EKD council chairwoman Kurschus resignsGame overResigned from officeA big blow for Germany's top Protestant. Annette Kurschus resigns as Chairwoman of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. She is also resigning from her position as President of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia.Kurschus said this to journalists in Bielefeld on Monday. She is accused of having covered up a case of