Anniversary of its reunification president frank steinmeyer addressed the event in pottstown in a berlin he described the past 30 years of the triumph of democracy of oppression we also want to get populism and extremism. Sudans Transitional Government and rebel groups have signed the landmark peace deal and in decades of war that has killed thousands the frame it was signed in neighboring south sudan you called covers power sharing between the warring groups the return of refugees and land rights. This is d. W. News from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram at the deadly news or visit our website thats d. W. Dot com. M m m. M m this is a small tell me in the north in german state of lower saxony. Its home to around 2000 people and nearly all of them are protestants. But im a has something no other town in the region half. Stephanie and eleanor vodka are a same sex couple both ordained ministers there are local pastors and also you tubers their channel is called on does amen on doors being the german word for different and then well so be it. The topic of an upcoming episode is the gay and lesbian hanky code by which some queer people signal their sexual preferences. I dont think i can do it. What will happen after its broadcast ill have to go into hiding. I ramus to bring claire and Church Together thats our intention and not long ago while listening to a pop cost i heard something about the handkerchief and thought this is interesting some color has always seemed to have the same significance like violet for instance that means practically the same thing in the churches in the church. As in the thank you. Brigitta shada chairs the Parish Council and imo she showing us the vestments and various altar linens. Each color has a special liturgical significance the pastors about to see a link between this tradition and the color code the queer people used to indicate their sexual preferences. Discuss pretty much anything there im heterosexual couples dont signal in public what they like to do to each other. And when it comes to the topic of sex you may reach a point where you say i really dont want to know. That could of course happen to us but then its usually the case that it quietens down again. They knew from the start that not everybody would like their you tube channel. Said oh do. You know you see the spam container in the car. We have to pick it up ourselves then you must never. Know im in an elevator with spurs. And here you can see our positive pregnancy test. Finding out the time carrying a child that im going to be a mother that were going to be a family has really changed things just like that ive developed enormous feelings for this child the love for this being in my belly. You would still i if we were in a Polyamorous Relationship this would maybe you die to. One text this if i take is that if i had a horse a woman on my side it would kill you. Know what i think i think it has a lot to do with the individual in the course of your life you have to figure out to you arent what you need some of the stuff they were chord the videos in the old parsonage. The channel is produced by the local Protestant Churches radio station. Is the program producer. And casting hearing all decisions we quickly noticed that most people werent up to it then we met ellen and defeat by chance at a party in frankfurt we drank a lot of apple wine together and realize they were perfect for it in their total opposites and yet have such a strong bond we had so much fun that evening and maybe that will come across on the internet. Of internet remember fusion means penance. Doing that. And then we have to hang on for most of your listeners its clear that by that i mean spanking your let him him but if you are like stephanie and dont understand these concepts then spanking means putting somebody else after the one parent is equal spanking in just 6 months under us our man has garnered more than 10000 subscribers that makes it the most Successful Program in the german Protestant Churches new social media offensive. Steffi isnt bothered by negative comments but recently one of her parishioners expressed criticism that she took to heart. And its causing her problems while filming the latest episode. Do you know its inhibiting me that comments about how when i change my voice i sound stupid that post is blocking me. But most reactions are positive theres lots of fan mail. This is sweet its bigger than the beirut ive seen your videos was like a revelation its hard for me to put into words and it probably sounds crazy but just to see you both knowing youre there and that youre happy makes me happy. Candace amen has found an audience. Some of the we couldnt have imagined it 5 months ago then the coronavirus came along and gave digitalisation momentum in the church and maybe a whole new form of church is developing through things like this before thank god. No for the capital of lower saxony. Saunders was controversial in the Protestant Church from the start. We asked the local bishop what he thinks about it. My story steffi and elena because the bishop is no fan of men. Trying to mammas me from if i was theyre not doing it for me. Im not the target audience you call the thing gives off there are lots of things where i think after 3 minutes oh no not again or thats just silly. The continuous self irony and the story of their relationship which they talk about over and over no thanks i dont need it so but other people like it they find it interesting and thats the reality of. The pastors themselves as part of their ministry including their candid discussion of how ellen got pregnant. The bad english that is the future according to statistics one in 5 couples cant get pregnant without help. And the church remains silent on the issue. And this is passed all of the year pa. But we know what its like to get a negative pregnancy test up to 2 weeks of wasting test not after youve invested a lot of money in the process. Why is this night the churches silent in the face of the suffering 10 but ministry is about letting people know hey youre not alone. Giving people hope when you look at work. For us there are stories in the bible about people who tried desperately to get pregnant but these stories are largely unknown no longer told me talking about human failure is part of preaching and thats why we do it. As. The doctors are visiting the german capital berlin. Its wish death you had killed was born and raised and came to know the church. And the style to visit to her old parish in the berlin might be district. Pastor sasha our open the church just for her play its so nice of you to do this on your day off to. This is the path wed always take. You know you know im not sure where it is but its not on here i think we only have to go up one flight of stairs. And this was your room this was the room its really big. So cool. Its amazing that they gave us a room like this we were just straight ahead. You didnt have any supervision. Look numb it was incredible we smoked weed here and drank they put in a football table and asked if we needed a t. V. And a playstation and they never asked anything of us incredible i was so impressed that they trusted us it was reason enough for me to go to church. Its amazing for me to see this room she told me lots of stories about herself and her friends things that happened here and i couldnt quite visualize it because for me the church was a place where you were taught a place where there were clear rules thats the complete opposite of what she experienced here so its really great to be here in this room. Officially stephanie belong to a different parish the Kaiser Memorial Church in the berlin huns a quarter she was confirmed in this church and here she struck a bargain with god. She would attend church for a year after confirmation if he helped her make something of her life. They were confirmed here. For crazy you know this is strange to be back it was so long ago that was in 2000. And you received your 1st blessing on those steps as well i was already christened but the 1st i can remember kneeling section me. Well theres no need or it was not exactly sure where it was what you dont really show you. I didnt laugh i was so nervous. I noticed it made me feel calm. As a teenager i heard that our i didnt understand the sermon didnt understand what the people was doing here i was glad if i could find the right him i had no idea what was going on even though id been confirmed. On the. I just used the time to think about my life happening and that one hour a week helped me become calmer more reflective. And i heard really good things. I tried to listen to the sermon but after 3 minutes my mind would wonder. That i would still grasp some idea that i could think about me as in the band of the masses in your thought. Have the best behaved i felt at home here in church i was lost in a battle and i had my parents but my father died young i was always a trouble maker in school. And here i learned to find peace and. It enabled me to do things that i hadnt been given the chance to do before. And im a priest have. Christian ministry wasnt an obvious career choice for stephanie factor but she rose to the challenge. Today shes meeting her confirmation class for the last time before their big day. On the agenda making sure everyones shoes are in good order i look for ok were prepared its nice to know now you just have to relax a little and enjoy yourselves why you. Ask about get their shoes on i. Thought. I might you come over here since you had twins show me was souls the other one. Ok here ok. Ok. Yeah i know mick i get that leg up you can do it ok. No visible price tags on the soles now comes the running test is there to say im up again now i want you to run around the room to nuts in your shoes and you can you start. A. New guy who can step it up. So that she wont make it but was also falling apart. The shoe exercise was simple now its time to rehearse the confession of faith busy play twins go 1st. You declaring your faith in front of the congregation