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The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) view on homosexuality and homosexual relationships has evolved, especially, since the 80’s of the twentieth century. Since then, the attitude of tolerance towards such couples was more and more widespread, but it does not mean them to be equal with marriage and fa­mily. Today, however, in the context of the newly published document of EKD, entitled “Zwischen Autonomie und Angewiesenheit”, the equal rights for same-sex unions and their blessing on a par with marriage are postulated. Such a position of the Evangelical Church in Germany caused, of course, a lot of controversy, among Evangelics (Protestants) themselves as well as in the framework of the ecumenical dialogue.
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During the 1970s and 1980s, the pastors of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren regularly received cars as gifts from their partners in the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. This was a form of aid that Protestants in Czechoslovakia received from their West German partners. However, the transfers had to be approved by representatives of the Secretariat for Church Affairs. Through analyzing the selection of the pastors who received the cars and the process of approving of the foreign donations, we can show how the disciplination by the state authorities was carried out. It can also shed a light on how the pastors themselves were disciplined by their ecclesiastical superiors. The research further shows that the car deliveries during the Cold War were made possible by the long-standing relationship between Protestants from Czech and German countries that goes back well into the 19th century.
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