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Central Europe
Anti-abortion film Unplanned number 4 on bestseller list
Although media don’t give much attention to the film Unplanned, the anti-abortion DVD has ended at position 4 on the bestseller’s list for June from the German magazine [Der Spiegel](https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/bestseller-dvd-charts-die-top-20-a-1025526.html). According to the Evangelical German press agency Idea, the publisher Verlag Gerth Medien was surprised by this news. Not less…
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Southern Europe
Spain's largest party wants exclusion zones around abortion centres
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) proposes establishing exclusion zones around abortion clinics for pro-life citizens, news site [Actuall](https://www.actuall.com/vida/el-psoe-quiere-cercenar-derechos-fundamentales-para-favorecer-el-negocio-del-aborto/) reports. According to the PSOE, it is necessary to “penalize harassment in women who go to clinics for the termination of pregnancy” by incorporating a new section in the law. In…
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Central Europe
Berlin starts building of multi-faith worship centre
This week marks the beginning of a unique building project in Germany’s capital Berlin. Muslims, Jews and Christians laid the cornerstone of an interfaith worship service, housing a mosque, a synagogue and a church. “The idea is pretty simple”, said Christian theologian Roland Stolte to the British daily The Guardian…
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Northern Europe
Danish Conservatives upset over Muslim pamphlet
The Danish Conservative Party wants an explanation from the Minister of Health, Magnus Heunicke, on why the Danish Health and Medicines Authority refers to the Qur'an as a reason for Muslims to get vaccinated. According to Marcus Knuth, the Conservatives' foreigners and integration spokesman, it is “ridiculous that health authorities…
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Central Europe
German Evangelical Church condemns Belarus
The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) has called for the immediate release of journalist Roman Protasevich, who was arrested by Belarussian police. This writes the German press agency [IDEA](https://www.idea-pressedienst.de/artikel.html?tx_news_pi1%5Bid%5D=81410&tx_news_pi1%5BbackPid%5D=6). “I urge the Belarusian authorities to release Roman Protasevich immediately, as well as all other political prisoners. All the people in…
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Central Europe
Poland tries to prevent abortion tourism to Czech Republic
The Polish government in Warsaw has tried to prevent abortion tourism to the neighbouring Czech Republic. The embassy in Prague requested the Czech government not to introduce legislation that makes it easier for Polish women to obtain an abortion there. In a letter to the Czech health ministry, the chief…
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Northern Europe
40 pct of Swedish doctors positive about euthanasia
Four out of ten Swedish doctors are positive about legalising euthanasia. Every third may even give the lethal dose himself. The Swedish Christian daily [Dagen](https://www.dagen.se/nyheter/2021/05/25/fyra-av-tio-lakare-vill-infora-dodshjalp/) reports this. That's the result of a poll among members of the Swedish Medical Association (SMA; Sveriges Läkarförbund). The debate about euthanasia and assisted suicide…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian bishops warn against abortion as campaign issue
The bishops of the Lutheran Church of Norway warn politicians to stay away from using abortion as a topic in the election campaign. They said that in a [declaration](https://kirken.no/nb-NO/om-kirken/slik-styres-kirken/bispemotet/nytt-fra-bispemotet/etisk%20refleksjon%20i%20debatten%20om%20senaborter/) released by the presiding bishop Olav Fykse Tveit. In the past few weeks, the Norwegian parties have debated the abortion issue…
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Northern Europe
Danish Ethical Council to reflect upon assisted-suicide
The Danish Council on Ethics is going to think about assisted suicide. The body has taken this step after the German Medical Association accepted physician-assisted suicide earlier this month. After the German decision, it is a logical step to reflect upon the situation in Denmark. That says Anne-Marie Axø Gerdes…
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Central Europe
German Church has become “branch of the Greens”, MP says
The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) is a “branch of the Greens”. This is the view of CDU member of parliament Arnold Vaatz (Dresden). As the Protestant told the Protestant news agency IDEA, in his eyes, the Protestant Church presents itself like a “red-green oriented institution”. It deals with and…
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