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Focus on Religion

December 21, 2005

DW-WORLD takes a closer look at religious issues in Germany.

Rural religionImage: AP
Click on the links below to find out more about recent religion issues in Germany.

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German Muslim Group Elects Islam Convert for Top Post

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February 8, 2006

Intelligent Design Debate Arrives in Germany

While a US court this week ruled that evolution must be taught as a fact in Pennsylvania schools, a small group in Germany is trying to advocate alternatives. It believes that an "intelligent designer" created life.
December 21, 2005

Churches Profit From Foundation Boom

A surge in charities has swept across Germany in the past few years -- despite the less than rosy economic situation. The nation's financially strapped churches are benefiting from the commitment of these benefactors.
January 29, 2006

Germany's Not-Quite-So-Secular Democracy

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March 28, 2006

Germany and Gospel: Christmas Tradition, Year-Round Passion

In Germany, gospel music is gaining in popularity, and gospel shows are almost as much a part of the holiday season as Christmas markets, mulled wine and stollen.
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Violent Muslim protests over cartoons published in European papers have left the continent reeling. But it's not the first time Europe has a raging blasphemy controversy on its hands.
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"Germany Should Lead Fight Against Anti-Semitism"

More than 60 years after the Holocaust, Jewish life is beginning to flourish again in Germany. Rabbi Leo Trepp, a Holocaust survivor, has close ties to the country he was once forced to flee.
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