Germany declares that war is acceptable to God.

I have heard German sermons proving that Jesus was in favor of Militarism.
"Teutonic pride, the conviction that its race is providentially destined to dominate the world, brings into working unity their Protestants, Catholics and Jews.
"Far above their differences of dogma is that God of the State which is German--the Warrior God to whom William is probably referring as 'my worthy Ally.' Religions always tend toward universality.

Their aim is to place humanity in relationship with God, and to sustain these relations among mankind.

Prussia has retrograded to barbarism, creating for its personal use a second Jehovah, a divinity hostile to the greater part of the human race who makes his own the grudges and ambitions of the German people." Tchernoff then explained in his own way the creation of this Teutonic God, ambitious, cruel and vengeful.

The Germans were comparatively recent Christians.