Religion in Berlin

[5] The SPD, the Left Party and Greens supported the "Pro Ethics" camp for a "No" vote, stressing that the ethics class should remain compulsory, and pupils could voluntarily take an extra religion class alongside it if they so chose; the CDU and FDP supported the "Pro Reli" camp for a "Yes" vote, wanting to give pupils a free choice.

EKBO is a member of both the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and Union Evangelischer Kirchen (UEK) claiming 18.7 percent of the city's population.

The Sehitlik Mosque in Neukölln built in 1983 serves as a cultural center as well as a place of worship.

[10] Of the estimated population of 30,000-45,000 Jewish residents in 2014,[12] approximately 12,000 are registered members of religious organizations.

Because of its refined Moorish style and resemblance to the Alhambra, it became an important architectural monument of the second half of the 19th century in the city.

In 1924 Dr. Paul Dahlke established the first German Buddhist monastery, the "Das Buddhistische Haus" in Reinickendorf.

It is considered to be the oldest and largest Theravada Buddhist center in Europe and has been declared a National Heritage site.

Located in Berlin-Pankow, the temple is run by the Thai Buddhist Association Berlin and was built under the patronage of monk Phra Phrom Wachira Panyachan [th], the abbot of Wat Ratchaorasaram in Bangkok.

Over the past years, Berlin has seen a considerable increase in interfaith initiatives, including the House of One project which looks at building a joint place of worship for adherents to different religions.

The Festival der Religionen combined live music and dance performances by artists from 13 different religions, an interfaith fair and several exhibitions on faith subjects.