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Noted, how often they referenced the churches? One would think, that those groups and the church usually do not go along very well. But since the catholic and
by hutzlibu 4y ago
Noted, how often they referenced the churches?
One would think, that those groups and the church usually do not go along very well.
But since the catholic and protestant churches were oppressed too, they indeed often provided a save haven, for other groups. Because giving a concert for example, required a permission, but music in the context of the church was allowed, etc.
- trelane 4y agoIf you look at the lower portion of the full poster, church connections are discussed in a number of them. Look for "kirch" or "kirchl." From what I can tell from various sources I've read over the years, the evangelical churches were particularly involved in the underground movements in the DDR.
- hutzlibu 4y ago"the evangelical churches were particularly involved" In absolute numbers for sure, because traditionally (since the 30 year war), the east of germany is mainly protestantic. In my home town there are around 10 evangelical churches and only 1 katholic. But they were quite active, as far as I can tell. And I have not read much about it, but got the stories firsthand.