Tag: Protestant church
Evangelical Church: The woman for the Synodenshizzle – opinion
She does not say “dear siblings”, not “honored high synod”: The President of the EKD Synod begins her speech with a laconic “Sooo”. “The first time here at the lectern.”…
Evangelical School of Journalism does not receive any additional funding – media
The Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) has rejected additional funding for the continuation of the Evangelical School of Journalism in Berlin. The board of directors had dealt…
District court finds pastor guilty of granting church asylum – Bavaria
A pastor of the Evangelical-Methodist Congregation Pegnitz has to pay a supplement among other things. In January he saved a man from Iran from deportation. He followed his conscience, argued…
Controversial pastor from Bremen gives lectures in Franconia – Bavaria
Because she invited the Bremen pastor Olaf Latzel, who was controversial for alleged incitement to hatred, to give lectures, a Protestant congregation in Lower Franconia was attacked. The pastor of…
Obituary for Eberhard Jüngel: Sparkling, sophisticated, witty – culture
The fact that evangelical theology, of all things, can develop a shine is not the first thing people associate with it today. But anyone who, like the author of these…
Munich: when, how loudly and why church bells ring – Munich
“Now!” Says Gerald Fischer. The six-ton cast steel bell swings back and forth for the fifth time. The 67-year-old stands two meters away from her in the tower of St.…