German association for a Christian culture

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The German Association for a Christian Culture (DVCK) eV, based in Frankfurt (Main), is an association founded in 1983 by a group of Catholic laypeople, according to its self-image a "private initiative without official ties to churches or political parties" with a Catholic orientation as well a non-denominational field of activity. The chairman is Benno Hofschulte.

activities

The German Association for a Christian Culture - DVCK eV appears in public with three actions or initiatives:

  • The SOS Leben campaign has existed since 1990 and primarily speaks out against abortions under Section 218 of the German Criminal Code. Bioethical issues such as stem cell research, cloning, etc. are dealt with subordinately. Benno Hofschulte is in charge of the campaign.
  • The Children in Danger campaign deals with the topics of youth media protection, family policy and the like. Mathias von Gersdorff is in charge of the campaign . The action runs public campaigns and issues publications on these topics. On the Internet, the campaign leads initiatives against the magazine Bravo , against blasphemy, and against an adoption right for same-sex civil partnerships. Children in danger is active on YouTube with the account. Opinions are regularly given there on topics such as same-sex civil partnerships, right to life, etc. On the occasion of the 2009 Bundestag election, the campaign presented a catalog of minimum requirements for the Chancellor candidates with regard to media and family policy, to which the CDU responded. Youth protection authorities have regularly dealt with the protest actions, such as the voluntary self-regulation of television , the Bavarian state center for new media or the commission for youth media protection .
  • Furthermore, the association publishes Catholic books and small writings under the name Aktion Deutschland Needs Mary's Help and sells Catholic devotional items such as the rosary and the miraculous medal . Carlos (Carl) Schaffer is in charge of this campaign.

The association took part in the 1000 crosses protest marches against abortion in Berlin, Munich and Münster. The association has also been present at the March for Life in Washington for years . The association has repeatedly spoken out in favor of the reintroduction of religion as an elective subject on the occasion of the Pro Reli referendum in Berlin on April 26, 2009.

Media coverage and criticism

The initiatives against Bravo have met with repeated media coverage and have been advertised on the Internet via the Google services Adwords and YouTube . The taz reported about 10,000 participants and also regarding inconsistencies of the association with an alleged supporting Professor Dahl. The Munich TZ , a weblog on welt.de , and various Christian-conservative information services also reported on the actions against Bravo . Statements (partly on YouTube) and initiatives against the equality of same-sex partnerships with marriage encounter strong criticism from publications for homosexual people such as Pride1 , Queer, etc. Die Welt reported on two initiatives against alleged blasphemy . Statements from Pope Benedict XVI were regularly posted on the website . documented on topics such as abortion, family or same-sex partnerships. Criticism from associations such as the LSVD or Member of the Bundestag Volker Beck (condom debate during the papal trip to Africa in 2009, for example) of the Pope's statements was systematically responded to with counter-comments and the position from Rome was defended.

Tax status of the association

The DVCK eV sees itself as a political association and is therefore not non-profit due to the tax code (§§ 51–68 AO BG BI I p. 613, ber. 1977 I p. 269). According to his own statements, he lost his non-profit status in 1995. The association has repeatedly explained the status at the Frankfurt am Main tax office (influencing the formation of political or state opinion and influencing political decisions) in publications and on the Internet.

Publications (selection)

  • Borelli Machado, Antonio: Fatima: Message of Tragedy or Hope? With a preface by Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler SDB. Frankfurt am Main, various editions since 1998. ISBN 3-9805070-6-8
  • Borelli Machado, Antonio: The Rosary. Frankfurt am Main various issues s. 1999. ISBN 3-933550-02-5
  • Correa de Oliveira, Plinio : Way of the Cross, ISBN 3980507033 (with imprimatur )
  • German Association for a Christian Culture (Ed.): SOS Life: A Chronicle. Against a policy of lazy compromises - five years of uninterrupted struggle for the right to life of unborn children. Frankfurt am Main 1996. 203 pp. ISBN 3-9805070-0-9
  • German Association for a Christian Culture (ed.): TV - a school, but what do you learn there? 2., revised. Frankfurt am Main 1995 edition.
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: The Influence of Film and Television on Man - The Teaching of the Popes by Pius XI. to John Paul II. Frankfurt am Main 1997 ISBN 3980462331
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: Blasphemy: A weapon for the ideological transformation of society. With a foreword by Cardinal Paul Augustin Mayer OSB. Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 398050705X
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: Satanism, Horror and Glorification of Violence in the Media, Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3980507041
  • Gersdorff, Mathias from: Bravo: Childhood massacre. Frankfurt am Main various editions since 1999.
  • Gersdorff, Mathias from: Talkshows: the furrow of the dirt for the homes. Frankfurt am Main. ISBN 3-9805070-8-4
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: Talkshows: The daily attack on the family. Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3933550017
  • Gersdorff, Mathias from: Medienkinder. Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3933550068
  • Gersdorff, Mathias: Attack on the family. Frankfurt am Main 2003. 112 pp.
  • Gersdorff, Mathias: The sexual revolution reaches the children. Frankfurt am Main 2005. 138 p. Also translated into Polish, ISBN 978-83-88739-26-2
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: What is horror? Frankfurt am Main 2008, 158 pp.
  • Gersdorff, Mathias von: Christian hatred in sight. Christophobia, religious warfare and blasphemy in the media. Frankfurt am Main 2010 150 pp.
  • Mattei, Roberto de [Translator: Alfred J. Keller]: Plinio Correa de Oliveira - The crusader of the 20th century. With a preface by Cardinal Alfons Maria Stickler SDB. Co-edition with TFP-Büro Deutschland eV Frankfurt am Main 2004. (Orig. Italian: Il crociato del secolo 20), ISBN 3950184600
  • Medina Estevez, Cardinal Jorge Arturo : Chastity - A Virtue Necessary for All Christians. Frankfurt am Main 2003. 110 pp.
  • Meves, Christa ; Geis, Norbert Member of the Bundestag; Nutz, Prof. Walter u. a .: Does the media spoil our children? Frankfurt am Main 1996. ISBN 3980507025
  • Reichart, Otto: Passion of Christ - From Mount of Olives to Golgotha. Frankfurt am Main 2006. 149 p. With numerous illustrations.
  • Saint Laurent, P. Thomas de: The Book of Trust. Frankfurt am Main 2000.
  • Saint Laurent, P. Thomas de: The Virgin Mary. Frankfurt am Main 2nd edition 2001.
  • Sala SJ , Giovanni B .: Church counseling centers and participation in the abortion law - a moral theological investigation. Frankfurt am Main 1998, ISBN 3980507092
  • Schaffer, Karl: Heart of Jesus, I trust in you! Frankfurt am Main 2005. 158 pp.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Imprint
  2. ↑ Publications of the Action Children in Danger of the DVCK eV ( Memento from April 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Stop Bravo ( Memento from April 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Protection of Christian symbols ( Memento from April 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Adoption law ( Memento of April 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ YouTube account of the Children in Danger Campaign
  7. ↑ Answer of the CDU to questions on the occasion of the Bundestag election 2009 ( Memento from September 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Statement of the FSF on the protests against Popetown ( Memento of November 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ Youth Protection Report 2007, page 39 (PDF file; 115 kB) ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ^ Statement by the KJM on the protests against the Bravo website (PDF file, pages 36, 37) Archive link ( Memento from January 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 102 kB)
  11. ↑ Publications of "Germany Needs Mary's Help"
  12. ↑ Rosary case
  13. ↑ Miraculous Medal
  14. ↑ 1000 cross demo ( Memento from March 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ^ March for Life in Washington ( Memento from April 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  16. ↑ DVCK eV for Pro Reli ( Memento from June 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  17. ↑ TAZ: The naked horror
  18. ↑ tz.de : Strict Catholics want to ban "Bravo" on March 18, 2009
  19. ↑ Internet magazine Kath.net on September 2, 2009
  20. ↑ Queer
  21. ^ Protest in churches against the start of the thriller "Da Vinci Code"
  22. ↑ Protest against "Corpus Christi"
  23. ^ SOS Leben: Eine Chronik, p. 152, 153 ISBN 3-9805070-0-9
  24. ↑ Status at the tax office ( Memento from July 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )