science fiction in today's medical world tomorrow to. 60 minutes on t.w. . the us and it's as if that i don't need to keep a day available both for over lunch and home the force i'm going to hold the most news in that we can live up to that missed the boat on this and a that the last dragons in this one as you call it the hard to use. you know when you go on. purpose driven entrepreneurs are reinventing the economy the aim of their companies is to serve employees and society not the capital markets from which is for me the purpose movement is actually a counter movement to the current hyper capitalism back to business with a purpose you know and which often that isn't. the purpose of the

business is the focal point not the profit. game is to give in and we reinvest profits in our purpose and mission we always have control over what we do they and our mission is always at the heart of our actions and 100 many entrepreneurs have even walked away from their money. to get me ships and i can try expropriated myself because i believe that a company whose success involves 1000 colleagues should no longer belong to one person alone. christiane croll is one of germany's most successful and most unusual internet entrepreneurs. 10 years ago he founded his own search engine a cozy up. on his daily commute he cycles through berlin's greenland. the tear got

him. a cause here works like google but with one major difference a cozy uses its profits to finance the planting of trees. the founder has no interest in personal wealth the sense of purpose in his work is much more important to him. as a chef. for a while ago i decided to give him a cozy that is more or less all the shares i own in it to the purpose foundation purpose to do that makes it impossible to sell the company for in addition to that we have a binding agreements of it that it's impossible to extract profits and no one can gain control over the company if they don't work there and we've turned a cosy into a cell phone company which is not a profit oriented or profit maximizing business and we've protected it from any predatory capitalism so to speak on the scope and protected it for the future and

just puts. christiane croll is still the boss at it. but he no longer owns the company assets. with the help of a special foundation model the internet startup has become a so-called purpose driven company and is now steward owned. the company's chief aim is to plant trees a cozy a success has proven its founder right together with his team kroll is celebrating a key milestone in the company's history planting their 100 millionth tree. ok this is a. in berlin a cozy employs around 70 well paid staff. instead of working to

line their bosses pockets they are gradually making the earth greener. this district in homburg used to be the world's largest trading center for natural commodities such as tea and coffee. today in one of the former warehouses the founder team based around. and kathleen is working on a product made of a rather unusual natural resource that sadly in abundance worldwide waste plastic. the plastic for wild plastic film is turned into a wild garbage bag why the wild it doesn't exist just yet we've been working on it for the last 2 years to make it possible that now we're just about to launch the while back onto the market lots of. the start up was founded as a steward owned company the purpose foundation holds one percent of the shares with

a veto right. there most important task is to say no no to dividends and no to potential buyers. to. you from other companies cellphone the only people who are voting rights are the employees themselves and those who make the decisions of people who want to daily basis do what we have decided to do which is to save wild blasting. the raw material for the sustainable garbage bag is wild plastic it is collected directly from polluted environments in developing countries where no one has ever cared much about plastic waste and no functioning recycling systems exist. this was. a human who no one has ever done any of the things we're doing and we still have a lot to do because so much of the stuff is lying around you can make a lot of really great products with it that people need and use every day for

mention of in that. hardly anyone in the team had any previous knowledge of plastic what unites them is their mission to liberate the world of plastic. i'm a. co-founder holder and had a kind of a pet for me while on a mountain of rubbish in india. and. we were standing on one of the biggest garbage heaps in the world just outside of delhi. it's so absurd. you feel so small and melancholy when you see how huge the world's environment problems are just actually either you just feel depressed about it or you start to do something about it yourself it was. 3 years later we found it a purpose driven company yes we are selling our 1st products made of wild plastic.

we're collecting garbage ourselves with partners in africa haiti india and we're shipping it around the world processing it and making products it's a pretty good feeling to. be a little bow company is located in my cares in the allegory region of southern germany. the company used to belong to michel heads or who inherited it from his father. but at some point he asked himself why should all of this be his alone. he always saw himself as more of a trustee than an owner. over $1000.00 employees work together to produce sensory technology and operating units. put in a chip are 1000 employees is responsible for our success so it's done i know so why should it belong to just one person. as for me for me it just isn't logical and.

if you want to rule out the sale of a company physio host then it's almost a logical step to transfer it into stewart ownership to. simply. the working processes in the industrial firm have not changed only the company structure is different from a family business has become a foundation company the family entrepreneur has become a donor people were very skeptical at 1st it comes with the movie they're going to need some people kept saying you can't just give away your company you can't give it out was the it has to stay in the my family nearby this is the sort of thing we heard all the time of course that he would. vote for michelle heads or his purpose driven approach represents the core of social market economy as he sees it free in his business activities but removed from the harsh rules of so-called

investor capitalism. really have been dreaming. of course a stewart owned company certainly has the advantage that the company is clearly working for itself and can use most of its profits itself and so before you think this is going to actually go in there only the foundation if there is one gets a part of it but there are no partners paying themselves dividends i was in can you say the company can't be sold to just anyone who might then close it down or order cost cutting measures which mean the company is even worse off after acquisition than before for the next amount of nothing for cold none of that can happen with a purpose driven company i mean obviously that means assuming. that the conversion process was more complicated than anticipated in the legal realm of limited companies public limited company. and partnerships there is as yet no clause in

german business law for stewart owned companies. i mean dr i as an entrepreneur i thought it was something you just do when did you hire a consultant specialized in that labial and a year later at the latest but thing is done and dusted. existing for it so i certainly had a lesson to learn that would be leo. in fact it took over 6 years and cost a good half a 1000000 euros until the family business could become a steward owned company the legal transition is complicated. this man wants to change that. i'm sorry i'm just but i can hear you i'll just read myself while you're talking. i mean story or novel is an entrepreneur and an influential figure in germany's purpose movement. he thinks that the ownership structures of companies

have to change if they are to serve employees and society and. that's why he set up the purpose foundation and the foundation for steward ownership as a lobbyist he is active in the political corridors of berlin. and then if i want to say i promise everyone in the whole world every consumer that this company is really here to serve a purpose and not for my private wealth then i'm not legally allowed to do that german laws prevent that and i'm here in berlin today to change that that's why i'm doing this bizarre marathon with the lobby members of parliament on. today's legislation regarding the foundation of a german limited company for example dates back to the days of the german empire amending it is by no means easy. it's forced if you do it just takes a lot of patience and a lot of time. so i don't think i would do it if i wasn't deeply convinced that

along with many other people have gone into business to stand for a cause not to get rich. but you and because we want to bring something good to the world but just don't have the right legal structures right. that's why the 30 year old is campaigning for a new special legal form a limited company for businesses in stewart ownership. asked why would we initially they didn't take us seriously when you 1st approach members of parliament they've got so much on their plate hundreds of emails every day you just can't get through it 1st you have to be really persistent like a yapping dog. won't shut up until you get an appointment with them. at a cozy and there aren't many people in the office during the pandemic important revenue

sources such as advertising customers from tourism have been booking less lately yet the firm is still doing well. if we were evaluated in terms of the classic start of the metrics we would be maybe worth several $100000000.00 course that also means that my shares it could have been worth a great deal of money so i've sacrificed a lot of money but i realized that money was never a driver for me so it's not a big problem for me to me. a cozy is now getting trees planted in 30 countries along with aid in climate protection it's also about supporting the local population. the priorities are clearly defined the purpose of the company is at least as important as the company itself. if we don't plant trees to earn money we earn

money so we can plant trees so the principle is really different we have a totally different d.n.a. our aim is to channel 60 percent of our turnover into reforestation projects and each month at least 80 percent of the profits goes into reforestation. but the coronavirus pandemic has forced to many of the projects to remain on hold a video conference with brazil. yeah closer to me. brazil has been hit especially hard by the pandemic. 'd times. perseverance is the name of the game not losing sight of the goal especially given

the global crisis finishes per main purpose is actually the perfect answer to many problems that we now have in capitalism this hyper capitalism that leads to climate change and also environmental destruction and i don't think a purpose driven company would do that and in germany we have the idea of the social market economy as a guiding principle sadly we've moved far away from it and i think through the purpose economy we can get closer to it again. putting people at the heart of business operations is also a guiding principle at a low bow. in their mind and. i think that a steward owned company has to create a corporate culture. i know when her name is couture for has to have it in place before it transforms itself was here before as it comes for me and the staff must have a lot of scope for taking on responsibility. that means the decisions that are made

should be made where the problem arises or. this problem of. the remarry can you do these 2 next but we have to send them out tomorrow and it'll work out. as a precision engineer in the production department. i've even met i am i was part of the group responsible for creating a new pace. concept from the position was that the time just and i applied for it thinking maybe i can make a difference which people understand it shows a lot of trust when the ball says let's involve some people from the production team to meet. with his a global foundation heads or promotes projects and environmental protection refugee aid and education. the foundation supports the local grammar school with

a 6 figure donation every year in canadian side then we can show you around up stairs and see how things are progressing. and outdated classrooms have to be completely refurbished. d.d.'s says the idea is to turn the space into a so-called working area a library where people can work on their own in peace and quiet. the walls will be removed and new methods of teaching and learning introduced. it hard hats are already made donations to the school as a family business owner that was often met with skepticism. i'm with you here in atlanta from which you're from here in germany you get all these strange questions from people why do you support such projects as if they always assume it's to save tax or that you want to exert influence. people don't see that you could simply be

enthusiastic about an idea and want to support it for that reason. you seem. to want to get out. in the modern building next door the new classroom and learning concepts have already been implemented partly thanks to financial support. despite the current pandemic restrictions many children here can learn from a low bow employees. like. this is that it's a great feeling of course when you see it actually work out in reality and when the children say they really enjoy it and can't imagine it any other way it's brilliant it's a total success for. deep in the heart of the brandenburg countryside christiane croll has an onsite appointment the search engine specialist is visiting

last most a company which makes apple juice from the fruit in these orchards their shared fascination for treats brought them together to him back there looks pretty good so there are a few red ones up there that look like apples. he. says kind of fleshy deviant enough to affect me we're not taking space away from nature the foods we're trying to do everything in harmony with nature if you for these scattered orchards have an incredible diversity and are some of the most diverse bio types here in central europe even though we use them despite the fact we grow the fruit for consumption and bone. sustainable business methods with a view to protecting nature is what the 2 companies have in common they've already cooperated in the past christiane kroll gets bombarded with inquiries but he chooses his partners carefully. pop up what's really crucial for our partnerships

is that people don't just want to be greenwashing but that they really want to change something unless you know the because we get lots of enquiries and unfortunately bigger companies in particular want to be greenwashing but it's so much more rewarding to work together with someone and the sense of trust is quite different when you know that you both want to move in the same direction once you have one because news able to stay on. is that we could know from asked most is also toying with the idea of a steward owned company. but for now his business is still run as a normal limited company to purchase good on the fish dish for the purpose idea is incredibly important because what we've been building up for the last 5 or 6 years with all the passion and personality we've poured into it has to be protected everything we do is out of conviction but by transitioning into a steward owned company for example it would also convey to people on the outside that it's not just about individuals but that the purpose and mission of the

company will be maintained names and that is incredibly important and does a little push to. you just know every time i talk to an entrepreneur who is just about to do it i'd like to give them a little nudge because i see that people who have taken a step are glad that they did feel a feel lots of entrepreneurs and employees feel it in their heart that it can't go on like this only 5 likely want a different form of economy they want to be able to promise hey we're not only doing this to get richer but we're also doing it because we want to give something back to society. i mean story or novel advises and helps companies to set up a purpose driven company or make the transition to one. the idea is not really new large and well known companies like bosh or size have had at least a similar structure for decades. rather sequence i think it is the

basic idea maybe to be on one level you could summarize it like this a company is not a commodity. entrepreneurs interested in the idea have come to listen to the experience of other founders. christiane croll reports on his personal purpose moment shortly after he gave up his shares. yeah but for me that was the moment when i really noticed that he cozy is safe from the influences of capitalism was discovered by now we can build up something really big even if something happens to me it cozier is hopefully still safe in the coming centuries and i hope that is a competitive advantage over google that no one can take away from us that we simply don't have to maximize profits. massive numbers of. sustainable business methods and the question of the meaningfulness of their own work is

something that interests above all younger people we have entered and we have many young colleagues and it's not enough for them just to get a salary they also what am i actually doing here every day does it give me a sense of purpose from the same god i didn't especially people who have just graduated and they say ok you might actually like to work for a company where i'm convinced by the message message so i know that money is not lining the c.e.o.'s ok it's what we're working for a mission that we have done in other words we share common values in the minds of movie at. a company outing to saxony on. the wild plastic team wants to be there when the piles of waste plastics are finally turned into garbage bags in this factory. hardly knowing why. we're here today because we want to experience of 1st production off the wall bags over wife x. with today is really about cereal production and of course it's really exciting

because these are the 1st 12 bags we have been going to deliver live next to them the whole thing from them. it is no coincidence that the 1st product of this young purpose driven company is of all things a plastic garbage bag is most i am we have to start with a must produce a product that's why it's a garbage because it symbolizes the trash that we collect that. pick up so that you can connect in a garbage bag made of the garbage that was collected on streets all over the world . turning wild plastic into garbage bags is a real challenge production is both complex and complicated. but they might be yeah but nobody has ever produced a bat with the materials that we work with and that makes it a bit more difficult it's really got. wild plastic wants to conquer around 10

percent of the bin bag market in order to be able to work sustainably and profitably but there are teething problems. happen on your own the perforation should actually be here if i tear off the bed then you only see part of the label here i've asked him here. would go over and that's not the only thing the devil is in the detail the machine also has problems with the packaging. that's right but that means we've now got to wrap 20000 rolls by hand that's the best we can do that. let's go let's go we'll stick them on with these fantastic you stick us on presently every. team building of a special kind it will just have to be done by hand they're pressed for time the coronavirus pandemic has already delayed the production plant enough in the past months. others that's less money it's everything you see

here as a ready being sold now it's about getting hold of more material so i can write my products and actually be able to sell them as i get a call from to a. profitable business methods but with a greater purpose a kind of update for the social market economy a concept which is clearly convincing more and more people.

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mind please w. . made for mines. the day that we news live from berlin the tough battle to succeed germany's conservative struggle to choose their candidate for chancellor in this year's election 2 very different men are vying for the job and after a week long standoff neither show any signs of backing down also coming up.

germany remembers the nearly 80000 lives lost took over at 19 in the country leaving a commemorative service the german president describes the pandemic as a dark time that has left deep wounds and. the united states warns russia there will be consequences if jailed opposition leader alex a no dogs and president obama's doctor say that after almost 3 weeks on hunger strike his life is hanging by a friend. welcome to the show the race to succeed on the american as germany's chancellor is heating up and no party seems to be struggling more to find a candidate to send into the competition and her own a self-imposed deadline by the governing c.d.u. c.s.u.

alliance to announce a candidate expires tonight the standoff between the various premier mako sir into the present. another christian democratic union. is supported by party leadership but 0 of the smaller sister party c.s.u. is a lot more popular among voters being the biggest party in the conservative coalition and stranded snowie the c.d.u. who nominates the candidate to spearhead the joint campaign i mean america has not yet publicly endorse is either of. them let's bring in now our chief political editor good to see you the self-imposed deadline ends tonight but no decision yet what's going to happen next. that's the big question we need one of these 2 men to declare who post together i say next sounds accounted for the supposed to be ordinarily one would think ok why don't you just

have a well to dish and. chosen by the upper echelons of the party was backing . you party is that now the smaller variances the party the c.b.c. was adamant that simply because he is so much stronger in those opinion polls both when you ask the general public but also c.d.u. conservative followers he's seen as the man who could deliver more votes at the ballot box and that's his key argument so we're hearing that individual groups in germany's federal states of the c.d.u. i'm gathering this evening lynn they've already come out in favor of muffles and that was what could be a potential so down on tuesday if the parliamentary group in the end gets to decide this very question something. that the posse previously has been

backfire on them or wants to avoid it this is gushing has been going on for weeks now what is taking so long. well neither wants to back down and critics are saying that it's really exposing a week there is that he didn't adamantly 6 there before that yes he wants to be the man on the ticket he said the man who has the best chances of actually getting elected should be on that ticket opening up space for mark was there so we're seeing you know party fighting and bickering something that is bruising damaging not just for the candidates but for the chances of i know matt will c.d.u. c.s.u. conservative coalition remaining the strongest party year and these so what is becoming increasingly more thinkable is that the greens who are benefiting from this may in the end come out stop this party if this proves is that

some are predicting the greens themselves are declaring who their chances is supposed to be tomorrow on monday so they made well over take the. heat but also in terms of having a controlled process so very dangerous fandom apple's party machine i could not thank you very much for the 10 cents. it's been a day of remembrance here in germany to pay tribute to the almost 80000 people die and of covert 19 since the pandemic reached the country a commemorative service was led by german presidents. and they call it a chance to say goodbye and dignity to those lost a covert 19 many of whom died alone and without their families in times of unprecedented isolation. the 1st person in germany to test positive for the coronavirus was in late january

2020. since then as in most of the rest of the world life has been put on hold in germany and tens of thousands of families left to mourn lost loved ones. the national requiem provided a moment for germany to pause and reflect on those who had either died because of the virus or had passed away separated from their families due to pandemic restrictions. as a sound we heard to today we're focusing not on numbers and statistics but on the people that we've lost. in the industry for all of their differences and the different ways in which they lived feel they're all missed by their families and friends by their neighbors and their colleagues by our society in ones like this there are none of them will come back but they remain in our memories. we will not forget

them the fergusons in the. only a few people could attend the requiem due to social distancing rules being clue to chancellor angela merkel as well as relatives of people who had died during the pandemic. most of the ceremony was given over to them and their poignant stories. after. 8 days of worry and waiting and waiting for the doctor to call me every day hoping for a miracle praying that my worst fears would not come true my worst fears came true on the 14th of april i was allowed to go to the i.c.u. to my husband when it was clear that medicine to do nothing more for him. germany's president. spoke of hope during the ceremony germany was able to keep

rates of infection in the initial phase of the pandemic. measures and social distancing but numbers started to rise last autumn and now the country is battling the 3rd wave. said by remaining united and caring for each other the pandemic will pass by. words of encouragement for a nation like so many others around the world that is grieving for all those lost to the coronavirus. get you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines around the world a wildfire on south africa's table mountain has forced students from the university of cape town to evacuate helicopter crews drop water bombs to try to quell the wildfire as winds rapidly spread flames across dr bush. egyptian authorities

say at least 11 people were killed and nearly 100 injured when a passenger train derailed north of cairo 4 carriages ran off the railway in the city of ben hong the train was traveling to the non delta city of most from the egyptian capital. more than a 100 protesters have gathered in front of the russian embassy in prague to express their anger over the kremlin's alleged involvement in an explosion at an ammunition depot and 2014 that killed 2 people the czech republic as expelling 18 russian diplomats after officials said they found clear evidence moscow operatives were involved. doctors for a jailed russian opposition leader ally saying of all of these said he could quote die any moment based on medical tests received from the valise representatives of 44 year old has been on hunger strike for 3 weeks and says he doesn't have access

to independent medical care to w. reporter federico baggio has been following the story federico welcome what has the on these medical teams so worried. about his personal doctor. and his cardiologist said they've been examining these latest blood test results which they. achieved through his lawyers who can actually visit him in prison and they say they found in his blood levels of potassium which are beyond the threshold that requires immediate treatment they say he's at risk of a cardiac attack or a kidney failure and that pretty much at any moment so they are extremely worried and. are demanding the possibility to see why he did not go into hunger strike in the 1st place. he went into hunger strike about 3 weeks ago precisely for the same reason because the prison was denying him to right to see his own doctors and now he's been jailed in february and since then he's health condition has been

deteriorating he's been complaining about temperatures about very bad back pain and leg numbness and also we should not forget that it's been only months since he has died of the poisoning with the overtalk nerve agents of course his body is still reeling from that now he has refused to see the prison doctor given the fact that number on the accuses director of the kremlin of being behind his poisoning so that we would understand why he is insisting to get independent medical care what kind of reactions and we've been seeing to these latest developments so there have been might remember nationwide protests back in january in support of freedom and now his supporters are hoping to be able to repeat that so they've launched an appeal to the russian people to come out to districts on wednesday discounting wednesday and we'll have to see if people will will do that of course there are fears of

a violent crackdown by russian police as it was back in january when thousands of people were arrested to be a deterrent and then we're also seeing the pressure from the international community from the european union the u.s. they have been asking they have been demanding of on this release all the way and now they're saying there will be consequences if it were to die in prison on the korean side for now we're seeing few signs that they're trying to they willing to give in to any of these do not. report it fredricka budget thank you very much. let's turn to the when it's like now dark one has reignited hopes of a top 4 finish when the when all over that brand and france that more than 4.7 champions league qualification spot. following that chicken's league exit in midweek don't mean strode out in a special retro shirt hoping to draw inspiration from their mid ninety's glory days

but braman russia brought them back to reality less than a quarter of an hour in a stunning pass from a stein set the winner up for only his 2nd of the season. after nearly leaving in the summer russia has enjoyed an injury blighted campaign but he's finding his form in the run in he's now scored on back to back match status however. rallied to just before the haul kallenbach gio raina smashed in a bell to level the schools and that jolted his teammates into action. captain mark who boyce cleverly won a penalty just minutes later on hold and was on hand to score from the stops to make it to warm the tights and turned. then hall and had a healthy potion of luck topping in the back post for his 21st gold in $23.00 appearances

the hosts had hit 3 in 9 minutes to take a comfortable lead into half time after that early scare. after the break the 2 sides traded chances before dortmund finally added a 4th goal 3 minutes from time. months holes with a towering header which try as they might bring in couldn't clear off the line they fold to their 5th consecutive loss meaning they're still not quite safe from relegation while don't mind can continue to dream of qualifying for next season's champions league. let's have a look now at all the results this weekend dot won't be braman as we've seen on saturday leyva who is in the hammer of cologne byron won against walls book club thrashed frankfurt crowded shall get when you in berlin be should got. drew with be the fed and it was also scoreless between let him hoffenheim on friday sunday's late match between minds and head to

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congregation how do you treat church village life and being good go together. if they don't do this. in this you tube clip the couple tell the story of their experience trying to have a child then you must view as a cryogenic sperm container they are bringing home. their. ellen rathke has had a positive pregnancy test. is a not just us i can't. ellen's excited about the change in her life becoming a mother and starting a family and how overwhelmed she is with feelings of love for the baby growing

inside her. in just half a year and this omen arman with a difference has hit $10000.00 subscribers on new cheap making it the most successful program of the even jellicoe churches new social media campaign in germany the videos are recorded in the old post an age of hi emma and produced by lucas sheen cut from the even jellicoe radio station the phantom of the 4th this would have been unthinkable 5 months ago but then with cove it came a digitalisation push from the church and now maybe under saddam and heralds a new. one we couldn't imagine before for. stephanie is normally bothered by negative comments but one recent criticism came from one of her church members she takes such things to heart and it's getting to her during her latest film shoot. my hair you know it's tripping her out it's that post about how i changed my voice

i sound selling. off at. the church of i'ma with its ancestral hall behind the altar has only ever had male pastors but 3 years ago the congregation was faced with a choice either they took on this lesbian past a couple or the pastors position would surely remain vacant for a long time. stephanie erotica became the poster and i am it's a final meeting with a young congregants before their confirmation time to check their shoes fausta rathke asks them to lift up their shirts and examines the saul. ok. ok. ok. yeah now we got the why does the ones what. there's no price tag still stuck to them but now comes the hard part the dress

rehearsal for the declaration of faith starting with the ziegler twins. you also confess your faith before the congregation. i believe in god the father the almighty creator of heaven and earth the forgiveness of sins the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting man. that would life good job well done boys one last thing for the pastors to worry about that day. but not everyone has learned the confession of faith that well. so pastor rocker makes an announcement. if you don't have down i'm just going to call it off tomorrow i keep telling you guys you have to know the confession of faith you're going to recite it alone in front of everyone and i'm not helping young. boys and girls don't care that stephanie rocker is lesbian the more

excited the whole the confirm and get to have a personal date with the pastor can go wherever they want and she can't back out as a cold hearted is a cool thing to do. not everyone does that. outside in front of the go cart track they take a rather unusual photo to remember the date to the pastor. as well as now we know we can do anything we want and she won't just get mad i will say no. it's like i've never got to go karting before so that was nice and just because i'm 35 i can still keep up with the youngsters. at church how wife ellen is teaching the intern how to perform communion that says in these moments and the apostle ones are

standing up front here we have to turn around stretch out our arms and sing to the congregation. you might have had the. ellen is officially the pastor's wife but since she is an ordained pastor herself she voluntarily takes on some of her wise to tease the church expects dedication from pastors spouses and partners. on this arm and is something that the 2 pastors do in their spare time only the production costs a finalist from the church's media budget i want to expose it it was just in this video clip from under the couple talks lightheartedly about what it would mean for them to have a polyamorous relationship that ellen runs carex planes that each person has to discover their own needs. at.

the regional bishop ralph meister based in hanover is stephanie and helen rats because box he's not a fan of and this armin. running mom is me for me well they don't make it for me i'm not the target audience for the call so there are a lot of things where after 3 minutes i think oh no not again this is really too silly for me now or the whole so far anything on this love story that they're constantly telling us about no i don't need that. the. but the others do i find precisely that very interesting and that's how it is. for the posters they youtube channel is part of the per store real work including their story about trying to have a child about english that is the future for one in 5 couples can't get pregnant on their own. and the church is silent on this topic right now. and that

isn't passed and here's a pastor couple that has gone down that route even of your business is we know what it's like to have a negative pregnancy test in your hands after 2 weeks of you and having spent a lot of money on your wife this is life and remain silent even though our fellow churchgoers are going through this trial. this is so tight and pressed her work means showing people hey you're not alone and giving them hope look we did it. to share human stories that's preaching and that's why we are doing it or i am anyway . the group is preparing for the confirmation church service one of the highlights of the year for the church and the spirit is lending a hand. the best setting up the chairs tables and decorations.

and i mean on this about. 3 years ago the church community in iowa made a conscious choice to have a lesbian past a couple and they've never regretted saying yes to stephanie and ellen rathke isn't their wonderful pastors for the congregation it was like a rejuvenated tour and from a very conservative pastor as we were used to to a modern fresh completely new approach we had packed service from the very beginning and i thought what's going on here we'll have to build an extension soon but once they've been. within being on and off on a 5 by monday working together they put the final pieces in place a small stage area in front of the altar and i thought. about either one. and then the confirmation church service marathon get started with one group after the other 2 to cohabit restrictions. twins of the last ones

up. so you said yes to our church to your god on yes and saying yes means to everything i said and that includes communion start is great we can celebrate together now he says my life is the gear i said this is my body given for you do this in remembrance of me. inside from corner can call the times we can't shake hands but we can do this. because either side gives you gifts that went to your brother and you give me the other. jesus christ spoke and the light of the world wherever follows me will not back in darkness but will have to lead of life. and so go in the peace of the lord the same and. we spent a week in little village and no one had

a negative thing to say even off the record this kid is not mine i remember when i was young and a bit later still when you had to hide it and i think it's great how things have turned out it's. funny how she interacts with the congregation or takes the church sunday patna lends a hand sometimes it's a perfect fit. yeah she's friendly likeable and reaches out to people i like are. they you cheap channel is really taking off as well they recently won 2nd place in the small to hero award from facebook and 10000 viewers. in the video reacting to the award stephanie in evolution how ecstatic to one can say they are overwhelmed while the meteor customer potentially for someone from. one of the well wishes is the regional bishop the census congratulations via

twitter i think regulations 2 on this can. gratulations to shafiq and ellen aka you're doing great work keep it up. under saddam and there's an all around success but there's still work to do. it up this year and i think the best thing we could achieve is to no longer be different for us to just be us in the church and in the world. and maybe we'll have a chat off for seniors about in contents or whatever so no one is different i'm more. incontinent and chef i'm in ellen rathke so they may just keep on running their you tube channel until they're old and growing themselves.

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