Bavaria to leave medieval anti-Jewish sculptures on churches
Berlin, GermanyAP Authorities, churches and Jewish communities in Germany’s southern state of Bavaria have agreed that anti-Semitic statues and carvings dating back to the Middle Ages shouldn’t be removed from churches, an official said Tuesday. The Bavarian Government’s point man against anti-Semitism, Ludwig Spaenle, said that relics such as the “Judensau”, or “Jew pig”, sculptures […]
GERMANY: FENDING OFF THE RISING RIGHT, BAVARIAN LEADER PUTS CROSSES IN STATE OFFICES
TOM HENEGAN, of Religion News Service, reports on the controversy surrounding moves in the German state of Bavaria to install crosses on all government buildings…