{"id":13181,"date":"2026-02-09T12:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/?p=13181"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:13:07","slug":"churches-have-no-duty-of-neutrality-towards-the-afd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/en\/keine-neutralitaetspflicht-der-kirchen-gegenueber-der-afd\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches have no duty of neutrality towards the AfD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13181\" class=\"elementor elementor-13181\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd59c58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fd59c58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d54597a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d54597a\" 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neutrality requirement when they organise discussion groups in connection with an upcoming state election. An AfD candidate, for example, is therefore not entitled to take part in such an event. This has now been clarified by the Higher Administrative Court of Rhineland-Palatinate following the previous decision of the Administrative Court of Mainz (OVG Rhineland-Palatinate, decision of 5 February 2026, ref.: 10 B 10203\/26.OVG; press release no. 3\/2026).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The background to this is a planned panel discussion entitled \u201eYouth meets politics\u201c organised by the local Protestant youth and the Protestant youth centre in cooperation with the youth representatives of the association of municipalities in Oppenheim. As this event is largely organised by the church and church institutions are not subject to the party-political neutrality requirement (Article 21 of the Basic Law), the AfD candidate cannot invoke the principle of equal opportunities in the competition for votes. 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