Illustrated by a German political cartoon that more than implied that army generals do not belong in God’s heaven, this article is a digest of a number of articles from Germany that thought carefully about a speech given by Kaiser Wilhelm, in which the sovereign opined:
“He who is not a good Christian is not a good man, nor a good Prussian soldier, and he cannot possibly fulfill the duty of a soldier in the Prussian army.”
The Teutonic press corps rightfully pointed out that Jews had been serving in that army since 1812, and had been recognized as a patriotic and reliable pool of recruits.
Christian radio broadcasting began in the mid-Twenties…
KEY WORDS: personal theology of Kaiser Wilhelm,unique theology of Kaiser Wilhelm,Prussian Christians favored by Kaiser Wilhelm 1897,antisemitism in the German army of Kaiser Wilhelm,good soldiers and good Christians,Jew-hatred of Kaiser Wilhelm
