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Western Europe
Macron names progressive technocrat as prime minister
President Emmanuel Macron has named Elisabeth Borne as the new prime minister. Although her orientations on moral subjects such as the end of life or marriage are unknown, Borne belongs to a progressive party. Borne, 61, succeeds Jean Castex. His resignation was expected after Macron's re-election. The new prime minister…
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Eastern Europe
Belarus introduces death punishment for “attempted terrorism”
President Lukashenko of Belarus signed a new law on the death penalty in case of terrorism on Wednesday. Several opposition activists face these charges. In the former Soviet republic, opposition activities are often seen as terrorism. The Parliament of Belarus already approved a bill on May 4 to amend the…
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Northern Europe
No applause for Swedish private school proposal
The Swedish government receives heavy criticism on the plan for a ban on new denominational independent schools. In April, the government announced not to give licenses for new independent schools in 2024. And for the longer term, even existing independent schools should be limited in their expansion. Among these schools,…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian parents launch website to fight gender education at school
Several Norwegian parents are worried about the gender ideology that creeps into school curriculums. Therefore, they launched the online platform Parentrenettverket.no. The objective of the foreldrenettverket.no is to “inform, equip and support parents in relation to what is happening in Norwegian kindergartens and schools when it comes to Pride ideology…
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Eastern Europe
German protestants flee Ukraine
The German Protestant minority living in Ukraine is fleeing the country. They leave because of the Russian aggression. Recently, a meeting centre for Germans was destroyed in Mariupol. After that, many ethnic Germans decided to leave the town, the Association for International Media Aid (IMH) reported according to Idea. Many…
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Western Europe
Dutch Christian increasingly accepts homosexuality
Homosexuality in the Netherlands is less controversial than 15 years ago, also among Christians. Research shows that over the past 15 years, more and more believers have taken on a more positive view of homosexuality and gender diversity. The Dutch socio-cultural research agency SCP made up a report about the…
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Central Europe
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban rejects sanctions against Patriarch Kirill
Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will block any European attempt to sanction Patriarch Kirill. He said so during a meeting with Patriarch Ignatius Ephrem II of the Syrian Orthodox Church in Budapest. Earlier the Patriarch had approached the Prime Minister with the request to do so. The European Union…
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Eastern Europe
Russian church Ukraine asks Zelensky for help
Archbishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) under the Moscow Patriarchate (MP) appealed to President Zelensky to take measures against the incitement of hate toward the Russian Orthodox Church. At a meeting of the Holy Synod, the archbishops expressed their concern about the growing incidence of inciting hatred and enmity…
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Central Europe
Outdoor Christian events allowed again in Swiss canton of Geneva
In the canton of Geneva, outdoor Christian events can resume. The Federal Court has issued a ruling that religious gatherings in the public domain do not threaten the principle of secularism. The Federal Court published a ruling decided last December, Christian website Evangeliques.info writes. It concerns article 6 (about religious…
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Central Europe
Anti-Semitic sentiments stronger among Muslims
Anti-Semitism plays a more prominent role in the Muslim community than among the average population. That is the conclusion of a representative survey by the German Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach on behalf of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Berlin. On average, almost 22 per cent of the German population has…
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