Sect groove in the Reformed Church (Swiss Press Text 2019, by Andrea Fopp)

Sect groove in the Reformed Church

TagesWoche

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2019

Andrea Fopp

The Evangelical Reformed Church in Basel is continually losing members. Only the Gellert Church is gaining visitors. Reporter Andrea Fopp wanted to know: What's their secret recipe? She attended services and spoke with believers. The – sympathetic – report was published. But then former members came forward. Their criticism: Anyone who doesn't follow strict sexual rules is ostracized.

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Andrea Fopp / Swiss Press Award

Andrea Fopp

Journalistin, Basel, 1983

*1983. Aufgewachsen in Chur. Soziologie- und Englischstudium in Basel. BaZ, Gesundheitstipp/ Saldo, TagesWoche. Jetzt Chefredaktorin von Bajour.

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