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Northern Europe
Päivi Räsänen wants all citizens to have right to palliative care
The Finnish Christen Democrat Päivi Räsänen has submitted a legal initiative to give all people the right to palliative care. National instructions and recommendations for palliative care cannot guarantee the right to high-quality hospice care for everyone, Räsänen argues. Therefore, she thinks it is necessary to introduce government measures that…
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Eastern Europe
Zelensky takes further steps against Ukrainian Orthodox Church
The Ukrainian President Zelensky has announced sanctions against another seven leaders within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). According to him, they are a threat to the security of the country. These sanctions come while the country is waiting for a bill to ban the UOC. Two weeks ago, President Zelensky…
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Christian Life
A transformed Christian speaks about her former transgender life
Laura Perry, author of 'Transgender to Transformed: A Story of Transition That Will Truly Set You Free', talks about her life. How she transitioned to man, came to faith and returned to being a woman as God wanted her to be. An impressive testimony from a young woman struggling with…
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Southern Europe
Critical responses to Portuguese legalisation of euthanasia
Last week, the Portuguese Parliament approved end-of-life legislation. That means that assisted suicide and euthanasia are now decriminalised. However, not all responses are positive. The Portuguese Episcopal Conference (CEP) expresses its sadness after the vote on the proposal. That is reported by Ecclesia. The CEP consists of Catholic bishops. They…
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Western Europe
French churches get heavy security measures during Christmas time
The terrorist threat in France is so high that the French interior minister has asked the police for extra reinforcement and surveillance at all French churches and synagogues during Christmas and the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. French newspaper Le Figaro reported this on Monday, as reported by the Dutch daily…
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Eastern Europe
German theologian: Kirill's rhetoric similar to German war theology during World War
The German theologian Friedrich Erich Dobberahn sees parallels between the rhetoric of the Russian Patriarch Kirill and the propaganda prevalent during the First and Second World Wars. The Biblical message has been massively distorted for patriotic enthusiasm for the war, says Dobberahn to Evangelisch.de. In both Kirill's statements as well…
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Southern Europe
Evangelical Church in Spain continues to expand
The Evangelical denomination continues to grow in Spain. In total, there are more than 4,300 Evangelical churches in the country at the moment. At the same time, 8,000 municipalities do not have an Evangelical congregation. Government statistics confirm the growth of the Evangelical denomination. “We have estimated that the average…
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European Union
Poland to veto EU proposal to harmonise surrogacy and LGBT families
Poland is likely to veto a European Commission proposal that would force member states to recognise surrogacy and LGBT families from all people that move to their country. Deputy justice minister, Sebastian Kaleta, confirmed this to Polish broadcaster TVP, reports Notes from Poland. Even when a member state of the…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian education minister submits bill against private schools
Tonje Brenna, responsible Minister for Education in Norway, wants to make it easier for municipalities to block the foundation of new private schools. To that end, she submitted a bill to for consultation last Wednesday. The proposal reads that the Ministry should give significant weight to the opinion of local…
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Western Europe
Dutch Supreme Court: Forced anti-conception only justified as health protection
Women may not be forced to take anti-conception because of severe psychiatric symptoms. Forced anti-conception can only be justified when the pregnancy or delivery brings severe health risks. That is the ruling of the Dutch supreme court last week. Forcing someone to take anti-conception just to prevent them from having…
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