Debate: Was Adolf Hitler an Atheist or A Faithful Roman Catholic? Martin vs. Ohair

Walter Martin, founder of the Christian Research Institute & author of the classic book, "The Kingdom of the Cults" debates world famous atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair on the subject of whether Adolf Hitler was an atheist or a faithful Roman Catholic. Larry Wessels, director of Christian Answers of Austin, Texas/ Christian Debater (YouTube channel: CANSWERSTV, websites: BIBLEQUERY ORG, HISTORYCART COM, & MUSLIMHOPE COM) then references selected sources from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia concerning this issue & provides his own conclusion to the matter.

According to Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler's religious views are a matter of some dispute. While raised by a skeptic father and Catholic mother, after childhood, he ceased to participate in the Sacraments completely. He sometimes made public statements which seemed to affirm religion (which suited his political purposes) and prior to 1940 had promoted a "positive Christianity", purged of Judaism and instilled with Nazi philosophy, but in private was hostile to Christianity and had a plan to destroy it after the war. The degree to which he imbibed in and was influenced by the racist occultism, paganism and esotericism which was popular in late 19th, early 20th century Germany is also a matter of dispute.

According to historian Bradley F. Smith, Hitler's father Alois, though nominally a Catholic, was somewhat religiously skeptical, while his mother Klara was a practicing Catholic. At the Benedictine monastery school which Hitler attended for one school year as a child (1897--1898), Hitler became top of his class, receiving 12 1's, the highest grade, in the final quarter. He also sang in the choir at the monastery.