As the far-right in Germany aims to take power, churches are fighting back

Zholia Parsi bounced on a blue-and-white Noxon mountain bike as she rode laps around the fieldstone sanctuary of St. Petri Kirche, speaking to family on the phone and laughing.

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As the far-right in Germany aims to take power, churches are fighting back

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As the far-right in Germany aims to take power, churches are fighting back

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