quote:It is not surprising, then, that Hitler wrote in his book, Mein Kampf: ". . . I am convinced that I am acting as the agent of our Creator. By fighting off the Jews, I am doing the Lord's work." He proclaimed essentially the same thing in a speech before the Reichstag in 1938.
As a Christian, I view Neanderthals as....Neanderthals. They were only one other line of Hominids. At some distant time in the past, both we and the Neaderthal had common ancestors.
While it is still too early to say for sure, what I have seen so far seems to show that the Chimp and the Bonobos will very likely soon be included in the family. Frankly, knowing some of my kith and kin, I think that overall it will be an improvement.