 SS members were put under pressure to identify as "gottgläubig" and revoke their church membership, if necessary under the threat of expulsion.The SS personnel records show that most of its members who left the church of their upbringing, did so just before or shortly after joining the SS.The Sicherheitsdienst (SD) members were the most willing corps within the SS to withdraw from their Christian denominations and change their religious affiliation to "gottgläubig" at 90%.