There's been a bit of a hooh-hah in Berlin in recent months, culminating in a referendum today on getting denominational religious education recognised in schools as an alternative to ethics, which is currently compulsory for all. It's far too complicated to sum up here, but suffice to say the churches and the right-wing parties have put up a massive and aggressive campaign in favour of RE.
This included a huge billboard campaign featuring the likes of Günther Jauch, the host of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and Hertha captain Arne Friedrich. The "Pro-Reli" posters outnumbered the "Pro-Ethik" ones by at least twenty to one. God alone (hehe) knows where they got the money from.
Anyway, the vote was today and the results are in. And they were surprising to say the least. Not only did the referendum fail to get enough votes for the proposal to be accepted, but the majority of those who could even be bothered to turn out voted against it.
I am so proud to be a Berliner tonight.
This included a huge billboard campaign featuring the likes of Günther Jauch, the host of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and Hertha captain Arne Friedrich. The "Pro-Reli" posters outnumbered the "Pro-Ethik" ones by at least twenty to one. God alone (hehe) knows where they got the money from.
Anyway, the vote was today and the results are in. And they were surprising to say the least. Not only did the referendum fail to get enough votes for the proposal to be accepted, but the majority of those who could even be bothered to turn out voted against it.
I am so proud to be a Berliner tonight.
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