ARTICLES BY MARTINA KIX
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 OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, INTO THE FREEZER
Backhanded Amnesty for Child SoldiersRecent reports figure that as many as 250,000 child soldiers are being forced to fight in war zones across the globe at this very moment. According to Terre des Hommes, a group of gigantic-hearted folks that acts on behalf of mistreated kids, each year nearly 500 of these young people escape and seek refuge in Germany. It’s no surprise that...
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  A BRAZILIAN IN... BERLIN & COPENHAGEN
Mayra Magalhaes
Vice: Hey, girl from Brazil, how long have you been in Berlin?
Mayra: Around three and a half years now, but it took a while to get here. In high school I had a French boyfriend, and after graduation I went to live with him in Paris. When that didn’t work out, I moved to Germany, where part of my family comes from...
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 BIBLE BABIES
Inside the Weird World of Brazil’s Child PreachersManaged by their parents, on tour 365 days a year, and charging $900 for a two-hour sermon, child preachers are big business in Brazil. Each event is a finely tuned marketing maneuver promoted with posters, magazine coverage, and radio ads. If you want one of these kid wonders to visit your parish, ...
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