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In reply to the discussion: German Catholics lose church rights for unpaid tax [View all]

xchrom

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15. It doesn't seem so surprising.
Reply to cbayer (Reply #14)
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 08:40 PM
Sep 2012

The church seems very focused on 'obedience' & 'hierarchy' these days.

Let's the people know they don't have ownership in their parish.

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German Catholics lose church rights for unpaid tax [View all] xchrom Sep 2012 OP
"The bishops have been alarmed by the number of Catholics leaving the Church " get the red out Sep 2012 #1
Cuius regio, eius religio rug Sep 2012 #2
Perhaps the bishops should examine why they are driving people away dballance Sep 2012 #3
Jesus didn't set up a fee schedule. It took several years for that to take hold. dimbear Sep 2012 #13
I'm reminded of my wife's former pastor Fortinbras Armstrong Sep 2012 #4
It's nothing personal..... DeSwiss Sep 2012 #5
It's merely a historical sidelight that Adolph Hitler was careful to pay this tax on time. dimbear Sep 2012 #6
Actually, no. Hitler didn't pay taxes. rug Sep 2012 #7
I mean of course specifically the church levy or tax or whatever--he paid it purposefully to dimbear Sep 2012 #8
You know a contemporary of Hitler? rug Sep 2012 #9
Yes, I do. I know some folks who spent time in his camps. dimbear Sep 2012 #10
When I was young, a long time ago, the super of the building had his grandfather living with him. rug Sep 2012 #11
There were lots of survivors of Nazi Germany in Silicon Valley. My roomie dimbear Sep 2012 #12
This seems most bizarre. I have not heard of anything like this before. cbayer Sep 2012 #14
It doesn't seem so surprising. xchrom Sep 2012 #15
Seems like a mistake on their part. The tighter they squeeze, the more that cbayer Sep 2012 #16
Oh it is a mistake. xchrom Sep 2012 #17
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