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Press Release: Homosexuelle und Kirche e.V. on the Attack on the CSD Berlin

no name given · HuK – Homosexuelle und Kirche e.V. · 2026-07-26 · Source

Acts of violence against queer people are an attack on the inalienable, God-given dignity of the individual and require a societal stance based on solidarity, love, and diversity.

Our faith reminds us that every human being is created in the image of God and possesses inalienable dignity. No one can take this dignity away through hate or violence.

The text is a press release from the Ecumenical Working Group Homosexuelle und Kirche (HuK) e.V. in response to an attack on the Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin. The organisation expresses its disbelief and grief over the act of violence and its solidarity with those affected. It defines the attack as an assault on the right to visibility, freedom, and peaceful coexistence. The CSD motto, 'Haltung ist hot', is interpreted as a call to solidarity and resistance against hate. Theologically, the inalienable dignity of every human being is grounded in the fact that each person is created in the image of God. The board calls for standing up for love, diversity, and hope and for not letting hate have the final word. In addition, the educational and dialogue work of HuK in promoting an inclusive church is mentioned.

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?

Hostility, hatred, the breakdown of community

Where does the evil reside?

with a named other group

What helps against it?

solidarity, mutual help, belonging; practical action towards the neighbour, good works

What is human being according to this text?

willed by God, with a task and a responsibility

Where is history heading?

it is getting better, development towards the good (inferred)

What does the text base its claim on?

on the holy scripture of its own tradition

To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?

to every human being, regardless of faith

Where is the text's criticism directed?

at others, at society, at other groups

• Solidarität zu leben (social)
• Für Liebe statt Hass einzustehen (interpersonal)
• Für Vielfalt statt Ausgrenzung einzustehen (social)

Basic stance

1 from -2 to 2

Insistence

2 of 3

Reach

4 of 5

Concreteness

2 of 3

Boundary

1 of 3

Time

past 0, present 3, future 1

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.