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To: Right Wing Professor

>> Most Germans during the period 1933-1945 were most certainly not atheists. <<

Didn't suggest most Germans *were* atheist. Just like most Russians weren't. I was referring to the leadership. See my previous post about that issue.

>> Even now, in Germany, you're registered by default in a religion and have to go to some lengths to convince them you're an atheist and should not be paying the Church tax. <<

Even if you've never been baptised? How do they decide which religion to assign you to?


74 posted on 12/01/2005 8:48:43 AM PST by dangus
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To: dangus
Didn't suggest most Germans *were* atheist. Just like most Russians weren't. I was referring to the leadership. See my previous post about that issue.

HItler was a Catholic. He never renounced it, and was never excommunicated.

Even if you've never been baptised? How do they decide which religion to assign you to?

I think they decide from the religion your family had. When I lived there, several of the people in my research group described the considerable lengths they had to go to, to convince the authorities they were in fact atheists.

75 posted on 12/01/2005 8:51:41 AM PST by Right Wing Professor
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