German Bundestag, Plenarprotokoll 19/190,
pp. 23986-23987.
Frau President. Right honorable ladies and gentlemen.
I especially greet the Israeli-American author Tuvia Tenenbom
in the visitors gallery with his fantastic wife Tisi. I am especially happy that
they are taking part in our debate here in the German Bundestag on the topic of
freedom of religion and I hope that they soon have the opportunity to re-open
their Jewish Theater in New York.
The Islamist attack in Vienna makes violently clear to us
how important is the debate which we at the moment are conducting. We mourn
with Austria and bow before the victims.
Herr Grübel,
we have a high estimate of your work as the Federal government’s religions
commissioner; it is bitterly necessary. We are only afraid that your own
government does not sufficiently value this work. Under this Chancellor, you
will indeed scarcely be able to attain everything. Angela Merkel has no ear
for persecuted Christians.
To have clearly named the murderous, anti-semitic attack in Halle; we thank you for that. Diabolization of Jews has no place in Germany. Never again Judenhass – no matter from whom.
It is also good that the restrictions of freedom of belief
for Christians as a symptom of Corona are a theme of this report. To which I
add: The complete and comprehensive refusal of Easter services in Germany was a
devastating signal. The AfD, as the only delegation, defended the highest holy
day of Christianity.
Christine
Buchholz (Linke): A bad joke!
We are missing a clear presentation of the violent
persecution of Christians under Islam, the assassinations, the mission of
violence. In this religions report, it was simply not described with sufficient
clarity. Worldwide, the persecution of Christians is the greatest problem.
The EU Commission trivializes terror attacks. It attempts to
cut off justified criticism of Islam following Islamist terror attacks. Islam
is not a race and therefore criticism of Islam can never be racism.
Radical Islam displays itself yet again as a deadly danger.
Christians in prayer were brutally slaughtered – in Nice. Homosexuals in Germany
were seriously wounded and killed – in Dresden. Not once to this day is there
the smallest manifestation of mourning over this murder by the Federal
Chancellor.
Threats of murder in the name of Islam once again
demonstrate: Radical Islam does not belong to Europe, Islam does not belong to
Germany.
France’s President Macron calls for a fight against
Islamism; the Federal government does the opposite. Interior Minister Seehofer
mocks the victims of terrorism. Substantial criticism of Islam will now be made
impossible with a so-called experts circle for the control of anti-Moslem
hostility.
Islamic states forbid the renunciation of Islam, frequently
under a threat of the death penalty. Just so will any criticism of Islam be
harshly punished; and here also, death threatens. §166 of the German penal code on the other hand
contains milder penalties. Yet this paragraph is no glorious chapter for our
state of law.This paragraph is perverse: It defends aggressive religious groups
and violent activity will be rewarded. This §166 offers no defense of peaceful
religions. It is used only by Islamic extremists. It therefore is to be
stricken.
[trans: tem]
