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>No-one forced the Nazis
National Socalism didn't exist as an antisemitic ideology in a vacuum. It was an Ethnonationalist one as well. Nor did Hitler particularly espouse traditional Christian virtues. The church was seen as an outside power structure that could run contrary to what he wanted the state to be. Gottgläubig is a good example of how the state wanted religion to operate within it.
You're also under the assumption that Hitler and the Nazis were pure ideologues. Hitler was a practitioner of realpolitik:
He was willing to work with the Catholic church where necessary.
He was willing to campaign himself as a champion of the workers in his early days of the Nazi party. Strasserism arose as a result of the Strasser brothers claiming Hitler wasn't focusing on the economic issues he originally spoke of.
He was willing to work with industrialists if they played ball with the state. It was a give and take relation.
He was willing to work with the Soviets on the M-R Pact. It was convenient to force the Allies to lose face if they only pursued the Nazis for their invasion of Poland. That, or they would have to declare war on the Soviets as well, or internationally condemn them.
As well, it made the time spent in Poland lower so that the Western offensive could begin. Hitler was not concerned with half of Poland being occupied by his ideological enemy because it wouldn't matter when Barbarossa was executed.
He was also willing to use the Sturmabteilung to abet his rise to power with violence where necessary. Keep in mind Ernst Röhm was known to be a homosexual by Hitler. Hitler then conducted a purge by liquidating them; The SS was created as an official apparatus loyal to the party to be safe and get rid of any problematic elements.
Tangentially related, but Stalin no doubt knew of Beria's terrible nature as well but kept him around because he understood the practical uses of having such a man leading the NKVD.
