To get government funds, German non-profits and clubs have to sign a pledge saying they uphold the German constitution.
In 2012, a court in the eastern city of Dresden sided with a non-profit and declared the requirement of a pledge illegal. The German government has filed for an appeal.
Instituted about one year earlier, the pledge not only required the beneficiary of government funds to state that they fully supported the German constitution but required the beneficiary to ensure that any third party partners and contractors fulfilled the same conditions.
However, it's not only federal. Just yesterday, Zeit Online reported about the Eastern state of Sachsen asking for the same pledge from a small charity that - brace yourselves - invited two speakers from the Czech Republic to an event in Germany.
The choice for the charity: either get the foreign speakers to sign that German pledge of allegiance, or return the state funds.
The charity returned the funds.
The charity in question in the most recent crackdown is the Society for Judeo-Christian Collaboration, Dresden, Germany, give them a few euros if you can.
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