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When pastors were spies

By Jana Riess — December 19, 2019
(RNS) — The East German secret police used a network of Christian pastors and theologians as informants. Forty years later their stories are coming to light.

Haunted by its history, Berlin debates whether to restore the kaiser’s gilded cross

By Tom Heneghan — June 7, 2017
(RNS) The reconstruction of the City Palace (Stadtschloss), the central Berlin winter residence of kings and kaisers, is raising all kinds of questions about Berlin's relationship to its past.

Beyond the Berlin Wall: “Mr. Obama: Tear Down All These Walls.”

By Omid Safi — June 20, 2013
President Obama poetically stated: "No wall can stand against the yearning of justice," Yes indeed! Mr. President, tear down all these walls. Mr. President, tear down the segregation wall in Palestine/Israel. Mr. President, tear down the wall along the American-Mexico border. Mr. President, tear down these walls.
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