Pay the priest, atheist!

My money pays for salaries of church officials. Every year, month, day. From every hour i work, a part belongs to the church. I’m a German atheist.

Germany – 1803. The state nationalizes the churches land and wealth. In turn the state promises to pay the salaries of church officials. A new german nation rises and falls. And another. And another. Today, over 200 years later. The treaty is still in effect. And Germany pays. I pay. 460 million Euro per year.

Our constitution grants positive and negative religious freedom. Negative religious freedom is the right to not practice or belong to any religion. So by having to pay taxes, some of which goes to the church, my civil rights are violated. If that is a strong enough word. I find their archaic morals to be abhorrent, the embrace of belief harmful, the systematic and probably ongoing abuse of children both sexually and by indoctrination disgusting. I even celebrate the winter solstice instead of Christmas. Still there is nothing i can do. The only politician ever, to try and legislate against this was kicked out of his respective political party.

Secularism is like freedom. Once it’s gone you realize its real value. Don’t let the religious claim the state.

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1 Response to Pay the priest, atheist!

  1. Lots of people pay taxes for things they don’t believe in or even things they are against. Its not just atheists who are forced in this way.

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