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Central Europe
Tensions in Swiss churches about Covid regulations
The umbrella of German-speaking free churches in Switzerland is thinking about going to court against the new Covid regulations. It seems that the passes and limitations give too much tension to the local churches. That is the news that is reported by Regards protestants. The organisation Freikirchen.ch wants to get…
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Central Europe
Protest against gender-neutral language in German church
Two conservative groups within the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) published a brochure in which they oppose gender-neutral language in the Church. They even speak about the “genderisation” of the church. The German Protestant news service Idea reports this. The brochure's title refers to the first chapter of the Bible:…
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Northern Europe
Norway demands churches to be gender-inclusive
There is unease in religious communities in Norway about the gender demands of the new coalition government. The Labour-Centre government is on the course to only subsidise religious groups that have at least the 60-40 balance of men and women on the board. The Norwegian daily Vart Land points out…
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Western Europe
Christian news portal for European continent
The new web portal [CNE.news](https://cne.news/) (Christian Network Europe) offers English news for and about Christians on the European continent. The independent channel is based in the newsroom of Erdee Media Groep. CNE.news aims to connect Christians across the European continent. “They share the same values but do not know each…
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Southern Europe
Spain's socialists want to abolish prostitution
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s party announced this weekend that it was determined to pass a law to abolish prostitution before the end of this legislative period. Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party's three-day congress in Valencia, Mr Sanchez said that the practice “enslaves” women. While…
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Northern Europe
All priests must perform all marriages, say Swedish Greens
The new manifesto of the Swedish Green Party will mention that priests are obliged to marry people of the same sex. Exceptions based on religious objections can no longer be allowed. The Green Party's congress decided this last Saturday. In Sweden, official marriage is an issue that is mainly in…
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Western Europe
Update for 'new' Dutch Bible version after 17 years
The Dutch King Willem-Alexander received a copy of the New Bible Translation last week. The so-called NBV21 is a revision of the NBV version from 2004. The translators made 12,000 changes. In 2004, the first NBV was presented to the king's mother, Queen Beatrix. That edition was a long-awaited translation…
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Northern Europe
Man kills five people in Norway with bow and arrow
A 37-year-old man from Denmark, suspected of killing five people in the Norwegian city of Kongsberg on Wednesday, was already flagged by security services. He may have been radicalised after his conversion to Islam. The police contacted him about this in 2020. In a press conference on Thursday, Norwegian police…
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Central Europe
Abortion adverts remain forbidden in Germany
Advertising for abortion will remain forbidden in Germany. The higher chamber of the parliament rejected a proposal to abolish this prohibition on Friday. The proposal in the so-called Bundesrat was submitted by the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg and Thuringia. However, at the plenary session on September 17,…
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Northern Europe
Tax evasion leads to resignation Christian Democratic leader in Norway
The Christian Democratic Party in Norway, KrF, has to look for a new leader. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad has left his post on Saturday after revelations about tax evasion. Earlier in the week, on Monday, the KrF did very poorly in the parliamentary elections. The party finished just below the 4…
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