Robert Jeffress is perhaps one of the most shameless "Christian" hucksters out there. Today he's come out (again) in support of our own fascist dictator wannabe, citing the rise of Hitler:
What Jeffress refuses to note, of course, is that Hitler rose to power with the support of the German churches. In fact, he made a big deal about how his movement was all about religious freedom:
Sound familiar?
“We cannot afford to be like German Christians who, in the rise of the evil reign of Adolf Hitler, just remained neutered. They remained silent. And you saw what happened there,” Jeffress said. “I think there’s a similar wave of godlessness that is rising in our country right now and we must push back against that tide.”
What Jeffress refuses to note, of course, is that Hitler rose to power with the support of the German churches. In fact, he made a big deal about how his movement was all about religious freedom:
"We demand the freedom of all religious confessions in the state, insofar as they do not jeopardize the state's existence or conflict with the manners and moral sentiments of the Germanic race. The Party as such upholds the point of view of a positive Christianity without tying itself confessionally to any one confession. It combats the Jewish-materialistic spirit at home and abroad and is convinced that a permanent recovery of our people can only be achieved from within on the basis of the common good before individual good."
Sound familiar?
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