Once a majority, Protestants now account for fewer than a third of Germans
Germany has seen a dramatic shift away from Protestantism – one that has greatly outpaced a decline in the share of Germans who are Catholic.
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Giving a share of one’s income to the church has been a part of European tradition for centuries. Today, several countries continue to collect a “church tax” on behalf of officially recognized religious organizations, in some cases levying the tax on all registered members.
Stephanie Kramer is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center specializing in religion. She is an expert in global religious demography and the psychology of religion. Kramer is an author of Pew Research Center reports such as The Changing Global Religious Landscape, Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World, Europe’s Growing Muslim Population, and The Age […]
Jeff Diamant is a senior writer/editor at Pew Research Center, focusing on religion. He has worked on reports about the faith of Black Americans, Muslim Americans and Europeans. He has a doctorate in history from the CUNY Graduate Center, was a fellow in the Scholars-in-Residence program at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture […]