The Persecution of the Christian Minority within the Majority Church in the Example of the Ecclesial-political Situation in Germany
Abstract
The article contains two sections. Firstly, it addresses main characteristics of the ecclesial-political situation in Germany in the Third Reich from the perspective of state and church majority, the so-called German Christians (Deutsche Christen).
It also reflects on the relationship between the church majority and the resistance church movement called the Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche). The aim of this contribution is not to offer a detailed description of historical events, but to outline major connections that are foundational for a concrete Christian minority whose human rights are violated.
The second part of the article generalizes these characteristics and the main conclusions are applied to today's situation of the persecuted Christian minorities.