Show Notes
A state in Germany has seen the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party win nearly 44% of the vote—making it the state’s largest party and bringing it within three seats of a governing majority.
While Catholic and Protestant churches had been prominent opponents of AfD in this election - their influence failed to stem the tide of the growing far-right, nationalist movement.
How did this happen in a place where churches once birthed the Protestant Reformation and contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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