"Scientology 'Church'" Ministers have to report for draft Berlin, Germany
May 26, 1984
Mannheimer Morgen Berlin. (AP) Adherents of the "Scientology Church," according to a decision by the Federal Administration Court in Berlin, also have to do military service in the Defense Forces, even if they are employed inside their own community as clergy. With this decision, the federal court dismissed the complaint of a 28-year-old man who wanted to be exempt from military service because he aspired to the position of Scientology minister.

In the basis the judge supported his decision on a 1982 judgment from the Darmstadt Administrative Court in which it was said that "Scientology" was not a religious denomination. As a result, neither could there be a religious office such as those of the major churches. Instead, "Scientology" was more of a "philosophical community" for which religion made only a "fringe appearance," stressed the Darmstadt judge.

--- Personal German Scientology News Informative
For non-commercial use only -- http://cisar.org/trnmenu.htm
Media, read this: http://www.xenu.net/archive/thesis/cisar-home.html
Your tax dollars on Scientology -- http://cisar.org/hres588.htm

Go Back