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
6 Comments
Diplomjodler@feddit.de · 20 pts · 2y
And don't forget that they're in any media advisory council so criticism of the churches is systematically suppressed.
Nacktmull@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Church and state are not properly separated in Germany, change my mind.
James_Ryan@feddit.de · 8 pts · 2y
There is nothing to change.. Sadly
rufus@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 2y
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 · 17 pts · 2y
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 · 14 pts · 2y
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