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How Hitler twisted the Bible to kill the Jews
Jim Fletcher reviews Ray Comfort book on Nazi's fiendish "faith"
|  In the years after World War I, as hollow-eyed Germans pushed carts of paper money over cobble-stone streets in the hopes of finding a stale loaf of bread at the market, one man emerged who promised to make it all better.
Adolf Hitler, to that point a faceless nobody with no distinction whatsoever, rose to unparalleled power. Most of us know the rest of the story (though I doubt many young people grasp it much). Yet in the countless volumes that have been written about this diabolical dictator, few have explored how his twisted views of religious faith were used to subdue a continent.
That's why Ray Comfort's new book, "Hitler, God & the Bible" is such a valuable addition to this field of study. So eager was I to read this book (I'm a major Ray Comfort fan), that I read it over dinner one evening, turning pages with one hand while using a fork at a local Bavarian restaurant with the other.
Comfort, a keen observer of worldview in the teeming masses that bob and weave through our culture, has not only penned what I feel is an extraordinary book … but he also hints that this is the first in a series! Surely, "Stalin, God & the Bible" cannot be far behind.
Click here to read more about "Hitler, God, and the Bible".
But, back to the failed painter who became a mass murderer.
Because Comfort is a Bible-believing Christian, he has insights that paint a much more colorful portrait of Hitler, and I dare say, this biblical discernment has put some flesh and blood on the corpse, at least figuratively – fortunately.
Right away, Comfort unearths some key character traits that would prove deadly in Hitler later on. Raised by a domineering and prideful father, Alois (until the old man's fatal heart attack when Adolf was 13), and by a doting mother, Hitler developed large doses of sense of self and ego.
Comfort's research is combined with his knack for saying a lot with less words (this slim volume won't intimidate anyone), and he brings out already on page 5 a huge flaw in young Hitler's nature: "When he didn't get his way – or if others proposed that they had better solutions – Adolf would immaturely shout over his own ignorance and feel a great deal of self-pity."
The making of a monster.
 Click here to learn more about the book that will make sure people don't forget about the evils of Hitler. The book is now available, autographed by Comfort and packaged with a free "180" video at a special low price exclusively at the WND Superstore.
Comfort also astutely picks up on another trait that, I believe, points to Hitler's embrace of Darwinian philosophy (and this also puts him at odds with the Christian gospel, which says that Jesus – as the Good Shepherd – gladly leaves the 99 sheep in the pen to go and find the lost one).
Notice what he says about Hitler's early loyalties: "Simply put, while other soldiers were loyal to one another, Hitler was loyal to the state. To him, that was the relationship to fight to preserve. A soldier could die, but the state, above all, must live."
It follows then, that Hitler could easily and brutally demand that his generals push their frozen troops farther into Soviet Russia a few years later, where hundreds of thousands of them perished because of the whims of a madman.
It is when Comfort discusses Hitler and faith that the book gets super interesting – this comes in Part Two.
In the run-up to World War II, Germany was infested by the so-called German Christian movement, which tried to "Nazify" Christianity by, among other things, suppressing the teaching of the Old Testament. Interestingly, Hitler and his top deputies, along with the majority of the officers and troops themselves, were life-long Catholics or Lutherans.
Comfort uncovers some super-weird evidence that the stage was set for Hitler to pervert Christianity in Germany, and his own origins in this endeavor came from being influenced by the American automaker, Henry Ford, and the composer, Richard Wagner, among others. Wagner in particular was infected with the virus of anti-Semitism, actually going so far as to claim that Jesus was born a German! (No wonder Yasser Arab claimed Jesus was a Palestinian.)
In "Hitler, God & the Bible" Comfort also hits on a key topic: Hitler as a disciple of Charles Darwin. His embrace of this philosophy of death, so at odds with Christianity, is telling.
 In the chapter entitled, "Hitler, A Christian?" Comfort gets to the heart of the matter. As he eloquently states: "In short, Hitler's abuse of theology dismantled the moral fiber of a nation."
At the end of the day, after comparing Hitler's goals and beliefs with true Christianity, Comfort answers the question of what Hitler really was: "He was a liar."
And that sums it up quite well. With "Hitler, God & the Bible," Ray Comfort has launched what I hope will be a hugely successful series. This is a book without weakness. From the superb, succinct research and writing, to the elegant production values of this slim volume, readers have received a real gift.
"Hitler, God & the Bible" is already on pace to become my Book of the Year.
by Jim Fletcher
Jim Fletcher has worked in the book publishing industry for 15 years, and is now director of the apologetics group Prophecy Matters. His new book, "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" has just been released by Strang's Christian Life imprint.
Learn more about the 180 DVD produced by Ray Comfort:
 Comfort, who is Jewish, had been working on research for his next book, "Hitler, God and the Bible, coming in February from WND Books.
He was surprised to discover there are many who simply don't recognize Hitler and cannot say just exactly what it is he did.
The resulting intense discussions about societal attitudes about life and death – Comfort opens his project with 14 people who do not know the identity of Hitler – lead naturally to a discussion of abortion, which Comfort describes as a horror worse in numbers than the Holocaust.
Comfort suggests he was shocked by so many students who were ignorant of such a dark period in human history.
Cameron's endorsement of the "180" project was joined by Mark Hall, lead singer of "Casting Crowns," who said the movie "totally rocked my world."
It is in an effort to educate that young generation, officials said, that the 200,000 videos will be distributed free on 100 top U.S. college campuses.
Comfort reports he was half through work on a video to go with his Hitler book when he noticed the "180" that people were doing when confronted by the truth.
Reactions have been flooding in from around the country and the world.
"I watched this today – three times," wrote Sonya Shirk. "Each time I was overwhelmed with the power of truth. I have shared this everywhere I can think of. I can't begin to tell you how this video has changed my perspective."
Added another poignantly, and to the point: "Your film just led a 17-year-old girl away from abortion."
Comfort said one church placed an order for 16,000 copies. And, even though the initial order for "180" was 200,000 copies, supplies are short already and new orders for hundreds of thousands of additional copies of the DVD are set.
"Keep in mind that this isn't a one-minute humorous clip that doesn't bite into your day. This is a commitment of 33 minutes of intense film, giving the viewer a rollercoaster ride of emotions," he said.
Wrote one viewer, "It's so powerful. And although I have thought about abortion and Hitler on a passing note, this really made me think and did change my mind about abortion. I am not Christian or even know if God exists but this really does make you think. Thank you, it could be life-changing."
The book project will expose Hitler's theology and abuse of religion as a means to seize political power and ultimately instigate World War II and genocide. It mines the depths of Hitler's beliefs and convincingly argues that without Hitler's misuse of Christianity, the Third Reich would not have had its terrible rise, resulting in the deaths of millions.
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