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ECONOMICS, STATE AND RELIGION IN EUROPE
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This paper will explore the relationship between religious, especially Christian, bodies and entities and European States and political institutions, focusing largely on its juridical and economic aspects and inclinations, with the intent of producing a general overview of the interconnectedness and complicated relations of religion and economics in modern-day Europe. The primary focus of this text will center on financial attitudes and practices, specifically exploring the various approaches that define how States can allocate funds to religious denominations. The first part will explore the relationship between politics, economics and religion within the European Area from a theoretical and historical perspective, while also briefly illustrating a general outline of Europe’s current religious structure. The second part will be focused on the three main financing models that are adopted by Present-day European States in regards to religious denominations: direct financing; mixed models, namely the Church System and those related to Income Tax donations; absent or minimal funding.
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