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Eastern Europe
German church under fourth arson attack in weeks
Unknown people have yet again carried out an arson attack on the Evangelical Lutheran Abraham Church in Bremen. On the night of May 9th, unidentified people set a plastic garbage dumpster on fire. It was the fourth time in two weeks. On April 29th, May 1st and 2nd, rubbish bins…
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Northern Europe
European Evangelical Alliance concerned about prosecution Christian MP Finland
The European Evangelical Alliance (EAA) has written a letter to the Finnish government to express their concern about the case of Päivi Räsänen, a former government minister accused of hate speech for quoting the Bible. In the letter, the EEA shares its “dismay” about hearing the news of a Finnish…
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Central Europe
Anti-Jewish protest in German cities
The German police are busy with anti-Semitic actions in the last few days. In the heat of the violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, Germany has seen many anti-Jewish protests. In the Western German city of Gelsenkirchen, the police had to stop an anti-Semitic demonstration in front of the…
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Western Europe
Dutch euthanasia requests reach record high
Never before have so many people in the Netherlands opted for active euthanasia as in 2020. This conclusion emerges from the annual report of the [Regional Euthanasia Review Committee](https://www.euthanasiecommissie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/04/15/jaarverslag-2020-aangeboden-op-15-april-2021). The panel examines whether an application for active euthanasia can be approved or denied. According to the report, 6,938 people died…
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Central Europe
Quarter of Germans wants union of great churches
One in four Germans would like the Protestant and Catholic Churches to unite. This conclusion results from a survey by the market and social research institute INSA on behalf of the evangelical news agency IDEA. One in three of the respondents spoke out against it. Younger respondents are less in…
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Northern Europe
Covid outbreak in Norwegian church
At least 120 church visitors have been quarantined after four of them tested positive for the coronavirus, Norwegian broadcaster [NRK](https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/flere-smittet-av-korona-etter-arrangement-pa-hamar-1.15489730?fbclid=IwAR3Nvns6Vne30BIJenE1MLwdUJia9Ls4YURen5xCxU4dc0pBMdDg_sxv-bk) reports. A total of 120 people visited a 3-day Spring party in the Pentecostal church Livets Senter in Hamar, a city of around 30,000 residents, 100 kilometres north of Oslo.…
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Central Europe
Yellow badge to be forbidden in anti-vaxxers' protest
If it’s up to Felix Klein, the yellow Star of David will be forbidden during anti-Covid protests. The German commissioner against anti-Semitism has asked cities in his country to take legal action against this. Anti-Semitic stereotypes have become a common pattern during anti-lockdown protests in Germany. The protesters compare the…
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Central Europe
German Catholic church blesses gay couples
Many Catholic parishes will bless gay couples on Monday, directly provoking the official Vatican policy of exclusive heterosexual marriage. Many churches have invited people to come to receive the church's blessing. People familiar with the church cannot remember provocations of this scale any time before. Germany media speak about at…
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Central Europe
German doctors accept assisted suicide
The German Medical Association (GMA) has accepted physician-assisted suicide. The congress of the GMA has changed the professional code of conduct during their annual meeting on Wednesday. German media have reported this. The decision was taken with a clear majority of the delegates in the so-called Deutscher Ärztetag (200 votes…
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Eastern Europe
Protestant leader wants to de-escalate tensions with Kremlin
The newly appointed secretary-general of the Russian Evangelical Alliance (REA), Vitaly Vlasenko, believes in the de-escalation of conflicts with both the government and other churches. This writes the Russian American journalist William Yoder on his [web site](https://www.wyoder.de/2021/04/14/vitaly-vlasenko-new-general-secretary/). Vlasenko (born 1969) was appointed as the Evangelicals' new coordinator in April. He…
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