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Germans collecting church bells to smelt down for the war effort. Libeň Bridge, Prague, July 1942 (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 6 months ago

I'm not a supporter of tax free churches, but to say that merits the state plundering these ancient bells for their war machine sounds a bit like Trump saying countries that don't pay their NATO fees should be invaded by Putin.

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