The movement sought to move Germany away from Christianity towards a religion that was based on Germanic paganism and Nazi ideas.
The second faction was the "Confessing Church", which opposed the "German Christians" and swore allegiance to "God and scripture, not a worldly Führer.
[3] His allegiance changed however, joining the Combat League for German Culture (Kampfbund für deutsche Kultur) in May 1933.
[3] Hauer was a critic of traditional Christianity but was compelled to create the German Faith Movement as a way to preserve freedom of conscience.
[4] The movement's ceremonies involved sermons, German classical music and political hymns.