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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago

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

[–] Nacktmull 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

There is nothing to change.. Sadly

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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 17 points 8 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…

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 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