Home›Sources›Weimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140SourcesWeimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140International Constitutional Law Project, University of BernCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Weimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/weimar-constitution-article-137-church-tax.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Weimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/weimar-constitution-article-137-church-taxCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-weimar-constitution-article-137-church-t, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Weimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/weimar-constitution-article-137-church-tax}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Weimar Constitution's Article 137, carried into the German Basic Law's Article 140, the legal basis for German church tax.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (14 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier 1: a university constitutional law project's hosted text of the actual constitutional article in English translation, a primary legal text.NotesWell-attestedA university constitutional law project's hosted text of the actual constitutional article, in English translation, that gives German church tax its legal force. A primary legal text, not a news account of it.CitationPublisherWell-attestedInternational Constitutional Law Project, University of BernURLWell-attestedhttps://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/gm01000_.htmlSource TypeWell-attestedlegalClaims Backed By This Source (14 claims)This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOrganizations, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Well-attested12OrganizationsCatholic Church in GermanyEvangelical Church in Germany (EKD)SourcesWeimar Constitution, Article 137 (Church Tax Provision), Carried Into Basic Law Article 140General References2OrganizationsCatholic Church in GermanyEvangelical Church in Germany (EKD)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year