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LiberalAndProud

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11. Since the church tax is fully deductible it seems to me that government is subsidizing the churches

Reply to deucemagnet (Original post)

Mon Jul 20, 2015, 12:51 AM

Jul 2015

by requiring that members pay the tax. I find the idea utterly distasteful.

I am almost certain that at least some among those numbers have decided that they prefer not to support an organization that houses and protects pederast priests. That would be my educated guess.

http://www.dw.com/en/german-catholics-leave-church-in-droves/a-14971010

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Mass exodus continues from German Catholic Church [View all] deucemagnet Jul 2015 OP

looks like you are officially enrolled at some stage uriel1972 Jul 2015 #1

Yes, you must have been posting as I was editing. deucemagnet Jul 2015 #3

Apparently one tells the church to cancel registration Warpy Jul 2015 #2

I think that you hit the nail on the head. Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #4

so the ones who drop the registration could still go to church. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #6

I don't know...would it be a sin? Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #8

I wouldn't have thought there were that many Catholic Germans RussBLib Jul 2015 #5

Ben Franklin... onager Jul 2015 #7

Don't make it sound like so much fun Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #9

Sort of like sneaking into a strip club without paying the cover charge. AlbertCat Jul 2015 #10

Since the church tax is fully deductible it seems to me that government is subsidizing the churches LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #11

And of course the catholic church will lie cheat and steal to get that money too. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #12