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State Secretary for Church Affairs
The State Secretary for Church Affairs (German: ''Staatssekretär für Kirchenfragen'') was the head of the Secretariat for Church Affairs in the former German Democratic Republic. The office was responsible for the relationship of the government toward churches and religious groups. Policy was set by the ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED), but direct contact with the churches and religious groups was essentially restricted to the Secretariat in order to preserve the SED's stance as atheist and anti-religion.
== Establishment and function ==
The office was established in 1957 following the example of the Soviet Union and other communist countries. The SED's goal was to prevent religious involvement in state affairs, particularly with regard to education and training of children and young people. The Secretary was responsible for maintaining the relationship between government and the churches and religious groups, but was kept weak with no power to set policy. Policy towards religion was set by the SED, whose leaders rarely met with religious leaders.〔Paul Cooke, Jonathan Grix (Editors), (''East Germany: Continuity and Change'' ) Editions Rodopi B.V., Amsterdam - Atlanta, GA (2000), pp. 104-105. ISBN 90-420-0579-3 Retrieved October 16, 2013〕 This arrangement allowed the SED to preserve its position as an "atheistic party against the Church". However, it also created a situation where, not having direct contact with the churches, the party was forced to rely on other's reports for what was actually going on with the churches, reports that often minimized or omitted serious criticism of the communist government "in order to avoid excited or angry decisions, or to confirm the predominant picture among the recipients of the report of harmonious societal development."〔Horst Dohle, quoted in: Paul Cooke, Jonathan Grix (2000), (p. 105 ) Retrieved October 17, 2013〕
In addition to maintaining relationships with the churches, the Secretary was to ensure that the laws and ordinances kept pace with the development of the socialist state.〔Johannes Wallmann. ''Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands seit der Reformation''. Tübingen (2006) p. 300. 〕 The SED expected religion to die out over time and sought to restrict the churches to conducting rites and services.〔Michael Mertes, Steven Muller, Heinrich August Winckler (Editors), (''In Search of Germany'' ) Transaction Publishers. New Brunswick, New Jersey (1996), p. 271. ISBN 1-56000-880-6 Retrieved October 16, 2013〕 Church representatives viewed the office as the "State Secretariat Against Church Affairs".〔
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