Influence of the Church in Germany (feddit.de)

submitted 4 months ago by Random_German_Name@feddit.de to c/atheism@feddit.de

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Did you know, that [the Church] is …

The second biggest employer in Germany:

around 1,5 Million employees
has an own Employment law, that prohibits strikes

Is Germanys biggest real-estate owner:

Tesla and Louis Vuitton pay rent to the Church

Gets over 500 Million Euro Taxpayer Money per year:

additionally to their own Church tax
claim dates back to the 19th century

Doesn‘t need to register in the lobby register:

the lobby register is meant to show the influence of institutions and people on political decisions

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[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 21 points 4 months ago

And don't forget that they're in any media advisory council so criticism of the churches is systematically suppressed.

[-] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Church and state are not properly separated in Germany, change my mind.

[-] James_Ryan@feddit.de 8 points 4 months ago

There is nothing to change.. Sadly

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No objections... Germany doesn't have secularization written in the constitution. And it's common knowledge that both aren't properly separated by law. Or anything else.

[-] berkeleyblue@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

And yet people here still don’t see the church as a problen even if, or sometimes especially if they aren’t religious themselves…

[-] enieffak@feddit.de 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The two big churches have been losing members for decades. I suppose it will limit their influence in the coming years.

https://www.kirchenaustritt.de/statistik/religionszugehoerigkeit

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