Maybe fundie parent needs to get back in touch with the fundie mainstream.

Modern fundie position: Holocaust was part of God's plan because it encouraged European nations to re-establish the nation of Israel, a prerequisite for the return of Jesus.

Another prerequisite is the extermination of 2/3 of the remaining Jews.

In his 1977 book, Armageddon Now!: The Premillenarian Response to Russia and Israel Since 1917, Christian historian Dwight Wilson cites numerous examples of fundamentalist theologians in the late 1930’s who regarded Hitler’s discriminatory policies against Jews as part of God’s judgment on the Jews. He writes: “Pleas from Europe for assistance for Jewish refugees fell on deaf ears, and ‘Hands Off’ meant no helping hand. So in spite of being theologically more pro-Jewish than any other Christian group, the premillennarians also were apathetic. . . .” [pp. 96-97].

What was it that persuaded almost the entire fundamentalist movement to move from either hostility or neutrality to vocal support of Israel? No single answer will fit every case, but there is a common motivation, one not taken seriously by most people in history: getting out of life alive. [via Rapture]