The German Enquete Commission on Sects: Political Conflicts and Compromises

This paper deals with the Enquete commission on sects & cults established by the German Bundestag (federal parliament) from 1996 to 1998. The author, who was appointed as an expert member of the commission, explains the public pressure leading to its establishment & the political considerati...

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Published in:Social justice research 1999-12, Vol.12 (4), p.323-340
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subjects Church & state
Commissions
Cults
Federal Republic of Germany
Germany
Legislation
Legislative Bodies
Minority Groups
Political Culture
Politics
Religion & politics
Religion Politics Relationship
Religious cults
Religious Cultural Groups
Religious movements
Sects
Social justice
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