Kirchenkampf is basically the situation that Christian churches found themselves in under Nazi rule. Hitler wanted to nazify the whole country in all aspects of society and the churches were one of the very few institutions that were capable of resisting, which naturally caused tension and disagreement. Pragmatically the Nazis decided not to push the issue to its conclusion before the war, but apparently Hitler may have had plans to do it after:
So let's say the the Reich wins and is top dog in continental Europe, lording over lands from the English channel to the A-A line or thereabouts, and lasts until collapsing in 1980 or so. What would be their religious policy in this situation? I know they preferred non-denominational belief as opposed to outright atheism, for one thing. They'd probably try to get as many people to leave their churches as possible, or at least join a sufficiently Aryan form of Christianity like the German Evangelical Church.
But HOW will they do this, exactly? What actions are they most likely going to take to stamp out church influence? How will policies differ in regards to Protestant churches and the Catholic Church? How successful will the Kirchenkampf be if the Nazis have won the war?
Please share whatever thoughts you have about this and discuss!
Some historians maintain that Hitler's goal in the Kirchenkampf entailed not only ideological struggle, but ultimately the eradication of the church.[2][3][4] Other historians maintain no such plan existed.[5]
Alan Bullock wrote that "once the war was over, [Hitler] promised himself, he would root out and destroy the influence of the Christian churches, but until then he would be circumspect".[90] According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Hitler believed Christianity and Nazism were "incompatible" and intended to replace Christianity with a "racist form of warrior paganism".[13]
So let's say the the Reich wins and is top dog in continental Europe, lording over lands from the English channel to the A-A line or thereabouts, and lasts until collapsing in 1980 or so. What would be their religious policy in this situation? I know they preferred non-denominational belief as opposed to outright atheism, for one thing. They'd probably try to get as many people to leave their churches as possible, or at least join a sufficiently Aryan form of Christianity like the German Evangelical Church.
But HOW will they do this, exactly? What actions are they most likely going to take to stamp out church influence? How will policies differ in regards to Protestant churches and the Catholic Church? How successful will the Kirchenkampf be if the Nazis have won the war?
Please share whatever thoughts you have about this and discuss!