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Even though sponsoring still happens (think: renovating buildings; assisting communities to build their own churches/temples/whatever), State and Church are sep
by moviuro 8y ago
Even though sponsoring still happens (think: renovating buildings; assisting communities to build their own churches/temples/whatever), State and Church are seperated in France: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_French_law_on_the_Separation_of_the_Churches_and_the_State https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_French_law_on_the_Separat...
- baud147258 8y agoOne important thing is that the state in France owns most/all the churches built before 1905, so they end up paying a lot for renovation. Also keep in mind that the Alsace-Lorraine was not part of France in 1905 (part of the German empire), so the separation was never applied there.
- Jedd 8y agoThat's really interesting, thank you. Property taxes - along with local council rates - are an area that religions obtain significant financial benefit from the state (definitely in AU, and I believe UK and US also). It seems to be one of those things that fits the category 'this is how it's always been done', so it's tremendously difficult to initiate any policy change.