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Northern Europe
“Swedish debate on religious freedom is awkward”
The Swedish debate on religious freedom is in many ways awkward. This says Jacob Rudenstrand, deputy secretary-general of the Swedish Evangelical Alliance. Abroad, the situation is worse: according to Rudenstrand, Swedish foreign policy completely ignores the issue. Rudenstrand wrote a book on Sweden and its religious freedom. According to him,…
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Eastern Europe
Churches from both Russia and Ukraine urge for peace
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church plead peace between the two countries. Recently, tensions have increased enormously, and a military conflict looms. Russian Metropolitan Hilarion is very worried about the potential conflict. He argues that both Russia and Ukraine attempt to assure the world that war will…
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Central Europe
German Protestants disagree on arms supply to Ukraine
In Eastern Europe, the danger of an armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia looms. Should Germany support Ukraine with arms supplies or not? The question of arms deliveries has been extremely sensitive in Germany since the Second World War. Earlier this week, the German Protestant news agency IDEA had two…
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Southern Europe
With an Italian referendum looming, the Pope condemns euthanasia
The Italian parliament has postponed a decision on a new euthanasia law while a referendum on assisted suicide looms. Due to many amendments, over 200 were filed, the House agreed to postpone the debate of the law on assisted suicide to March of this year. The bill's initiators want to…
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Northern Europe
This Sunday, Swede can go to church again
Starting next week, Sweden will be free of Covid restrictions. Churches are also no longer required to take measures against the virus. Pastors and churchgoers are happy. However, some expect that normalisation will take some time. Vaccine passes are no longer required for attending a church service. Drinking coffee after…
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Central Europe
Abortion doctor takes administrator pro-life website to court
The German doctor Kristina Hänel has filed a criminal complaint against abortion opponent Klaus Günter Annen. Hänel argues that she feels offended and threatened by Annen. Annen is the administrator of a website called “Babycaust.” He compares abortion practitioners to Nazis and their practices during the Holocaust in World War…
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Central Europe
Hungarian minister: New law not discriminating against LGBT people
The Hungarian government has written a letter to the European Commission, which has launched an infringement procedure against Hungarian amendments to its so-called child protection law. Justice minister Judit Varga argues that the controversial law aims to protect minors. She says that it should not be interpreted as discriminating against…
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Western Europe
France officially recognises transgender woman as mother of daughter
The Toulouse Court of Appeal has recognised a transwoman, thus born as a biological man, as the mother of a daughter, Valeurs reports. At the daughter's conception, the transwoman had legally changed sex already. However, physically she was still male. Therefore, she is technically the girl's father, Valeurs writes. However,…
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Eastern Europe
Russian pro-Navalny priest flees for safety concerns
A Russian Orthodox priest fled Russia out of concern for his safety. On Tuesday, he said that he moved to Poland last month, The Moscow Times writes. “When the Putin regime falls, I plan to return and continue to serve as a priest”, the priest, named Georgi Sukhoboky, told the…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian library tried to block Christians using the building
In Norway, controversy has arisen over Christians meeting in a library in Lindesnes. After recently being told that they would have to look for another location, they have, on second thought, been allowed to stay. “It is fantastic that we can stay! I have called around to our team, and…
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