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The media in Luther's home country tend to approach the roughly 1.3 million evangelicals with a hostile attitude. They often portray them as dangerous fundamentalists, says Stephan Holthaus, Dean of the Free Theological Academy in Giessen. Marginal issues in Germany, for instance homeschooling, were blown out of proportion. The media seemed to suggest that evangelicals on the whole refuse to send their children to public schools. For most German evangelicals this is, however, a non-issue, said Holthaus. |
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A recent member of a German homeschool network wrote to the country’s top education official, Dr. Annette Schavan, asking that the topic of homeschooling be put on the agenda for a national conference of state education leaders. He was told “The topic would not be discussed because it is impossible to homeschool in Germany.” |
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What you can do to support home schooling parents in Germany: 1) Phone the German embassy and talk to Mr. Andreas Haack, the head of cultural affairs, at +27 (012) 427 8906 2) Send a fax to the German embassy. Mark it for the attention of Mr. Andreas Haack, the head of cultural affairs, and send it to +27 (012) 343 3606 3) Send an email to the German embassy. Mark it for the attention of Mr. Andreas Haack, the head of cultural affairs, and email it to
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4) Click here to ask the German President why homeschooling is not allowed in Germany 5) Click here to sign the the online petition for the German Embassy 6) If you are on Facebook, join the cause "Stop persecution of Home Schoolers by German Government ". It can be found under causes for Education. |
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