On the "AtheistNexus.org" forum, there is a discussion that suggests Christianity is partially responsible for the Holocaust and that atheists were among the groups targeted by Hitler. It is true that Adolf Hitler was raised as a Roman Catholic and it is true that many people within the Roman Catholic Church supported Hitler's views, but there were some Catholics who disagreed with Nazi policies and fought to help protect the Jews and other "non-Aryan" minorities. I don't remember hearing anything about atheists being amongst those being persecuted by the Nazis. Schools that promoted free thought were banned, I believe, because their philosophy was viewed as being inconsistent with the ideology of the Third Reich.
Persons who were ethnically Jewish (regardless of whether they considered themselves to be religious, secular or culturally Jewish), anti-social persons, the Jehovah's Witnesses, people with mental and/or physical disabilities, blacks, Communists, Gypsies, gay men and lesbians, people who were against Nazi ideology as well as numerous other religious, social and political groups were persecuted and exterminated by the National Socialist political party that occupied much of Europe during World War II. The person who wrote that blog post on "AtheistNexus.org" who goes by the name of Dyslexic's DOG, he seems to be misinformed or is cherry-picking information that promotes his anti-Christian views. Dude, it's okay to disagree with the beliefs and practices of Christianity and to openly criticize them, however, it is not okay for you to make pseudo-historical arguments to support your view of the harm that some beliefs and practices within the Christian religion causes humanity. There are better ways to do that.
From what I know, the Nazis came from a variety of religious backgrounds. Followers of Nazi ideology during Hitler's reign also seemed to find inspiration in ancient German paganism as well, not that pagans were responsible for the Holocaust either or should be viewed as such. I don't think that Christians, atheists or pagans were solely or partially responsible for the Holocaust. People from different backgrounds fell for Hitler's propaganda. The Nazi party was democratically elected in Germany. I believe Hitler may have found inspiration in the anti-Semitic writings of Martin Luther.
Martin Luther helped ignite the Protestant reformation, this movement also seemed to bring about the idea of Biblical literalism. The Roman Catholic Church never took the Bible to be entirely literal. They viewed some passages literally, some passages were metaphorical and others were moral or eschatological. The Protestants didn't have priestly leaders to interpret the text for them, so the only thing that could agree on was the "authority" of the Bible. For Roman Catholics, the literal parts of the Bible were considered as being far less important than the metaphorical, moral or eschatological passages.
I don't see how assigning partial blame towards the Christians for the Holocaust is any better than when Christians make the equally false claim that Hitler was an atheist and that the concept of atheism is responsible for the Holocaust. My readers, may I make a suggestion? I would strongly encourage you to check your facts and stick to what historians with verifiable credentials whose work has been peer-reviewed have to say about such subjects and be wary of misinformed amateurs who cherry-pick information to support notions that are not supported by the research that has been done by historians or scholars. Keep in mind, not all amateur historians are misinformed or seeking to promote baseless notions . Some follow the research done by credible historians and scholars with verifiable credentials whose work has been peer-reviewed and know what they are talking about. However some amateurs usually don't have a clue as to what they are even talking about.
There are better ways to criticize the Christian religion, I'd suggest that you not look towards Dyslexic's DOG example as a means to do so.
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