German Evangelical Church wants to throw out AfD voters

Berlin - The “Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie” wants to terminate the employment contract of anyone who votes for the AfD out of conviction. Diakonie President Rüdiger Schuch announced this to the Funke newspapers. Mind you: it's not about members, but about voters of the party. According to its own information, Diakonie employs 627,349 people full-time across Germany. There are also 700,000 volunteers.

“Anyone who votes for the AfD out of conviction cannot work in the diakonia,” explained Schuch. He also denied the voters that they were Christians: “Basically, these people can no longer count themselves as part of the church, because the AfD’s inhumane worldview contradicts the Christian view of humanity.” Most recently, the Diakonie in Berlin had driven senior citizens out of a home for migrants.

Diakonie: We practice charity
The aim is to dissuade the AfD sympathizers among employees from their voting decision, said Schuch: "But if that doesn't change anything, there will have to be consequences under labor law." He added: "Anyone who supports the AfD has to leave."

On its website, the Diakonie writes about itself: “We see our mission as charity in action.” The 55-year-old Schuch took over the office of president at the beginning of this year. The Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) unanimously approved the personnel decision.

Source: Junge Freiheit