Luther toy anti-Semitic?
The most popular toy that German manufacturer Playmobil has ever produced is a 3-inch plastic figure of Martin Luther, rolled out in 2015 to promote the Reformation’s 500th anniversary in 2017. But some have accused the toy of being anti-Semitic. Critics argue that the inscription on the open pages of the Bible that Luther holds promotes invalidation of the Hebrew Scriptures. On the left is written in German: “Books of the Old Testament. END” while the right page says, “The New Testament, translated by Doctor Martin Luther.”
Trump brings some Protestants back to church
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election as president, anecdotal evidence suggests congregations from a variety of Protestant denominations have experienced a spike in people returning to church, reported The Atlantic. “The Sunday after the election was the size of an average Palm Sunday,” Eric Folkerth, a pastor of Northaven United Methodist Church, Dallas, told the publication. “I sincerely don’t recall another time when it feels like there has been a sustained desire on people’s part to be together with other progressive Christians.”
Photographs from “A joy-filled service just for them” (January, page 28) were taken by David Joel.
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