"On one such sunny evening ,we were discussing whether we should complete a form issued earlier in the day. Signing this form would release us from our membership of the church and therefore of the payment of Kirchensteuer – a small tax deducted from our wages to help pay for the upkeep of the churches in Germany. Though I did, and still do, believe in an ultimate Creator of the Universe, I decided the money would be better in my pocket than in the coffers of the church and duly signed the release form." - Page 150
The Völkischer Beobachter snapped shut. Father picked up the letter and screwed it into a ball. He tossed it in my direction. ‘How could you embarrass me like this?’ There was no point in mentioning the small saving I would make by not having to pay the church tax, the Kirchensteuer, or assuring him that I still believed in a Supreme Being even if I felt disinclined to follow the teachings of a particular church. - Page 262
Source: Für Volk and Führer: The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler by Erwin Bartmann ISBN 9781910294277
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The Völkischer Beobachter snapped shut. Father picked up the letter and screwed it into a ball. He tossed it in my direction. ‘How could you embarrass me like this?’ There was no point in mentioning the small saving I would make by not having to pay the church tax, the Kirchensteuer, or assuring him that I still believed in a Supreme Being even if I felt disinclined to follow the teachings of a particular church. - Page 262
Source: Für Volk and Führer: The Memoir of a Veteran of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler by Erwin Bartmann ISBN 9781910294277
@NSHeathenry