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The fatwa against this guy was issued something like 33 years ago. Hope he makes it.
Breaking: Salman Rushdie, the renowned author who was subjected to years of death threats & fatwas by violent extremist Muslims, has been attacked in New York. Few confirmed details right now. https://t.co/8U1WQAECi4
There’s little evidence for it though. There are numerous accounts of him even in later life saying he remains a catholic and always will be. The strength of his belief obviously only he would know. But he was pragmatic and opportunist when it came to religion, he nicked the swastika off the Hindus, he wished Germany could have been Muslim rather than Christian as he saw it as more warlike. He admired Martin Luther and his teachings and the pragmatism of reforming the church to suit his goals.
Ultimately nobody will ever know for sure but there’s little to no evidence to suggest he was ever a fully fledged atheist. People have suggested that he became more nihilistic after becoming enamoured with the works of Nietzsche but that’s a tenuous link at best.
As for nazi Germany being an “atheist ideology” nearly every single German solder had a belt engraved with the saying “Gott mit uns” which translates as God is with us. Many high ranking members were religious.
Gott mit uns, doesn't mean they follow any particular religion or beliefs. There's a difference between spirituality and religion.
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 23:58 - Aug 15 with 993 views
Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 22:16 - Aug 15 by controversial_jack
Gott mit uns, doesn't mean they follow any particular religion or beliefs. There's a difference between spirituality and religion.
The etymology of the word atheist means literally “without God”. Why would a regime that is without God insist all their soldiers wear a sign saying that God is with them?
Bear in mind the regime we are speaking of wanted to control essentially every aspect of their citizens lives.
An opportune moment to revisit this clip, and a reminder of what a tragic loss the early death of Christopher Hitchens really is. Commentators of that quality are rare in any decade but in this they are an extinct breed.
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 09:02 - Aug 16 with 919 views
The etymology of the word atheist means literally “without God”. Why would a regime that is without God insist all their soldiers wear a sign saying that God is with them?
Bear in mind the regime we are speaking of wanted to control essentially every aspect of their citizens lives.
Stating the obvious, the NAZIS were an extreme organisation and totalitarian. They would have believed that they were in the right and theirs was the only way. I can only assume that bringing the god bit into it would have given them broader appeal. They used the term socialist to appeal or to placate the communists at the time. People like to use labels for some reason
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 18:45 - Aug 16 with 881 views
The etymology of the word atheist means literally “without God”. Why would a regime that is without God insist all their soldiers wear a sign saying that God is with them?
Bear in mind the regime we are speaking of wanted to control essentially every aspect of their citizens lives.
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< BIBLIOGRAPHIES Christianity and the Holocaust Bibliography SHARE Resources Introduction Christian Churches and National Socialism: General Reading Protestant Churches and Leaders in Nazi Germany Catholic Churches in Nazi Germany The Vatican and the Pope Other Christian Traditions in Germany During the Nazi Era Other Christian Churches in Europe and the Ecumenical Movement During the Holocaust North American Christianity During the Holocaust Christians Affected by Nazi Racial Laws (Non-Aryan Christians) Film Subject Headings Introduction The vast majority of Germans belonged to a Christian church during the Nazi era. In 1933 there were 40 million Protestants, 20 million Catholics, and small numbers of people adhering to other Christian traditions. The German Evangelical Church (the largest Protestant church) and the Roman Catholic church were pillars of German society and played an important role in shaping people’s attitudes and actions vis-Ã -vis National Socialism, including anti-communism, nationalism, traditional loyalty to governing authorities (particularly among Protestants), and the convergence of Nazi antisemitism with widespread and deep-seated anti-Jewish prejudice.
Within the German Evangelical Church the pro-Nazi “German Christian” (Deutsche Christen) movement emerged in the early 1930s. It attempted to fuse Christianity and National Socialism and promoted a “racially-pure” church by attacking Jewish influences on Christianity. This attempt to nazify the primary Protestant church provoked a backlash, leading to the formation of the Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche) in 1934. Both the Confessing and the “German Christian” movements remained part of the German Evangelical Church. The Confessing Church movement condemned Nazified theology and the attempt to nationalize the church, but it limited its protest to maintaining the theological integrity and autonomy of the Protestant churches–not protesting the legitimacy of the Nazi state itself. Although there were individual resisters, many mainstream Protestant and Catholic church leaders made numerous compromises with Nazi authorities and supported many of the Nazi measures throughout the period.
"In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master."
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 18:55 - Aug 16 with 878 views
Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 08:31 - Aug 16 by Lohengrin
An opportune moment to revisit this clip, and a reminder of what a tragic loss the early death of Christopher Hitchens really is. Commentators of that quality are rare in any decade but in this they are an extinct breed.
This turned up in my YouTube recommendations after the Rushdie attack.
The man was an absolute intellectual titan. Shirley Williams shown up as an apologist, everything we’ve ever needed to know about Johnson right there, and the other Hitchens - the very definition of the poor relation.
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 19:19 - Aug 16 with 868 views
Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 18:55 - Aug 16 by Gwyn737
This turned up in my YouTube recommendations after the Rushdie attack.
The man was an absolute intellectual titan. Shirley Williams shown up as an apologist, everything we’ve ever needed to know about Johnson right there, and the other Hitchens - the very definition of the poor relation.
Hitchens terrified people.
A great believer in taking anything you like to wherever you want to.
Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 18:55 - Aug 16 by Gwyn737
This turned up in my YouTube recommendations after the Rushdie attack.
The man was an absolute intellectual titan. Shirley Williams shown up as an apologist, everything we’ve ever needed to know about Johnson right there, and the other Hitchens - the very definition of the poor relation.
You have to feel a bit for a Peter Hitchens. He’s a clever bloke, I recently re-read his ‘Phoney Victory’ and it’s excellent but his brother was a genuine high-brow rockstar.
It’s nigh-on impossible to shine under a shadow cast as long as his brother’s.
An idea isn't responsible for those who believe in it.
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 07:23 - Aug 21 with 628 views
I was very tempted when I saw the remake of ghostbusters.
When I heard they were remaking the Karate Kid I just thought “why?”.
Films are unique moments that take you back - ghostbusters- yeah great in its day but who could remake a Bill Murray film (he made a cameo but you know what I mean) with a completely different cast and expect the same result?
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Salman Rushdie stabbed in New York on 23:29 - Aug 18 by Lohengrin
You have to feel a bit for a Peter Hitchens. He’s a clever bloke, I recently re-read his ‘Phoney Victory’ and it’s excellent but his brother was a genuine high-brow rockstar.
It’s nigh-on impossible to shine under a shadow cast as long as his brother’s.
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