Catalogue question 292 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
People in Germany live by the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?
- No mosques may be built.
- Everyone believes in God.
- Everyone can believe whatever they want. Correct
- The state decides which god people believe in.
Why — for every option
- A — Building mosques is legally permitted in Germany and protected by freedom of religion — the opposite of the statement.
- B — Religious tolerance precisely does not mean that everyone believes in God — being without a religious affiliation and atheism are also protected.
- C — Correct: religious tolerance and the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Basic Law (Art. 4) mean that everyone can freely decide what faith to hold, or to have none at all.
- D — The state in Germany precisely does not decide on its citizens' faith; that would be incompatible with the state's ideological neutrality.
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