As Berlin reconsiders its controversial secularism policy, Europe continues to debate the limits of religious expression in public life.
In the heart of Germany’s capital, a heated political debate has reignited over the boundaries of religious freedom in the public sphere.
The Bundestag’s Green Party group has submitted a motion to abolish Berlin’s Neutrality Act (“Neutralitätsgesetz”), a law that prohibits public employees — including teachers, police officers, and judicial staff — from wearing visible religious symbols while on duty.
The proposal has thrust Berlin into a larger European conversation about the intersection of secularism, religious freedom, and workplace neutrality.
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