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Eastern Europe
Outcry in Moldavia about new LGBT campaign in schools
A campaign called “LGBT children in your school” has led to many critiques in Moldova. Both the Orthodox Church of Moldova and parents speak out against the promotion of LGBT values in schools. Propaganda of the LGBT agenda and its development is unacceptable, both socially and from a Christian point…
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Western Europe
Dutch cardinal asks Pope for an encyclical on gender theory
The Dutch cardinal Wim Eijk has requested Pope Francis to release a papal encyclical to warn against the gender theory. He did so during a visit of Dutch bishops to the Vatican. Many organisations push the gender agenda, but the Roman Catholic Church has not said much about it. That…
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Eastern Europe
Production of movie on Protestant persecution in Soviet Union resumed
Protestants suffered many hardships in the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Pravda PRO production studio has started to work on a documentary that shows their life. Recently, they resumed the production. Pravda PRO production studio has been filming for the documentary for several years already, as reported by Insider Media. It…
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Dutch ChristianUnion wants TikTok ban
The Dutch political party ChristianUnion wants to ban TikTok, children's number one video app. TikTok comes from China, and there are concerns that users' data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government. “Our job is to protect citizens. TikTok in this form should be taken off the…
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Central Europe
German bishop has to drive slower
Racing down the German Autobahn at a self-chosen speed is over for bishops from the Protestant Church of Germany. The Synod decided on Wednesday that the church leaders have to set a good example of sustainability. When driving to church events, bishops are not allowed to drive faster than 100…
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Eastern Europe
Russian President signs decree on traditional values
The Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving a state policy that will “preserve and consolidate traditional Russian spiritual and ethical values”. Russian tradional values are “moral guidelines that form the worldview of Russian citizens, transmitted from generation to generation, underlying the all-Russian civic identity and the country's unified…
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Western Europe
France sees increase in “attacks” on secularism law
There is an increase in “attacks” on secularism law in France at schools. More people take their religious beliefs to school, where that is forbidden. This reports the French daily Le Figaro, after the French Ministry of Education published new numbers. Earlier, the Ministry published these figures quarterly. Still, their…
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Northern Europe
Intolerance divides the church
Intolerance, hidden in the cloak of tolerance, divides the church, the Swedish author Magnus Malm argues. According to him, Christians should learn how to disagree in a civilised way again. Agreeing to disagree means that both sides stop trying to convert each other, Malm writes in an opinion article in…
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Eastern Europe
Russians burn Ukrainian Baptist church
The Russian military burned down a church building of the Ukrainian Baptists in the town of Vovchoyarivka in the Luhansk region. At the beginning of the war, the invaders confiscated the Church of the Nativity to house soldiers, the Baptist denomination of Ukraine writes on Facebook. “They then robbed it…
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Western Europe
Study: Teenager sleeps better when smartphone use is limited by rules
Teenagers between 15- and 16 years old sleep better when they and their parents have made rules for the use of digital media. That is concluded by researchers of the Dutch Amsterdam Academic Medical Centre (Amsterdam UMC). When parents set rules for using smartphones or tables, teenagers will go to…
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