Editing Religious discrimination (section)

====Germany====
{{Further|Scientology in Germany|Freedom of religion in Germany}}
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[[Scientology|Scientologists]] in Germany face specific political and economic restrictions. They are barred from membership in some major political parties, and businesses and other employers use so-called "sect filters" to expose a prospective business partner's or employee's association with the organization. German federal and state interior ministers started a process aimed at banning Scientology in late 2007, but abandoned the initiative a year later, finding insufficient legal grounds. Despite this, polls suggest that most Germans favor banning Scientology altogether. The [[U.S. government]] has repeatedly raised concerns over discriminatory practices directed at individual Scientologists.<ref>[[#Barber|Barber (30 January 1997)]]</ref><ref name=KentFGA>[[#Kent2001|Kent (2001)]], pp. 3, 12–13 |</ref><ref name="USS1999">[[#USDSRF1999|U.S. Department of State (1999)]]</ref>