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Eastern Europe
Russian Church not removed from World Council
The Russian Orthodox Church remains a member of the World Council of Churches. The Council, however, strongly condemned Russia's “illegal and unjustified” war of aggression in Ukraine. At a press conference, newly elected general secretary Jerry Pillay said the World Council of Churches' task is to examine church unity. It…
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Central Europe
Cheap Swiss Bible gets more expensive (even 2.50 euros)
The so-called “low-cost Bible” in Switzerland will get more expensive. The Société Biblique de Genève (SBG) has to raise the price from 2 euros to 2.50 euros (CHF 2.90). This has to do with higher prices, particularly for paper. That is reported by Evangeliques.info. Before, the society had to raise…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian Minister wants to punish surrogacy abroad
Having children through surrogacy can be compared to human trafficking. Therefore, the Norwegian Minister for Children and Families wants to punish Norwegians who have children with the help of surrogacy abroad. According to Minister Kjersti Toppe, from the Centre Party, it should be illegal to have children through surrogacy. “It…
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Central Europe
More slavery in Switzerland
Human trafficking is an increasing problem in Switzerland. ‘Slaves’ are not only found in the world of prostitution, but exploitation takes place in several branches of employment. The number of people affected by slavery increases yearly, Idea writes. According to the news agency, it is hard to come up with…
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Northern Europe
New Norwegian law makes creating Christian schools difficult
With the implementation of a new school law on Wednesday, it is now more difficult for Norwegians to start private schools. The founding of new private schools “affects Norwegian society, which should be open and tolerant when people with different social and cultural backgrounds meet to a lesser extent in…
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Northern Europe
Church of Sweden open to listen to “polyamory” during Pride month
The Church of Sweden in Malmö wants to listen to stories of “polyamory.” According to its leadership, this is necessary to fulfil its mission of “reconciling diversity.” However, not everybody in Sweden agrees. To talk about diversity in its complete sense, the Church should pay attention to “polyamory”, Helena Myrstener…
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Northern Europe
Less Norwegians go to church
The share of the Norwegian population that is a member of the Church of Norway fell from 71.3 per cent in 2016 to 64.9 per cent in 2021. In comparison, 85 per cent of the population were members of the Church in 1994. From 2020 to 2021, the number of…
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Northern Europe
Swedish Pentecostal preacher dismissed for promoting conversion therapy
A Swedish pastor has been fired because of his invitation to conversion therapy. In a video, pastor Josef Barkenbom from the Pentecostal Church in Solna asked people to attend a midweek service in which therapy would be offered. That is reported by Varlden iDag. Recently, Barkenboom posted a video on…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian church leaders demand for arms deliveries
Several church leaders from Ukraine demanded support and arms deliveries from the West. “We do not agree with a logic of reconciliation if we have to give territories to Putin.” The leaders were together at a CDU-affiliated event in Berlin. At the forum “Religious communities of Ukraine and Russia's full-scale…
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Central Europe
More abortions in Germany
In Germany, 25,800 women had an abortion in the first quarter of 2022, as shown by statistics released by the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden. That means that the number of terminations of pregnancies is increasing. Idea reports that the number of abortions has increased with 4.8 per cent, compared…
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