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religion in Germany

vr.tr.religion-in-germany · thing-q701487

Let an agent explain religion in Germany, relay demographics, church-state arrangements, history and communities from official and scholarly sources with attribution, describe the communities, periods and places the registry aliases name, and distinguish religion in Germany from church tax as a mechanism and from religion in Austria or Switzerland, presenting Nazi-era history factually and respectfully.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand Religion in Germany.

Definition

Overview.

Definition

Overview.

  1. What is the religious landscape of Germany, and how does it differ from church tax as a mechanism and from Austria and Switzerland? definition
  2. Is the question about demographics, a community, law, a region or the Nazi era? boundary

Communities

Communities and places.

Communities

Communities.

  1. What are Christianity, Hinduism, the Baha i Faith and Buddhism in Germany, and what characterises religion in Dresden? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific community or place? action
History History.

Reformation

Reformation to 1933.

Reformation

Reformation.

  1. How did the Reformation and later settlements shape religious geography, as historians describe? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Nazi era

Nazi Germany.

Nazi era

Nazi era.

  1. How did the Nazi regime persecute Jews and other groups and pressure churches, as historians document? provenance
  2. Is the presentation factual and respectful of victims? boundary
Today Today.

Church and state

Church-state relations.

Church and state

Church and state.

  1. How do church tax and public corporation status work? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Debates

Debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates exist about church membership decline, Islam and religious education, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Islam in Germany? action
Context East and West.

East

Eastern Germany.

East

East.

  1. Why is eastern Germany among the least religious regions, as research explains? provenance
  2. Which entry fits religion in East Germany? action

Jewish life

Jewish life today.

Jewish life

Jewish life.

  1. How has Jewish life in Germany developed since 1945? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Central Council of Jews in Germany? action

Classifiers Filled

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Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
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Domain
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Other names and narrower kinds
Christianity in Germany, Hinduism in Germany, Bahá'í Faith in Germany, Buddhism in Germany, religion in Nazi Germany, religion in Dresden, religion in Hamburg, religion in Munich, religion in Kassel, religion in Esslingen, religion in Frankfurt am Main, religion in North Rhine-Westphalia

What it is Filled

The religious landscape of Germany, historically divided between Catholic and Protestant regions since the Reformation, with the Catholic Church and the Evangelical Church in Germany recognised as public corporations funded by church tax, a large and growing share of people without religious affiliation especially in the east, and communities of Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and Baha is; the history includes the persecution and genocide of Jews and the pressures on churches under Nazi Germany, and regional patterns such as religion in Dresden reflect East German secularisation.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain religion in Germany, relay demographics, church-state arrangements, history and communities from official and scholarly sources with attribution, describe the communities, periods and places the registry aliases name, and distinguish religion in Germany from church tax as a mechanism and from religion in Austria or Switzerland, presenting Nazi-era history factually and respectfully.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Catholic-Protestant history
  • Church tax system
  • Secular east
  • Nazi-era history

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Minimise the Nazi persecution of Jews and other religious groups.
  • Frame debates on Islam and integration in a partisan or hostile way.
  • Present stale membership figures as current.
  • Infer a person's religion from their name, origin or tax data without consent.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing analysis that singles out a religious community in Germany.

May

  • Report membership figures and church-state arrangements in Germany from official and church statistics.
  • Explain the church tax and the public-law status of recognised religious bodies.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Germany's history makes accurate treatment of Jewish life and persecution essential.
  • Religious affiliation is recorded for church tax and is sensitive personal data.

Who is affected

  • Jewish communities
  • Muslim communities
  • Church members and leavers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a religious landscape; the federal statistical office and churches publish its figures.

Master systems

  • Census of Germany
  • Church membership statistics

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q13198592 - registry parent class

related

  • religion on the Earth - in registry terms
  • church tax
  • Protestant Reformation
  • Christianity in Germany

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-germany
  • Wikidata: Q701487 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q701487)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Catholic and Protestant church members: under 50 percent - of population, 2022
  • church tax: 8-9 percent of income tax note - for members
  • Muslims: about 5.5 million - estimates
  • Reformation: 1517 year - Wittenberg

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Religious communities of Germany
  • Christianity, Hinduism, Baha i Faith and Buddhism in Germany; religion in Nazi Germany; religion in Dresden
  • Church tax is a funding mechanism; Austria and Switzerland have separate arrangements
  • Not a visible object; churches, mosques, synagogues and communities.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain demographics and church-state relations
  • relay history with attribution
  • describe communities and places
  • distinguish related topics

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Minimising Nazi persecution
  • Partisan framing of Islam and integration debates
  • Stale membership statistics

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Basic Law articles on freedom of religion and church-state relations
  • Church tax laws of the federal states

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a religious landscape.
  • Catholic Church in Germany
  • Evangelical Church in Germany
  • Islam in Germany
  • Judaism in Germany
  • Buddhism, Hinduism and the Baha i Faith in Germany
  • religion in Nazi Germany
  • regional patterns such as Dresden and eastern Germany

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q701487: religion in Germany - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Religion in Germany - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should religion in Nazi Germany be a separate primary entry?
  • How should official and scholarly sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming faiths, a period and a city; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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