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It's called Kirchensteuer and it's deducted from your paycheck automatically if you're on the church rolls. You get put on the church rolls as a kid if your parents get you baptised. You can get yourself taken off but it's a whole process, the system is clearly designed to keep as many people paying the tax as possible.
Same in Sweden, and it's an extra 1% tax. Luckily it's easy to quit, you just need to sign a paper and send it in