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  We mourn Thomas Luckmann (1927-2016)
  doyen of the sociology of religion

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  Friday May 20th, 2016 / ProMundis Blog, Sociology of religions, Sociology of religions

   
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  At the CIA it had nothing to do with “ticking-bomb torture:” ultimately only sadists use torture

  Multiple German media outlets carried a commentary by Thomas Schirrmacher regarding the torture report of the US Senate. Here we offer his commentary in English, along with his responses to some of the following discussion. […]

  Wednesday May 18th, 2016 / Special ethical topics, Special topics human rights, Ethics, Human Rights, ProMundis Blog

   

• Don’t throw Stones! Four Reasons why not to lay down the Law – Pope Francis in Amoris Laetitia

  In terms of language and in its very nature, worlds separate Amoris Laetitia on marriage and family from writings by earlier popes on sexual ethics, even if the official teaching by the church has hardly changed. The […]

  Saturday May 14th, 2016 / Marriage & Family, Ethics, Catholic Church, ProMundis Blog, Sexuality

   

• Aus Toleranz werden Millionen von Familienangehörigen nicht mehr repräsentiert

  1. Beispiel Niedersachsen Niedersachen wollte in seinem Gesetzesentwurf für ein neues Mediengesetz in dem zukünftig größer geplanten Gremium der Landesmedienanstalt den Vertreter des Deutschen Familienverbandes (DFV) durch einen Vertreter des Lesben- und Schwulenverbandes ersetzen. Ab […]

  Friday March 11th, 2016 / Democracy, Marriage & Family, Ethics, Familiensoziologie, Society, Politics, ProMundis Blog, School / Education, Sociology

   

• The Gay Revenge? Or: Once a persecuted Minority, Today a persecuting Power?

  In an article for the Washington Post and on the television channel Fox the lesbian radio presenter Tammy Bruce addressed as a vocal, professing lesbianvthe gay and lesbian movement because the former homosexual minority is today paying its former enemies back in kind.

  Wednesday February 24th, 2016 / Christianity & Politics, Marriage & Family, Ethics, Familiensoziologie, Society, ProMundis Blog, Sociology

   
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  Schirrmacher calls for the right of self-determination for the Kurds at the founding of the German-Kurdish Lawyers’ Association

  The German-Kurdish Lawyers Association held its founding ceremony at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main.

  Saturday February 20th, 2016 / Human Rights, Menschenrechte allgemein, Politics, ProMundis Blog, United Nations

   
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  „Ich weiß, dass mein 9 senkrecht lebet“

  Buch mit Kreuzworträtseln zu biblischen Themen vermittelt zugleich bibelkundliches Wissen Über viele Jahre hat Prof. Dr. Horst Krämer Kreuzworträtsel entwicklet, nicht zuletzt rund um biblische Themen. Eine neue Sammlung legt er jetzt im Verlag für […]

  Monday February 15th, 2016 / Bible, ProMundis Blog, Theology