re: #412 researchok

All true, but the inference of the comment was that the Nazis were a part of orthodox Christianity.

I absolutely agree- Christianity did not inspire Nazism in any way, shape or form.

I do believe that the Nazis used Christian symbolism and ritual as a model for their pageantry and identity.

Likewise, atheism didn’t inspire Mao or Stalin. Atheism was just a part of Communism, a part that was often paid only lip service. It was useful for taking the assets from the religions, of course, but Henry VIII did that too— while forming a new religion.