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November 2022

November 21, 2022

Death on Demand

Sometimes the slippery slope argument is no fallacy. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide laws do keep...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Rome’s New Struggle with German Reformers

Five hundred years ago, the Vatican was struggling against a reform movement out of Germany. ...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

“Protest for all”: Social conservatives in France vs. Germany

Though Christianity is said to be on the decline in Europe, social conservatives are often...

April 2017

April 05, 2017

What Germany is doing for Luther’s 500th Anniversary

Germany has lots going on for the 500th Anniversary year of Luther's posting of the...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

German government vs. Christian converts

The German government is mistreating ex-Muslim immigrants who have converted to Christianity, according to Rev. Gottfried Martens...

January 13, 2017

Luther’s influence on German culture

The Economist has a fascinating article on "How Martin Luther has shaped Germany for half...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

Profile of Muslim converts & their church

The Atlantic has a profile of Muslim converts in Germany, with special emphasis on the...

January 2016

January 27, 2016

More on Muslims converting to Christianity

International journalist Uwe Siemon-Netto, a confessional Lutheran, has more details about Muslims converting to Christianity. ...

January 11, 2016

Germany’s second thoughts on immigrants

No country has been more welcoming of Middle Eastern immigrants than Germany, which has looked...

December 2015

December 10, 2015

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

Time Magazine's Person of the Year is German Prime Minister Angela Merkel. Interesting choice: Prime...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

Rebuilding the Lutheran Church of Our Lady in Dresden

Johann Sebastian Bach played the organ at the Lutheran Church of Our Lady in Dresden,...

September 2015

September 14, 2015

Why Germany is welcoming refugees

Many European countries are dismayed at all of the refugees pouring in from Syria and...

June 2015

June 11, 2015

Germany is demographically doomed

The "baby bust" in Germany is so severe that the country is unlikely to retain...

October 2014

October 01, 2014

Germany considering doing away with incest laws

The German Ethics Council, an official government agency, is recommending that the law against incest...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

Why many Germans favor Russia

Prime minister Angela Merkel, Germany's Iron Lady, is leading efforts to stand up against Russia's...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

When the church “doesn’t really stand for anything”

Newsweek has an article about how Protestantism is dwindling in the land of Luther. It...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

How Germany does elections

Germany's conservative Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was re-elected, as voters gave her party an overwhelming victory...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

The most popular country in the world

What a difference 68 years makes! The most popular country in the world is Germany. ...

May 15, 2013

Court rules against German homeschoolers

The German government threatened to take away the children of a couple on the grounds...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

The German state church

Mathew Block, in the course of correcting a media error, explains that the Protestant state...

April 19, 2013

Swimming the Elbe

Those who convert to Catholicism are said to have "swum the Tiber," referring to the...

February 2013

February 18, 2013

Deporting homeschoolers

Homeschooling in Germany is illegal and is punished harshly with fines, imprisonment, and even the...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

The influence of the Lutheran parsonage in Germany

Sociologist Peter Berger on the influence of the Lutheran parsonage in Germany, particularly in East...

April 03, 2012

Luther and the Euro crisis

From Lutheranism to its depths to Lutheranism in its shallows. . . The BBC, of...

August 2010

August 16, 2010

Germany’s economy is booming

While the rest of the world is in the economic doldrums, Germany's economy is growing...

March 2010

March 11, 2010

Germany is fed-up

Germany has played nice since the end of World War II, trying to expiate its...

November 2009

November 10, 2009

Germany’s dull and effective chancellor

Angela Merkel won a big victory in Germany, with her conservative coalition trouncing the socialists...