Monday 5 July 2010

German 3rd Party Policies. Religion.

1.NPD
The NPD states that it strongly supports article 4 of the Basic Law which enhances religious freedom in the Federal Republic of Germany, and according to the statute, the NPD is religiously neutral. Nonetheless, the NPD stirs up hatred against non-christian minorities, especcially muslims (particularly Turks). In the first place the party criticises all visible signs of other religions, e.g. the vexed minarets of mosques: "The initiative of the NPD directs against one of the most visible symbols of hyperxenesis, occupants and oppressors: The Anatolian minaret."

2.DKP
The party states that their approach for the realisation of socialism is based on scientific socialist ideas and theories of Marx, Engels and Lenin. Anyway the DKP acknowledges that there can be religious or humanist approaches to socialism as well.

3.PBC
Although the manifesto of the PBC does not have an article or even a paragraph exclusively dealing with religion, as the name suggests, the whole concept of the party is based on religion, more precise on christianity. Hence, many of the articles of the PBC's manifsto include bible quotes related to the particular issue. Article 3, Youth and Educational Policy, starts with Ecclesiastes 12, 1: "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth" and article 5.3, Fair Politics, Prayers for all Poltiticians, quotes 1 Timothy 2, 1 – 2: "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."

Sources: www.npd.de, www.dkp.de, www.pbc.de, www.bibleserver.com

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