Skip to comments.
German court warns Catholics: pay church tax or face expulsion
Belfast Telegraph ^
| Thursday, 27 September 2012
| Tony Paterson
Posted on 10/04/2012 5:57:10 PM PDT by Olog-hai
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
To: GeronL
They need to stop collecting taxes for the church. I dont think I would call it a church if its that intertwined with the state/
I always find it interesting that many FReepers are surprised to find that there is no clear separation between church and state in Germany. In some regards, Germany really is different. E.g. not only are there pastors giving religious education in public schools, in some German states there are even confessional state schools.
21
posted on
10/05/2012 2:10:14 PM PDT
by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
To: wolf78
No, the problem is that when government is inside the church the church becomes a puppet of the government.
22
posted on
10/05/2012 2:22:24 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: GeronL
No, the problem is that when government is inside the church the church becomes a puppet of the government.
You see a disagreement where there is none (as a libertarian I do see some sense in a separation of church and state). I merely observed that it is funny how we all look at other countries through the lense of our own cultural bias. Instead, we ought to see things in their original context. In Germany the government is inside the church just as the church is inside the government. Heck, the last presidential election in Germany basically came down to three theologians. We can agree or disagree with that. My point, however, is: We shouldn't be SURPRISED. Germany is not the US.
23
posted on
10/05/2012 2:45:41 PM PDT
by
wolf78
(Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)
To: wolf78
In Germany the government is inside the church just as the church is inside the governmentThen they are not church as we know them.
24
posted on
10/05/2012 2:58:57 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Leaning Right
That too.
And they don’t even see it coming...
25
posted on
10/05/2012 6:40:16 PM PDT
by
castlebrew
(Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-25 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson