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Central Europe
Strong decline in religious observance in Poland
The Roman Catholic Church in Poland has to admit that there has been a “devastating” decline in church visits of young people. The church’s leading thinks sex abuse scandals might be a major cause. This was said by the archbishop of Gniezno and the Primate of Poland, Wojciech Polak. He…
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Eastern Europe
“True Christian takes the jab”, Russian priest says
People who do not want to be vaccinated should limit contact with others. Otherwise, they would bring other people in danger. But a good Christian would take the immunisation. That is the vision of the Russian priest Vladimir Duhovich, a central figure in the church in the struggle against Covid-19.…
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Southern Europe
Spanish evangelicals unite in forum for freedom of expression
The evangelical churches of Spain come together in a forum for the freedom of expression. That decision was reached during a meeting organised by the Spanish Evangelical Alliance. The new platform will be called “Forum of Elah”, after the valley in which David killed Goliath. That name illustrates how the…
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Western Europe
French President “really wants to annoy” non-vaccinated
In France, President Emmanuel Macron has caused a stir. In an interview with the French daily Le Parisien on Tuesday, he said he wanted to “annoy the non-vaccinated until the end”. “In a democracy, the worst enemy is lies and stupidity. We put pressure on the non-vaccinated by limiting for…
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Northern Europe
Swedish Social Democrats push for a ban on 'curing' homosexuals
Among the Swedish Social Democrats there is growing support for a ban on 'curing' homosexuals, Swedish newspaper [Dagen](https://www.dagen.se/nyheter/2022/01/03/s-foretradare-vill-forbjuda-omvandelseterapi/) reports based on [Swedish radio](https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/kravet-forbjud-omvandelseterapi-av-hbtq-personer). However, the Social Democrats do not relate the issue to religion but 'honour'. When there is a discussion about the so-called conversion therapy -attempts to get someone…
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Eastern Europe
Split in Eastern Church seems to be a fact
The crisis in the Ukrainian church has led to a split in the “universal” Orthodox Church. The Russian Metropolitan Hilarion confirms this. The Egyptian Patriarch says: “May God forgive them.” Hilarion is the ‘minister of foreign affairs' of the Russian Orthodox Church. On his own website, he says that his…
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Northern Europe
Liberal theology dominates in Swedish schoolbooks
Books for religious education in secondary schools in Sweden present Christianity primarily from a liberal theological perspective. That is the conclusion reached by a group of researchers from two universities in Sweden. Together with his colleagues David Carlsson (Mälardalen University) and Peder Thalén (University of Gävle), Johan Liljestrand, senior lecturer…
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Central Europe
Berlin police delete Al-Quds Day from 'diversity' calendar
Following criticism, the Berlin police have deleted Al-Quds Day from their “Calendar of Diversity”. The day that propagates the destruction of Israel's state had been included in the calendar “exclusively as an event relevant to operations”. Last Monday, the Berlin tabloid B.Z. reported that the 2022 calendar of the Berlin…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian MPs want ban on state support for LGBT films
A group of 41 deputies in the Ukrainian Parliament have submitted a draft resolution on abolishing funding for an LGBT film and forming criteria for adequate public funds. So [reports](https://spzh.news/en/news/85255-nardepy-oficialyno-potrebovali-otmenity-gospodderzhku-lgbt-filymov-v-ukraine) the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ). The reason for the draft resolution is the financial support that the State Committee…
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Central Europe
Wiesenthal Center calls German commissioner anti-Semite himself
A man appointed to combat anti-Semitism in the German state of Baden-Württemberg is the 7th most wanted anti-Semite in the world. At least, that is what the Simon Wiesenthal Center thinks. German Jews are outraged about these “absurd” allegations. Every year, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish organization that…
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