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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian metropolitan calls teachings of his Russian Patriarch heresy
According to Metropolitan Augustine of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the teachings of his patriarch Kirill that states that sins are washed away by dying on the battlefield is “heresy”. According to Augustine, sins are washed away only by the blood of Christ and repentance. Earlier, in a sermon, Patriarch Kirill…
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Central Europe
LGBT-friendly day-care centres accused of having pedophile on the board
Two new day-care centres in Berlin which aim to educate children about homosexuality and other LGBT themes have become the subject to controversy after it became known that the shareholder's board of directors includes a sociologist who has been accused of advocating pedophilia. Sociologist Rüdiger Lautmann is accused of being…
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Southern Europe
Pope appeals to Putin for an end of the war
Listeners present at the Pope's address on Sunday did not hear the head of the Vatican explain the Gospel. Instead, Pope Francis used his time to call upon Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky to end the war. “Such actions are never justifiable”, the Pope fumed the Sunday after…
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Western Europe
“Financial interests make transgender movement successful”
The transgender movement is successful because large businesses see the trans child as an effective marketing product, journalist Pauline Quillon says. While other social movements, such as the feminist waves and the lobby group for same-sex relationships, took decades to develop, the transgender movement gained ground in no time. The…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Jews: Duma deputy is anti-Semitic
“Isolate the 50 richest Jews, and the wars will stop”, Moscow city Duma deputy Ekaterina Engalycheva wrote on her Telegram channel. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia is indignant. Rabbi Boroda, the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities, pointed out that Engalycheva shows two anti-Semitic clichés in her…
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Western Europe
What can Christians say against euthanasia?
In an increasingly secular society, the debate on euthanasia is rising. Evangelical pastor Thierry Le Gall warns that the “unalterable and inviolable value of all human life” is called into question. How can Christians make themselves heard in this discussion? If a law that allows euthanasia or assisted suicide is…
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Northern Europe
Swedish politician criticised for creationist views
Earth's creation became a political subject on Friday when the Swedish parliament voted for a new second speaker of the Riksdag. Right-wing Sweden Democrat Julia Kronlid was criticised for her creationist views. Rarely was creationism such a political issue in Sweden. Julia Kronlid, a member of the right-wing Sweden Democrats…
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Southern Europe
Christian share of the Croation population drops in 2021
The number of people that belongs to a Christian denomination dropped in 2021 in Croatia. Especially the number of people who say they belong to the Roman Catholic Church declined. In contrast, the number of atheists and agnostics in the country grew. The total number of Catholic believers in Croatia…
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Eastern Europe
Eastern Orthodox delegation visits Babi Yar
Delegates of Eastern Orthodox Churches have taken part in a commemoration of the victims of the Nazi executions in Kyiv. The commemoration took place took place in Babi Yar, the well-known place where many Jews were executed by bullets in 1941. Among those present were a vicar of the Orthodox…
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Eastern Europe
Government Estonia demands that Metropolitan breaks with Kirill
The Estonian Minister of Home Affairs ordered the Metropolitan Yevgeny, Primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church, to distance himself from the war-supporting Moscow Patriarchate. The Home Affairs Minister, Lauri Läänemets, said so in an interview with the national broadcaster ERR, as reported by Tass. The Minister said that he expected…
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