suppressed suppression of religious freedom Since the attack on a church in Alexandria in the beginning of the year, the fact is brought into focus that Christianity is a persecuted religion. 100 million Christians are being persecuted for their faith. This is 70 percent of people who are oppressed now because of their religion.
It is the struggle against religion is rarely a religious struggle. Christians are usually suppressed due to economic motives, cultural alienation and ethnic hatred. In this situation does not enlightenment: The positive political influence of religion must be rediscovered. Especially in education would be revealed that improve religious influence a political situation.
Christianity also has in its history gravely against human rights. However, it has learned from all religions most-fertilization between faith and political peace. In most democratic countries, Christianity is the largest religion. There is no case in which democratic states have fought wars against each other. Democracy is a peace-promoting factor. And the willingness of the church to participate in the democratic community, the impact is just as peace-conducive. To distrust
to build, it is therefore the positive impact of religion are supported. Unfortunately, the opposite is the policy increasingly also in Germany. In Berlin last year, a referendum confirmed the Berlin Senate is that religious education should be only a choice selection of schools. Such as religion teachers will notice increased in this way, especially in multicultural Berlin, the distrust of his Christian students. Also, the political bodies of the city Nidderau have not yet commented on this, can play the positive influence religious education at day care on the political peace. My wish for the local elections would be a change, as the Berlin religion teacher Rolf Schieder has said: "The Royal is the civilization of religions through education."
Lukas Ohly
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