Tag: faith and religion
Bavaria: The desecration of Jewish cemeteries is evidence of ongoing anti-Semitism – Bavaria
For two years, Elisabeth-Singer Brehm has been working through meters of files in Bavarian archives. The folklorist and Judaizer at the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) records all…
Prantl’s view: The big questions in life arise at Easter – politics
Everyone knows what birth is. Nobody really knows what the resurrection is all about. Easter, the festival of the Resurrection, which we celebrate in a few days, has never had…
Religious critics want to overturn Söder’s crucifixion decree in Karlsruhe – Bavaria
The critics of the controversial cruise decree in Bavaria want to move to Karlsruhe after the legal defeat before the Federal Administrative Court. As the Association for Freedom of Thought…
Actions against the ban on dancing on quiet days in Bavaria: more partying than ever – Munich
Church or techno temple? For hundreds of demonstrators on Theresienwiese a year ago, the direction of march was clear: “Let’s dance. Amen!” they wrote on the posters. And: “Swap the…
André Heller’s Festival in the Elbphilharmonie – Culture
Florian Boesch didn’t get particularly far with his winter trip. The singer was stopped after the second verse. Because Peter Sloterdijk had a question. How does the hiker in Schubert’s…
Borderline experiences: scary stories from the Bavarian Forest
Ghosts, true dreams, announcements of death: local researcher Karl-Heinz Reimeier from Grafenau collects reports from people in the Bavarian Forest to whom spooky things have happened. Three of them report…
Muslims in Munich: What Ramadan means to them – Munich
Some companies have prayer rooms Open detailed view Inas Ali Zeidan from Garching is a manager in recruitment. (Photo: Catherina Hess) “Ramadan is the time to reset everything,” says Inas…
Football and church: “Both are completely useless” – Munich
Maybe this is the evening when it really becomes clear that there is a God. Because two of the world’s largest religions come together: the Catholic Church and football. Both…
Japan: Shrines in distress
The major religions in Japan are feeling the consequences of aging, social change and the tense economic situation. This also applies to the surroundings of the temples and shrines. In…
Space travel: “In the beginning people treat you like a mushroom”
As NASA’s head of research, Thomas Zurbuchen was one of the most influential scientists in the world. A conversation about curiosity about the universe, his religious childhood in Switzerland and…