It’s against the law to evangelize in Germany and other Europeans countries. The state has circumscribed Christianity to the point that you pay taxes to the church in Germany in order to be “legally” baptized and buried. The church needs to disengage from the civil government in order to grow or even survive.
yes, i have to agree with you on that. The Church in Germany and Austria is a little greedy; it gets revenue both ways, from taxes and donations! The church tax is something Hitler brought in to bring the church under more control. Getting rid of the church tax would cripple the church financially, but i guess it would be beneficial to its soul.
There are a growing number of “Free” churches in Germany that don’t do this. The LCMS is in communion with some, and many are more Evangelical.