One nice thing abute the USA: We started with seperation.
Members of the Norwegian Church may be asked to pay a membership fee if the separation between church and state comes about.
The Gj�nnes Commission which is drafting possible future paths for the state church has raised the idea.
The commission has been investigating the relationship between church and state for nearly three years and will deliver its report next Tuesday. Newspaper Dagsavisen gained access to their over 300-page report.
The paper suggests that the state assume chief responsibility for financing the Church via the national budget and that the sum be calculated based on Church membership numbers, Dagsavisen reports. Local government would be the suggested sponsor for the construction, management and maintenance of church buildings.
But a majority of the commission believe the Church is currently underfinanced, and to combat this need a membership fee has been proposed.
This fee is expected to be between NOK 300-500 (USD 45-75) per year.
(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)"
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