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The White Rose Resistance: The Story of Sophie Scholl
“We are Christian and we are German. Therefore, we are responsible for Germany.” ~ Sophie Scholl
In January of 1933, Hitler’s Third Reich rose to power in Germany. Being a good citizen of Germany, Sophie Scholl, along with her siblings, was excited to be a follower of the National Socialist cult of youth.
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Tagged Augustine of Hippo, Germany, Hitler’s Third Reich, Nazism, Robert Scholl, Seth Gruber, Sophie Scholl, White Rose Resistance
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Christians Must Stand Against Racism and with Christ
In the wake of the violent confrontation and death in Charlottesville, Virginia, the response of the church seems curiously one-sided. For example, one of my friends, a pastor, expressed his sadness and anger about the events and that he was grateful for those pastors who stood with the counter-protesters.
Most of what I see on social media are denunciations of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Nazism, and white supremacy, with calls for pastors to use the opportunity to condemn racism. Since the church of Jesus Christ must oppose any kind of racism, this is a good thing.
But my friend’s …
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Tagged Adolf Hitler, Antifa, Benito Mussolini, Charlottesville, Joseph Stalin, Kim Jong-un, Ku Klux Klan, Nazism, Robert E. Lee, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Unite the Right, white supremacy
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