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Christianity and Eugenics Diametrically Opposed

Filed under 1879, Alexander Tille, American Eugenics, aristocratic, Aryan, birth defects, Charity, Christianity, communism, Darwinism, defectives, democracy, duty, Ernst Haeckel, Evolution, feebleminded, Fit and Unfit, Germany, Madison Grant, man as animal, National Socialists, Natural selection, quote collections, race, Richard Weikart, sanctity of life, sentimentalism, social body, social organism, socialism, sterilization, The Passing of the Great Race, Virchow

One of the common themes that surfaces in the writings of eugenicists is how Christianity is the antithesis of the eugenics mindset. Catholics in particular are often singled out. No person educated in evolution and Darwinism could possibly stand opposed to eugenics–or remain a Christian. At the very least, tenets of religious faith that stress …

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