Trump, Putin, Afd: when Politics Misuses Christianity

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The World Council of Churches has noted an increasing political instrumentalization of Christianity.

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Wars and hatred in the name of God: The Christian faith is increasingly being exploited. World Council of Churches President Bedford-Strohm is "appalled".

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Wars and hatred in the name of God: The Christian faith is increasingly being exploited. World Council of Churches President Bedford-Strohm is "appalled".

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The chairman of the World Council of Churches, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, sees Christianity threatened by "increasing political abuse." Speaking to the newspapers of the Funke Media Group (Tuesday editions), Bedford-Strohm cited developments in the USA, Russia, and the AfD (Alternative for Germany party) as examples. It cannot be that politics misuses Christianity for its own purposes, said the former chairman of the Council of the Evangelical Chu…