Confession
Confession is the name given to the individual or representative open expression or the making public of an issue affecting the actor or a group, in particular as an affirmation , emphasis , declaration , pledge or promise .
Law and Criminology
In the legal field, one speaks more of a confession , in the criminal field, however, a written confession before an arrest is called a letter of confession .
In the naturalization law in particular, a commitment to the free democratic basic order is required as a prerequisite for acquiring German citizenship (cf. § 10 Paragraph 1 StAG). According to the jurisprudence, this confession must correspond to the truth and can therefore not be made subject to an internal reservation.
Religion and belief
Under the short form confession firmieren all connected, religious or ideological beliefs and the resulting confessions ( confessional community ), writings or institutions ( Confessional Church , denominational school ).
In the scope of the Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations is therefore considered freedom of religion ( religion and belief ), including the ability to Bekenntnislosigkeit ( non-denominational ).
In various religions, but above all in Christianity , the term confession also stands for the confession of guilt as an admission of personal or collective guilt before God .
literature
Numerous literary works are titled Confessions or Confessions , either as a biographical self-analysis with a confessional character, for example Confessions of Augustine , Rousseau or Friedrich Schlegel , or as a narrative form in novels, for example The New Confessions (William Boyd), Confessions of the impostor Felix Krull (Thomas Mann), Confessions of a High School Diva (Dyan Sheldon)
Idioms and colloquial usage
The commitment or the act of confession is also the subject of many sayings , such as lip service or when Farbebekennen . In connection with the coming-out , especially as a public statement, there is still occasional talk of a commitment to sexual identity .
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- ↑ Hailbronner, Citizenship Law, § 10 Rn. 15 ff.