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
And don’t forget that they’re in any media advisory council so criticism of the churches is systematically suppressed.
Church and state are not properly separated in Germany, change my mind.
There is nothing to change… Sadly
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.
And yet people here still don’t see the church as a problen even if, or sometimes especially if they aren’t religious themselves…
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
