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Are We Heading Towards Tyranny?

By Maria Kneas History shows us that as free nations become complacent, they become vulnerable to manipulation. Most dictatorships rise gradually—a step at a time. Smooth-talking politicians make each incremental step seem reasonable, because the masses are blind to the…

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Holocaust Remembrance Week – Lighthouse Trails Remembers For One Decade

In 2004, two years after Lighthouse Trails began, we signed a contract with Holocaust survivor Anita Dittman (and co-author Jan Markell) for the book Trapped in Hitler’s Hell. It was the beginning of a so-far ten-year remembrance of the Holocaust, …

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Good News – Obama Administration Allows Christian Homeschooling Family Seeking Asylum to Stay in U.S.

By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has decided to allow a Christian homeschooling family from Germany to remain in the country after initially battling the family in court as they sought asylum in the United…

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NEW BOOKLET: Christians in Holland in 1941: “Should We Help Save the Jews?” (Obey God or Man)

Christians in Holland in 1941: “Should We Help Save the Jews?” (Obey God or Man) written by Diet Eman is our newest Lighthouse Trails Booklet. The Booklet is 14 pages long and sells for $1.95 for single copies. Quantity discounts are as…

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German Judge Bars Family From Immigrating to Country Where Homeschooling is Legal

By Heather Clark Christian News Network DARMSTADT, Germany – A judge in Germany has barred a family in Darmstadt from immigrating to another country where homeschooling is legal, and refused to return custody of the children to their parents. As…

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December 25th in a German Labor Camp during WWII

By Anita Dittman (Holocaust Survivor) December 25th in a German Labor Camp during WWII: We prayed that God would miraculously sustain our strength; each day our food rations diminished so the German soldiers on the battlefronts could receive more food….

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Holland -1941: Should We Help Save the Jews?

LTRP Note: The following is an excerpt from Diet Eman’s book, Things We Couldn’t Say. Diet was part of the Christian resistance movement in Holland during World War II. Her group was responsible for hiding and saving Jewish people from…

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Armed German Officials Swarm Home, Seize Couple’s Homeschooled Children

By Heather Clark Christian News Network DARMSTADT, Germany — German officials raided the home of a homeschooling family this week and seized all four children, declaring that the parents would not see them ‘anytime soon.’ The Homeschool Legal Defense Association…

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White House Responds to Petition for Asylum for Christian Homeschooling Family: No Comment

By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON — The White House responded to a petition on Monday that called for the granting of asylum to a Christian family who fled their homeland of Germany to homeschool their children, choosing not…

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“Obama Admin: Forcing German Christians to Send Children to Public School is Not Persecution”

By Heather Clark Christian News Network WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has replied to a request for rehearing of a case involving a Christian homeschooling family seeking asylum in the United States, asserting that the couple has not been able…

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Germany opens investigation into Nazi commander who ‘has been living in Minnesota since fleeing Poland after his unit torched villages and killed dozens’

LTRP Note: As many of our readers know, Lighthouse Trails stands as a voice that remembers the Holocaust against Jewish people during WW II by Hitler and the Nazis. One Lighthouse Trails author, Anita Dittman, was a Jewish Christian teen…

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A Special Prayer Request for Holocaust Survivor, Anita Dittman

June 18th Update: A call today from a family member gave us the wonderful news that Anita came through her surgery with flying colors; and the doctor has said it was a complete success. Thank you to all the Lighthouse…

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