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Bernd Kuemmel <BEK@MMF.ruc.dk> wrote:
>
> Ihr werdet lachen!
> 
> But about the same system as in the Federal Republic they also have in 
> practice in Kongeriget Danmark.
> IE, the tax office is collecting the folkekirkeskat (lutheran theology 
> tax) and distributes it to the church.
[..]
> 
> On the other hand I doubt (=do not know) whether any other churches than 
> the lutheran (folkekiren) is offered the service of the "church tax" 
> being collected by the tax office and transfered to the church's 
> accounts. I know that some mosaic groups had difficulties trying to 
> establish the same kind of service.

It should be emphasized that the church tax is only collected from
members of the lutheran church. Other Danish religious societies
must collect their funds themselves.

Germany has a dispensation from the propossed EU data file 
regulations (registerloven) that allows it to register memberships 
of religious societies (which is generally prohibitted) in order 
to collect church taxes. I don't know if Denmark has a similar 
dispensation, but it will probably need one.


Helene