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Frankfurt am Main, November 26th 2016. On Saturday (November 26th) the synod of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) called on those with political responsibility in Germany and Europe to reinforce efforts for peace in Syria. … read more … „EKHN Resolution of the Synod – Syria: More peace efforts demanded“ weiterlesen
„EKHN Synoden-Resolution „Frieden in Syrien ist möglich““ weiterlesen
The Minister-President of the Rhineland-Palatinate, Ms. Malu Dreyer, suggests that, on November 30th this year, people should gather to express their solidarity with those suffering in Syria. The Evangelical Churches in Hesse and Nassau, the Palatinate and the Rhineland are taking up this idea and propose that prayers for peace should be offered. „Solidarity with the suffering people in Syria“ weiterlesen
Erbil is maybe the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city. It was born during the early Mesopotamian civilizations, around 10.000 years ago.
Today we skipt the plan to visit the center of Jiyan Foundation in Kirkuk because of safety reasons and went directly to Dschamdschamãl. It seems that last night the Peshmerga again killed or captured IS Fighters in Kirkuk.
Coming from Beirut I arrived yesterday late afternoon in Erbil. It’s the capitol city of the Kurdish state in North Iraq around 80 km south east of Mosul. Since 2014 EKHN is supporting the Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights which is working with refugees in this region.
„Visit to Khanke – a refugee camp for Yezidis in Kurdistan / North of Iraq“ weiterlesen
A whole day we walked through Kazimierz – one of the historical districts of Kraków. A wonderful place; enjoy pictures and some information about this part of Kraków Old Town.
Heute ist Sonntag und Gelegenheit zum Durchatmen nach zwei intensiven Konsultationstagen an der Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Beirut. „Reformation – One World: The Protestant Reformation 500 years later in Germany and Lebanon“ ist das Thema der Konsultation die noch bis Montagabend andauert. … weiterlesen …
Unter diesem Titel hat die Kirchenleitung der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau ein Grundsatzpapier zur theologischen Vergewisserung und ethischen Orientierung im Kontext von Flucht und Migration veröffentlicht. Darin bestärkt sie Dekanate, Gemeinden und Einrichtungen, sich weiter in der Flüchtlingsarbeit zu engagieren, sich für die Integration Hilfesuchender einzusetzen sowie für Offenheit und Toleranz in Deutschland einzutreten.
Die Stellungnahme 16-05-24_KL der EKHN_Noch Raum in der Herberge zum download.