"There was a powerful religious impulse to Nazism... Grasping that the conformity of the young is a powerful weapon when it can be harnessed, the Nazis deliberately set out to give young people a particular sense of belonging to the new society that National Socialism was building... Hitler's assertion in [his book] Mein Kampf [was that] 'the people will more easily fall victims to a great lie than a small one.'" - Michael Lynch
My mind ponders Vacation Bible Schools drawing hundreds of children, sharing the story of Jesus' resurrection through music, drama, uniform T-shirts and other festivities. Wherever experience and reason leads them in their adult years, I hope that faith in something good continues to be strong.
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