European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 2, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                He stars and stripes feature e o t i o n East berlins Marie Kirche voice of Hope East German christians draw Comfort from sermons delivered there by 77yearold Bishop Otto Dibelius Bayern file writer Finvik towering spire of the massive lutheran Marie Kirche ill East Berlin ims become a Symbol of the Church resistance to the communist regime in on the sunday of each 77 Yew old Bishop Otto one of the six of the world Council of churches and presiding by shop of the evangelical lutherans in Kast and West gel pc Lus the his Ohe to tufted by the Pankow government which determined to crush the influence of to Church in communist Germany Bur the behind the Iron his voice gives them course to ton Hue their bitter struggle with the the of with k hut Titiev have the not huf Pilj no the did id now the Are trying to make a show out of socialist weddings at they Are trying to do with the baby refugees reaching West Berlin wild that most germans ridicule the atheistic baptisms and weddings compar ing them with the similar futile made by the nazis but the most bitterly fought Battle be tween Church and state is the Jugen Dwelle protestant and roman Catho Lic Bishops have warned that this Antl Christian propaganda is a serious threat to christians in pressure is now stronger on parents and Fuir children to accept the Pagan according to refugees in fas Parent h Are forced to declare in writing thai fair children enter schools they accept such in protect k it into with Church Actu ii of mass demo nutrition by Church against the kist in of cured re ill the h Tine to the fore whom the Point of move by the Corn Church was by get traditional on in Public schools and by political indoctrination three Ajo the reds began a Campaign to Church confirmation of the Young with the atheistic rite of Jarendt Neitie Yuh admit Ting and into the life f communist my this has now Iwen followed b Aid Ottar Ivin be Fiti iat to Tufi ithe for in party members dare not bring inn Hili to a Church for Bap the takes in the registrar with sitting behind a decked with and burning Farina the and their in moors and of Wilh Fern of Kast looking the baby it officially by the communist the communist ceremony of jugend the same Day As the of the party officials the rites reach the children take the on Weihe i confirmation there Are drummed up c their Climax when vow to forever fight for the roman and protestants together in the Cathedral of Naumburg in in reply to the communist of books from the churches and private of priests and these Hooks were displayed in an ant religious show in stat owned Book from the pulpits of All Hast German Catholic a decl ration was read warning that the of the Church would be denied to All participants in the Jugen Weihe rite and to their the proof stunt reply to the communists was Bishop declaration that you cannot go into the Church one Day and Proue to be Truso son and holy and next sunday to jugend Weihe and give our loyalty to a Pagan concept of the relentless War on the Church goes Tux the source of income for German churches hits been All but abolished by the Public solicitation for funds is religious classes have been moved into private Homes and taught by laymen in this the communists see the Church As an organisation which will re strict its cultural activities until it has been to Comfort err inn christians during their darkest comes the voice of Hope from Kast berlins it is Bishop who declares the state is not our our first obedience is still to god not to in East a Symbol of a j of communist youth group Parade in East they cry but carry october 1958 thai stars and stripes burhop Dibelius right on his Way to deliver 11