The fact that Adolph Hitler was a Christian is almost irrelevant. After all, Hitler being a Christian really doesn't have much to do with other Christians. His Christianity does not mean that other Christians are anything like him. Virtually nobody is like him. In fact, comparing those we dislike to him only minimizes the horrific acts he committed.

So why am I even bothering to address Hitler's Christianity as all? I'll give you three reasons.

First, many of today's Christians insist that I address Hitler. They do not want to claim him as one of their own, so they pretend that Hitler was an atheist and insist that that somehow makes me immoral. So I address Hitler's Christianity to dispel this absurd claim.

Second, I am not convinced that humanity has retained the many lessons of Hitler. His reign of terror did at one time serve as an example of why we must remain vigilant to prevent fascist tendencies from re-emerging. And it also showed us what can happen when religious and ethnic hatred are paired with military power. But this lesson seems to have faded a bit. And please don't assume that I'm referring only to Republicans here. I wish I had that luxury.

Third, some of the people who truly admire Hitler today possess vast power and wealth. They wear the cloak of Christian extremism while pushing an agenda that seeks to increase the status of those at the top while showing utter disdain for those at the middle at bottom. They do not have to seize power; they already have it. The rest of us must appreciate the risks of ignoring them.

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I'm going to give Huckabee the benefit of the doubt and assume that his statement in this video about how he'd like every American to be forced at gunpoint to listen to Christian extremist David Barton was not completely serious. But since Huckabee repeatedly praised Barton, it is important that we ask the question of who this David Barton fellow is if we want to understand Huckabee.

I really hope this story about the Military Atheists and Secular Humanists gets so much media coverage that the crap about there not being atheists in foxholes finally disappears. Not only are their many atheists serving in the armed forces, but they deserve to be able to come together and meet without worrying about the consequences. In short, they deserve the same community and support that their religious counterparts now enjoy.

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Today is April Fools' Day in the U.S. It is not usually considered a Christian holiday, but perhaps it should be. In any case, atheists can expect to hear a line from Psalm 14 quoted by their Christian Facebook friends today:

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

Don't get mad when this happens. This Christian has just revealed how little they know about their own bible. Instead of getting mad, use their bible against them. As a reminder, your retort is to remind them of Matthew 5:22, which says:

Whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Is their "clever" little insult really worth burning in the hell in which they believe? For more, see my April Fools' Day post from 2009.

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