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Bavaria to display crosses in all government buildings
Catholic Herald ^ | April 25, 2108 | Theo Howard

Posted on 04/25/2018 6:45:51 AM PDT by Petrosius

The German state's government said it would reflect its 'cultural identity and Christian-Western influence'

Bavaria’s regional government has ordered crosses to be placed at the entrances of all state administrative buildings. The state’s conservative administration said that the crosses should reflect Bavaria’s “cultural identity and Christian-Western influence”. The decree was passed on Tuesday and won’t apply to federal government buildings in Bavaria.

The predominantly Catholic state’s public schools and courtrooms are already obliged to display crosses at entrances. Bavaria is governed by the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian partners of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats who tend to be more conservative on social issues. The decision comes after last September’s federal election, which saw a rise in support for the anti-immigration and populist Alternativ für Deutschland.

Horst Seehofer, former CSU premier of Bavaria and now Germany’s interior minister, has pressed Merkel’s government for tighter immigration controls. Following the reelection of Viktor Orban in Hungary earlier this month, Seehofer warned that the European Union had displayed “arrogance and paternalism” to states like Hungary.

Bavaria’s current President, Markus Söder, has followed a similarly conservative line once saying “one thing is clear for the CSU: Crucifixes belong in classrooms, headscarves don’t”.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Germany; Government
KEYWORDS: germany

1 posted on 04/25/2018 6:45:52 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: Petrosius

Wow! Libs everywhere grinding their teeth.


2 posted on 04/25/2018 6:47:41 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Petrosius

Muslims to go postal in 5...4...3...2...1...

3 posted on 04/25/2018 6:52:30 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod (To restore all things in Christ~~Appeasing evil is cowardice~~Francis is temporary. Hell is forever.)
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To: Petrosius

Bavarian Refugee Ping!


4 posted on 04/25/2018 6:52:57 AM PDT by CharleysPride (Peace, Freedom and Prosperity. Thank you, President Trump.)
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To: Petrosius

Spent a lot of time in Bavaria while I was stationed in Germany and, of all the various regions in the then-FRG, I liked Bavaria the best - not just in terms of the natural beauty of the area, but the people. They were far more friendly (especially to Americans), far more outspoken about their hatred of Nazism and anti-Semitism and yes, far more patriotic and conservative.


5 posted on 04/25/2018 7:01:29 AM PDT by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Petrosius

More winning!!


6 posted on 04/25/2018 7:03:08 AM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Petrosius

Whoa....hope for Germany? Nice
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7 posted on 04/25/2018 7:07:57 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: ManHunter

One of my favorite radio stations

https://www.antenne.de/


8 posted on 04/25/2018 7:14:38 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Petrosius

My Great Great Grandparents were Bavarian (came over before the Kaiser and the unification of Germany).

I was told that frequently my GGGrandma was heard to say (in her very heavy Germanic accent) “Dem Chermans, they is the devil”.

Who knows, this guy is still around.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz,_Duke_of_Bavaria

He could be king of Great Britain too.


9 posted on 04/25/2018 7:42:54 AM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: Petrosius
Bavaria is governed by the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian partners of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats who tend to be more conservative on social issues.

Not an expert in German politics but hypocrisy is universal and my spider-senses are picking up on some here. Seems to me that these guys are just posturing for votes because their support for Merkel is enabling her in directly undermining Christian values and fostering rapid islamicization of Germany. If they meant any of this, they'd walk away from her. Instead they pretend to be tough guys while they look the other way as Merkel, with their help, brings in millions of violent anti-christian thugs and forces them upon the German public.

10 posted on 04/25/2018 8:49:45 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: Petrosius

Bavaria is kinda like the Texas of Germany.


11 posted on 04/25/2018 8:51:27 AM PDT by rivercat
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To: Petrosius
Another reason to root for Bayern Munich today...


12 posted on 04/25/2018 8:53:53 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Petrosius

Excellent

Barvaria is like the South

You can tell when you’re there

Traditionalist Germany

Proud

Open to politically correct attack


13 posted on 04/25/2018 8:55:15 AM PDT by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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