Comment on Xmas at the mega church
mcv@lemmy.zip 6 days agoHow does that work? How can you be made to pay? That does not sound legal to me. Can’t you just leave and ignore it?
Comment on Xmas at the mega church
mcv@lemmy.zip 6 days agoHow does that work? How can you be made to pay? That does not sound legal to me. Can’t you just leave and ignore it?
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Through taxes. You pay (I forgot how many) percent of your salary/income. So, very legal. Church makes a buttload of moneyz and still asks for spare change in mass 😂
mcv@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
I’m afraid I still don’t quite get it. Do you pay less taxes now? Do members of this church pay more taxes?
It all sounds completely at odds with the concept of freedom of religion.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
I pay way less taxes now, it’s literally a church-tax added on top of the other taxes. Unless you leave (which requires jumping some hoops) you’d pay. And we’re free though. Just if your parents are dumb enough to join you (“because everyone else does that too!”) at birth then that’s it. It’s as stupid as it sounds, yes. Germany btw.