Margot Kaessmann Steps Down as Bishop and Highest Representative
Hanover, February 24 (idea) – Facing charges for drunken driving Bishop Margot Kaessmann, leader of the mainline Protestant Churches in Germany, has stepped down from her office. She is also resigning as Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover.
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Government Claims to Know Whereabouts of German Family and British Engineer
Sanaa (idea) – The government of Yemen has started negotiations for the release of six Christian hostages. A German family of five and a British engineer are held captive in the Northern province of Saada, according to foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. He was...
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Government: They Are in the Hands of Houthi Rebels
Sanaa/Berlin (idea) – Six Christian hostages, among them three children, in Yemen are alive. More than six months ago a German Christian family of five and a British engineer were abducted in the North of the country.
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Video Shows Children of German Family – Relatives Grateful for Prayers
Sanaa/Berlin (idea) – More than six months ago a German Christian family of five and a British engineer were abducted in North Yemen. Now there appears to be at least a ray of hope for their next of kin.
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Open Shops During All Advent Sundays Unconstitutional
Berlin/Karlsruhe (idea) – Church victory: The German Supreme Court has curbed Sunday shopping during the advent season in the capital Berlin.
The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe today ruled the Berlin regulations allowing shops to open... more ... »
Swiss Evangelical Alliance Disappointed By Surprising Vote
Berne (idea) – The Swiss vote in favor of a ban on minarets has been met with controversial reactions in the Christian community of the alpine country.
In a referendum on November 29, a proposed building ban for further minarets received a 57,5 percent majority. The...
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German Churches Commemorate 20th Anniversary With Thanksgiving
Berlin (idea) – Prayers and candles brought the Berlin wall down. They proved stronger than the powers of a decaying Communist dictatorship in East Germany.
The churches in Germany are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the opening of... more ... »
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German Chancellor: Anti-Discrimination Laws Not Aimed At Religion
Berlin (idea) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reassured evangelical Christians that European anti-discrimination legislation will not curb their freedom of worship and religious expression.
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Ban: Faith Organizations Play Key Role in Alleviating Human Suffering
New York (idea) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has praised the Salvation Army’s global humanitarian efforts for people in need.
At a meeting with General Shaw Clifton at the United Nations in New York Ban expressed special appreciation... more ... »
Political Magazine Compares Missionaries With Jihadists
Mainz (idea) – A TV program on one of Germany’s major channels angers evangelicals. In its political magazine “Frontal 21” the public sector broadcaster ZDF aired a report entitled “Dying For Jesus – Mission Adventure”, August 4.
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Bible Societies Distribute 382 Million Scriptures in 2008
Reading (idea) – World distribution of the Bible and Scripture portions has dropped slightly last year.
According to the United Bible Societies, based in Reading, England, the 145 member societies distributed more complete Bibles in 2008 than in... more ... »
Fate of German Family and British Engineer Unknown
Saada, July 21 (idea) – Six weeks after their abduction in Yemen there is still no word about the whereabouts of a German Christian family and a British citizen.
The development worker, his wife, their three children and the British engineer were...
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“God Is – in All Probability – a Czech Singer”
Vienna, July 20 (idea) – Austrian atheists have launched a poster campaign in Vienna. They have taken their cue from similar campaigns in the UK and other European countries.
Austrian atheists and humanists display their slogans on hoardings at... more ... »
Election of Jerzy Buzek Strengthens Freedom and Human Rights
Brussels, July 15 (idea) – The Christian “European Coalition for Israel” (ECI) welcomes the election of the former Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as President of the European Parliament.
The 69-year-old Conservative received 555 of the 664 votes in... more ... »
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