Question 33
Welche Aussage ist richtig? In Deutschland …Which statement is correct? In Germany …
Options
- sind Staat und Religionsgemeinschaften voneinander getrennt.state and religious communities are separate from each other.
- bilden die Religionsgemeinschaften den Staat.religious communities form the state.
- ist der Staat abhängig von den Religionsgemeinschaften.the state is dependent on religious communities.
- bilden Staat und Religionsgemeinschaften eine Einheit.state and religious communities form a unity.
Explanation
Article 140 GG (with the Weimar constitution articles it incorporates) establishes the separation of state and religious communities. Churches may organize themselves freely, but they neither constitute the state nor direct its policies.