and blessing.

But we can understand this: God’s permission is not the same as His approval. God permitted Adam to eat of the forbidden tree, but He did not approve of the action. In the same way, God’s allowing the Holocaust in no way suggests His approval of it. God is grieved by the sinfulness of man and the hardness of his heart (Genesis 6:6; Mark 3:5).

We also know that God has done everything possible to redeem us from the sin which would destroy us. He gave His only Son, who sacrificed His life for our sin and took our penalty. All who turn to Jesus Christ in faith are saved. The sin in this world, and horrors such as the Holocaust, are a direct result of mankind’s continued rebellion against God.

While nothing can justify the Holocaust, we do see at least one good thing which came from World War II: Israel now exists as a nation. The Holocaust was a primary reason the White Paper of 1939 was rescinded, freeing Jews to immigrate to Palestine. The fact that, as of 1948, the Jews have a restored national identity helps to fulfill such biblical prophecies as Ezekiel 37 and Matthew 24. Defeating Nazism and giving the land of Israel back to the Jews is a classic example of God’s thwarting Satan’s plan and bringing about good in spite of the evil.

In all of His doings, God is just (Psalm 145:17). The blame for the Holocaust lies squarely on the shoulders of sinful humanity. The Holocaust was the product of sinful choices made by sinful men in rebellion against a holy God. If the Holocaust proves anything, it is the utter depravity of man. Just fourteen years after “the war to end all wars” (World War I), Hitler rose to power. What is even more shocking is that millions followed him, enabling his horrific policies and pursuing a path to national destruction.

And while Nazism took hold in Germany, where were the European churches? Some, it is true, stood fast against the evil in their midst, and some churchmen, such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, paid the ultimate price for dissenting. But they were the minority. Most churches of the era acquiesced to Nazi Party rules and remained silent while the Jews were slaughtered. Where were the world leaders? Other than England’s Winston Churchill, the world’s politicos took the route of isolation or appeasement. Neither worked. Where were the good, decent people? Edmund Burke is often quoted as saying, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Although there were a few Germans and other Europeans such as Oscar Schindler and Corrie ten Boom and her family, who risked their lives to save thousands of Jews from annihilation, most remained silent and the Holocaust ensued. The question is not so much “Why did God allow the Holocaust?” but “Why did we?”

God gives mankind freedom of choice. We can choose to follow Him and take a stand for righteousness, or we can rebel against Him and pursue evil. The problem resides in the heart of man. “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Until man’s heart turns to God, the world will continue to witness “ethnic cleansings,” genocides, and atrocities such as the Holocaust.

Http://www.gotquestions.org/God-allow-Holocaust.html

Lizzie asks…

What is the importance of Operation Valkyrie and how did Operation Valykyrie affect World War 2?

Stauffenburg was a great person and maybe killing Hitler wouldn’t have done much but in those last monthes of the war the germans new they were going down and started getting rid of more and more people in the camps. They could have cut out a few monthes of the war adn saved many lifes, not just in the camps but on the war front. And it wasn’t all about helping germany but also about standing up for what is right. That is more important.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Am German.
The operation Valkyrie has far less importance to the German history than the US American media make it to be. And it had no effect on World War2 since it failed.

There were many dissenters which were killed by the Nazis. Just because this was an event you can make a nice storyline from, it is told more often. We tend, when looking into our history, to focus on the small deeds that average people did at the time in order to find out how it could have prevented from happening. How was it that people did not speak up earlier, why did they re-elect Hitler (why did people re-elect Bush is a similar mystery to me), why were so many politicians and army representatives supporting his regime. In which respect was what people heard propaganda and why were they not able to look through the lies (why did nobody look through the lies of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq).
That kind of approach is more fruitful in order to learn something from history rather than worship mindlessly a person who apart from that one deed was supportive of the regime in principle.

Many schools in Germany are named after Hans and Sophie Scholl,part of the White Rose movement.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German priest, is another example
See German resistance on Wikipedia as well

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Maria asks…

What did the rest of the world do during the holocaust?

We’re writing essays about this and, well, I need some help. I would prefer if you could link me to something explaining what the rest of the world was doing about this, why it took so long to notice it, and what could have been done differently. I need links since we need to write sources, but some personal knowledge will help too.

Thanks.

weight loss cardiff answers:

In dealing with the problem of evil in the world, we run into many problems like this one. Could God have prevented the Holocaust? Yes, He could have. He could also have prevented Stalin’s massacres in the U.S.S.R., the Spanish Inquisition’s torture of dissidents, and Nero’s reign of terror. In each case, God allowed evil men to exercise a certain amount of power for a short period of time.

Ultimately, we do not know the reasons for what God allows. His ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). His sovereign plan takes in the whole scope of history, past, present, and future, encompassing every possible course of action, every cause and effect, every potentiality, and every contingency. There is no way we could possibly fathom the intricacies of His design. By faith, we trust that His plan is the best plan possible for restoring fallen humanity and a cursed world to righteousness and blessing.

But we can understand this: God’s permission is not the same as His approval. God permitted Adam to eat of the forbidden tree, but He did not approve of the action. In the same way, God’s allowing the Holocaust in no way suggests His approval of it. God is grieved by the sinfulness of man and the hardness of his heart (Genesis 6:6; Mark 3:5).

We also know that God has done everything possible to redeem us from the sin which would destroy us. He gave His only Son, who sacrificed His life for our sin and took our penalty. All who turn to Jesus Christ in faith are saved. The sin in this world, and horrors such as the Holocaust, are a direct result of mankind’s continued rebellion against God.

While nothing can justify the Holocaust, we do see at least one good thing which came from World War II: Israel now exists as a nation. The Holocaust was a primary reason the White Paper of 1939 was rescinded, freeing Jews to immigrate to Palestine. The fact that, as of 1948, the Jews have a restored national identity helps to fulfill such biblical prophecies as Ezekiel 37 and Matthew 24. Defeating Nazism and giving the land of Israel back to the Jews is a classic example of God’s thwarting Satan’s plan and bringing about good in spite of the evil.

In all of His doings, God is just (Psalm 145:17). The blame for the Holocaust lies squarely on the shoulders of sinful humanity. The Holocaust was the product of sinful choices made by sinful men in rebellion against a holy God. If the Holocaust proves anything, it is the utter depravity of man. Just fourteen years after “the war to end all wars” (World War I), Hitler rose to power. What is even more shocking is that millions followed him, enabling his horrific policies and pursuing a path to national destruction.

And while Nazism took hold in Germany, where were the European churches? Some, it is true, stood fast against the evil in their midst, and some churchmen, such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer, paid the ultimate price for dissenting. But they were the minority. Most churches of the era acquiesced to Nazi Party rules and remained silent while the Jews were slaughtered. Where were the world leaders? Other than England’s Winston Churchill, the world’s politicos took the route of isolation or appeasement. Neither worked. Where were the good, decent people? Edmund Burke is often quoted as saying, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men to do nothing.” Although there were a few Germans and other Europeans such as Oscar Schindler and Corrie ten Boom and her family, who risked their lives to save thousands of Jews from annihilation, most remained silent and the Holocaust ensued. The question is not so much “Why did God allow the Holocaust?” but “Why did we?”

God gives mankind freedom of choice. We can choose to follow Him and take a stand for righteousness, or we can rebel against Him and pursue evil. The problem resides in the heart of man. “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). Until man’s heart turns to God, the world will continue to witness “ethnic cleansings,” genocides, and atrocities such as the Holocaust.

Http://www.gotquestions.org/God-allow-Holocaust.html

Steven asks…

How did the Nazis and Germans attempt to eliminate an entire group of people?

Other than the obvious (of concentration camps) how did they (Germans and Nazis) attempt to rid the world of certain peoples.

weight loss cardiff answers:

Propaganda…..have the populace not react to exterminations, jews were portrayed as parasites…e.g. Fungus, rats….a blight on humanity to be exterminated.
Dehumanization…..the were not human beings, but a sub spices to be eradicated.
The Milgram experiment in psychology has two dangerous proposals, that if the conditions are right and a person has no strong existential convictions it is vary easy to have someone harm another individual. Physical distance one, it is easier to harm an individual the greater the distance. E.G….that’s the reason for gas chambers. SS troops were having nervous brake downs killing civilians by burning them to death alive, or machine gunning them in pits. It was easier and more efficient to heard them into killing factories such as camp Dora, take the people but them into a gas chamber and have the SS officer turn a valve in another room, clean killing the SS officer never saw the face of his victims. Prisoners would haul the bodies out, the SS never soiled their hands in clean up of their murders, they just instigated and over saw to it. The last point to Milgram was that if a authoritarian person gives an order and takes full responsibility for it, it is easier to illicit someone to do the job for you, even in causing bodily harm. Police brutality, or a sadistic doctor, because these people are in high authority and high esteem it takes along time to build up a case because of these factors. Well, the SS did not start off as thugs, they were highly educated men, good citizens in their communities, so the authority they had, even to its murderous perverseness had power. The men following SS orders felt that the responsibility fell on the officers not the individual caring out the order, because of trust in that authority. There was another psychology experiment on peer pressure affecting judgment. 99 people were in on the experiment stating that a short line was long, the odd man out would state that the short line was long, and after the experiment would state he was right. So peer pressure can affect an individuals judgment to act wrongly, but the individual still believes they are acting right. Mild brain washing still happens today……military training, in a time of war a officer gives the order to fire (think about it……you are pulling a trigger on a human being taking their life), the soldier needs to be conditioned to the task. I am pro military, pro democracy God bless canada and america, was raised on moms apple pie, the love of queen and country, and watching G.I. Joe cartoons on saturday. But if one dose not have the strictest faith in God, and related morality, if the conditions are right, anyone can go to base instincts of pack mentality and kill without question. There were some men, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, that resisted the nazis, a theologian and a spy that paid for his beliefs with his life in a concentration camp 3 weeks before the wars end.

Michael asks…

How was the church a threat to the Nazis?

In what ways could the church be seen as a threat to the Nazis?
What opposition did some people in the Church give the Nazi’s and why?

weight loss cardiff answers:

The Christian churches under thoughtful leadership of such theologians as Dietrich Bonhoeffer posed such a threat to the Nazis they had to push them underground. Read about the ‘Confessing Church’.
When others would suggest the churches ‘cooperated’ they neglect the pressure put on the congregations by the Nazis. Churches were forced to remove all ‘religious’ trappings and replace them with those of the state.
One reliable source from inside Hitler’s own group of cronies not only supports this but is among the first to explain it to the outside world.

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Jenny asks…

What are some good books on the Church in Nazi Germany?

I’m interested in learning more about the Church in Germany during WWII. I’m already familiar with Dietrich Bonhoeffer (I really want to see the movie now). It would also be a bonus if the book(s) had some perspective on how those events helped shape the Church in Germany and her theologians in coming year after that.

Thanks!

weight loss cardiff answers:

The Catholic Church And Nazi Germany [Paperback]
Guenter Lewy (Author)

Complicity in the Holocaust: Churches and Universities in Nazi Germany [Hardcover]
Robert P. Ericksen (Author)

Betrayal: German Churches and the Holocaust [Paperback]
Robert P. Ericksen (Editor), Susannah Heschel (Editor)

These three are a good start to your collection for more in depth insight of Nazi Germany.

John asks…

Did Pope Benedict do enough to resist the Nazis?

I heard a Vatican representative say Ratzinger did all he could under the circumstances to resist the Nazis. Then I thought of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
I am not a Christian but if I had to give out holiness awards, I would go with Bonhoeffer. He gave his life in resisting the Nazis.

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I think generally the consensus is no, he did not. Many believe the Catholic Church and the Nazis made agreements and compromises harmful to the Jews. In fairness, this was a very difficult time, but…there are excellent sources which detail the lack of resolve of the Catholic Church at this time. German Resistance @Wikipedia
Hitler was very popular at this time and the resistance groups could not agree on principle. 77,000 Germans were imprisoned for their disagreement. Eventually there were 43 assassination attempts on his life but he survived all.

Nancy asks…

What is it that some have that cause them to stand out from others during times of great atrocities?

Examples: Oscar Schindler, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Corrie Ten Boom

weight loss cardiff answers:

I am the light of the world says the lord;
the man who follows me will have the light of life

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