Ethics and the Will of God: The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"The German theologian wrestled with religious principles in the thick of political and personal crisis during Hitler's regime. With filmmaker Martin Doblmeier, we explore Bonhoeffer's religious creativity and the present-day resonance of his ideas."
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What good is a $10.00 raise … if it then costs you $12.00 more to live? (May, 1945)
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Christians, Politics, and the Fate of the Nation
In this heightened political season, there are many, including some Christians, who believe the fate of the nation rises and falls on the outcome of November’s presidential election. That is not to say that politics and elections are inconsequential—the nation prospers from good leaders and suffers from the inept—but are government and political leaders really the hope or ruin of a nation?
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LifeLink: Operation T4
"Prior to World War II, Germany enacted Operation T4—a program through which mentally and physically disabled individuals were euthanized in mass numbers. Upon the recommendation of Alfred Hoche, a noted psychiatrist, and Karl Binding, a prominent scholar of criminal law (who together wrote Allowing the Destruction of Life Unworthy of Living), Hitler started the implementation of Operation T4. Between 1940 and 1941, doctors systematically killed 70,293 individuals who were determined to be “life unworthy of living.”
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Announcing Victory in Europe
On May 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced "Victory-in-Europe" day, following the surrender of Germany on May 7. Coincidentally, May 8 was also Truman's 61st birthday.
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Celebrating the Surrender of Germany
The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945 at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Reims in northeastern France. Present were representatives of the four Allied Powers—France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States—and the three Germany officers delegated by German President Karl Doenitz—Gen. Alfred Jodl, who had alone been authorized to sign the surrender document; Maj. Wilhelm Oxenius, an aide to Jodl; and Adm. Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, one of the German chief negotiators. Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, SHAEF chief of staff, led the Allied delegation as the representative of General Eisenhower, who had refused to meet with the Germans until the surrender had been accomplished.
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Before You Go
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'Absolute War' looks at victory and loss along the Russian front - The Boston Globe
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