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Lol. Why on earth do they do this?

• orbifold 12y ago
  Certain churches are 'Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts' as such they fall under state church law and get priviledges that historically were granted to the catholic and protestant church after they had lost their territorial holdings and financial independence in the 'Reichsdeputationshauptschluss' 1803.
• innguest 12y ago
  Are you kidding me? This is a great idea and incredibly fair. Why should non-believers fund churches with their tax money? Believers should be responsible for funding their churches/temples/holy places without relying on those who don't care.
  • mynewwork 12y ago
    I'm curious where you're from. In the US, the government being separate from religion is a pretty big deal so having taxes going to churches at all would seem strange. The system in the US, for instance, isn't that non-believers fund churches with their tax money, it's that no one funds churches with tax money at all, members of the church donate directly to the church. (Before someone comments, yes churches are often tax-exempt like other charities and non-profits, but that is different from actually receiving money from the government)