Religious Freedom Throughout the German Empire
By Editor
A REPORT from Berlin, Germany, announcing the religious freedom throughout the empire, reminds one of the early days of the Protestant Reformation when religious freedom was declared. The object seems to be to give more liberty to Catholics, but the amendment makes it much broader. Good. Here is the item: Berlin, May 2.—The Reichstag to-day debated a Centrist's motion on the subject of religious freedom, demanding the abolishment of restrictive laws of the federal states. The house adopted the first paragraph with a radical amendment, which gives religious freedom throughout the empire to every one, irrespective of creed, and a socialistic amendment forbidding religious education or church attendance against the wishes of parents.