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How a Christian Family Stood Up to Tyranny
CEH ^ | November 10, 2009

Posted on 11/10/2009 8:15:42 PM PST by GodGunsGuts

Nov 10, 2009 — When the Berlin wall fell 20 years ago, Dorothee Hubner first dared to think, “Are we allowed to leave and finally be free?” Her story and that of her parents Gerhard and Gertraude, scientists trapped in East Germany, was told by Andrew Curry, a freelance writer, in Science.[1] Dorothee was 23 years old in 1989. Her parents, also biochemists, “had spent decades struggling to do research in East Germany without compromising their personal ideals with allegiance to the ruling Communist Party.”

By not pledging allegiance to the ruling Communist Party, the Hubners faced a life of difficulty. “Everything from university admissions to teaching positions depended on allegiance to the Communist Party,” Curry wrote: ...

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Germany; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Russia
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1 posted on 11/10/2009 8:15:43 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:37-39


2 posted on 11/10/2009 8:19:45 PM PST by greatdefender (If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
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By not pledging allegiance to the ruling DEMONRAT Party, the Hubners faced a life of difficulty. “Everything from university admissions to teaching positions depended on allegiance to the DEMONRAT Party,” Curry wrote: ...
3 posted on 11/10/2009 8:20:16 PM PST by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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4 posted on 11/10/2009 8:20:51 PM PST by xuberalles (Quality, Conservative Novelties: The Right Stuff! http://www.zazzle.com/xuberalles)
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Ping!


5 posted on 11/10/2009 8:22:05 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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Thanks for the ping!


6 posted on 11/10/2009 8:27:30 PM PST by Alamo-Girl
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After reading the entire article at the link, I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. Too close to home. We have been flirting with that sort of worshiping ignorance for political points for decades.

There are always those who will choose comfort over principle; ignorance and power over character.

Coming soon to universities near every one of us.

7 posted on 11/10/2009 10:22:43 PM PST by Publius6961 (Â…he's not America, he's an employee who hasn't risen to minimal expectations.)
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Can Barack turn America into a country people want to leave instead of enter? Schwartzeneger did that for California. Castro did it for Cuba.


8 posted on 11/11/2009 4:16:52 AM PST by RoadTest (The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. - Psalm 87:2)
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Thanks for the ping. This story is a real profile in courage.
9 posted on 11/11/2009 9:10:07 AM PST by mojito
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