Also: re: Hitler:   It's very simple. You could believe what Hitler said in public if he threatened you. Aside from that, if you believed anything he said, you were extremely naive--and sometimes paid with your life.

Anybody who cites anything he said in a speech as establishing that his regime was religious is extremely naive. He obviously was completely self-serving in his speeches. One of the main things he tried to do was to undermine the Center (Catholic) party, by implying--falsely--that he would look out for Catholic interests, so that party was not necessary.   I recommend to you the book "Hitler's Pope"--to see how else the Center Party was undermined.

And as I pointed out earlier, if any religious figure ever opposed him--in anything--that person or persons paid for it--and often wound up in KZ--or dead.   And many did.

Those are facts. There are lots of examples, some of which I've already given on other threads. Anything else is wishful thinking

Especially since we now have direct quotes from what he said in private.   Do you, for instance, not believe he said that National Socialism and religion could not co-exist? Yes or no?

It's the poster who against all sense insists Hitler's regime was religious who needs to do some real research. Which, believe it or not, goes beyond Google.   Though even on Google there are many quotes from Hitler's private talk indicating clearly that he was not in the least religious.