ADF: Stop parent’s second prison sentence for keeping children from German ‘sex education’ programsALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE
ADF: Stop parent’s second prison sentence for keeping children from German ‘sex education’ programs
STRASBOURG, France — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys representing four German parents sent two letters asking the European Court of Human Rights to quickly review appeals filed last year on their behalf to free one of the fathers, who is currently serving his second prison term. ADF requests that the ECHR uphold national and international law against the German government’s unlawful incarceration and fines that violate parental rights. Arthur and Anna Wiens, along with Eduard and Rita Wiens, chose to keep their four children–a 9- and 10-year-old from each family–from attending a mandatory play and four school days of “sexual education” that taught students an unbiblical view of sexuality. They were subsequently fined and sentenced to prison after they refused to pay. Arthur Wiens served two jail terms totaling 10 days last year. Eduard Wiens served five days last year and is now serving a 40-day sentence that will end April 23. Anna Wiens’ and Rita Wiens’ 43-day sentences were postponed, due to the former’s pregnancy and the latter’s nursing of her newborn. Case Name: Wiens v. Germany Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4691 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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