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Eastern Europe
Schools in Ukraine receive sex education material from LGBT organisation in US
About 500 kindergartens and primary schools in Ukraine will receive gender education material from the Arcus Foundation. This is an American-British LGBT organisation. The Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science, Oksen Lisovoy, has signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” with Arcus. This is reported by the Ukrainian news site Vsirazom. The…
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Northern Europe
In Swedish crime novels, a Christian is usually a hypocrite
From time to time, Swedish detective writers use Christian characters in their novels. Research learns that the image of believers in Swedish fiction is usually not positive. Annette Haaland is both pastor and detective story writer. For her master's research in religious studies, she examined the image of Christian faith…
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Eastern Europe
Estonia considers moving towards same-sex marriage
Estonia might become the first post-Soviet Union country that has same-sex marriage. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has tabled a bill to legislate marriage for gay couples. The parliament will debate the content of the bill in the coming weeks. The Riigikogu (parliament) passed the bill in the first reading. For…
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European Union
Documentary film about sex trafficking starts travel through Europe
A new documentary film about prostitution and sex trafficking will be shown in several European cities in June. It starts in Paris and goes to Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin and Budapest. With this film, “Buying her”, the organisation Exodus Cry shows what the motivations and stories of consumers of paid sex…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainians fear demographic decline
That the Ukrainian population will shrink due to the war may come as no surprise. However, an expert fears that a post-war period will unlikely encourage Ukrainians to have more children. Ukraine is on a path of irreversible demographic decline, reported the Joint Research Centre in January. According to researchers,…
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Western Europe
Most young people in France say to believe in God
Most of the young people in France believe in God. But barely a third of those under 25 say they are Christian. The Catholic daily newspaper La Croix reported last week about a survey done by Odoxa under the title “Religions, beliefs and hope: the state of play”. According to…
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Central Europe
How motherhood became a central issue in Poland's election campaign
Both the left and the right are making motherhood a main subject in the upcoming Polish elections, but for contradicting reasons “It is not easy being a mother in this country.” Motherhood in Poland should not be an act of heroism or sacrifice, the Left party in Poland argues. Therefore,…
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Southern Europe
Croatia wants to import sperm and eggs
Croatia is running out of sperm for infertile couples. Therefore, the government is switching its strategy. Donation of sperm and egg cells has been legal in Croatia since 2012. But it has not been busy at the places where such donations are possible. In fact, nobody has donated since, reports…
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Western Europe
French churches fall victim to vandalism
In southern France, a church was damaged by a gang. But that was not the only French church suffering from vandalism recently. Was it youthful hubris or deliberate religious hatred? According to authorities, a gang of minors is responsible for damaging a Catholic church in Cugnaux, near Toulouse, in southern…
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Western Europe
Dutch government halts cooperation with Uganda over anti-LGBT legislation
The Netherlands will reduce its cooperation with Uganda because the African nation has passed controversial anti-gay legislation. The Dutch government will stop law enforcement programmes. “It is dreadful that Uganda is choosing for extreme anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation”, Dutch Minister Liesje Schreinemacher (Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation) stated to Dutch media. In…
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