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No, you're right, and it's important in this context to note that it was Europe as a whole, and not Germany in particular, that had been anti-semitic for hundreds of years. I'd maintain it has more to do with society's need for an Other than anything having to do with Christianity, but we probably shouldn't hijack this thread too much. Moreover, I have no doubt that many of those who taught and practiced anti-semitism were also devout Christians. We are none of us perfect. My main point is simply that Hitler did not really believe in God in the same way Christians do.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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