Ahead of state elections in autumn 2026, the board of the Association of Evangelical Free Churches (VEF) in Germany, of which FeG is a member, issued a statement recalling Christians' responsibility for social cohesion and democracy. The board said it observes with concern a coarsening of language in society and politics, blanket denigration of migrants, and attempts to relativize or downplay historical facts, alongside political positions that devalue people based on origin or religion and question basic democratic and rule-of-law principles.
"As Christians we are convinced that every person, as a creature of God, possesses inalienable dignity — regardless of origin, religion, political conviction or social status," the statement reads, committing the alliance to defending human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, religious freedom and social cohesion, and to a society in which people can live peacefully together across their differences.
(Originally published in German. Summary translated by CC / Connexion.)
Source: Vereinigung Evangelischer Freikirchen (VEF) — feg.de
