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Central Europe
Rainbow Mary offends religious feelings in Poland
Two Polish women have been sentenced for offending religious feelings. One has to fulfil five months of community service, while the other has to pay a fine of 2,000 zloty (about 435 euros). The district court in Czestochowa found Kamila L.-B. and Magdalena W.-D guilty of offending religious feelings, which…
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Central Europe
Hungarian President vetoes Orban's LGBT law
Hungarian President Katalin Novak resists a new law from the government in its battle against the LGBT movement. Her veto is an unexpected protest against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Novak urges the Hungarian Parliament to delete a paragraph in the so-called “whistle-blower” law that makes it legal to report same-sex…
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Central Europe
Research: German politicians are open about their faith
How are politicians in different countries influenced by their personal faith? And how open are they about their beliefs? Religious scholar Vanessa Kopplin researched the topic. The German scholar who specialised in politics and cultural religion discovered that the relationship between politics and religion is clearly visible in her home…
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Central Europe
Czech MPs call for ban on commercial surrogacy
The Czech Republic should explicitly ban commercial surrogacy to protect surrogate mothers and their children. That is the opinion of Zuzana OZanová and Helena Válková, MPs from the Czech Republic's largest party, ANO 2011. Currently, surrogacy is not explicitly prohibited in the Central European country, thus giving hundreds of women…
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Northern Europe
Should Christian youth prefer public school to religious education?
Two education trainees in Norway encourage Christian students to attend a public school. The principal of the school disagrees. Where can you, as a pupil, make the most difference? That is the question Ramona Hustadnes Monslaup and Karoline Olette Steinarsrud ask young people who are choosing which secondary school they…
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Southern Europe
Italy focuses on birthrate and working women in combat demographic crisis
The Italian Minister of Economy presented new plans to combat the ageing of the population in his country. A shocking action is necessary to turn the tide of the declining demographic curve, Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti acknowledged. That is reported by Avennire. He wants to use tax benefits as a way…
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Northern Europe
Scandinavian Christian Democrats take progressive turn in family issues
The Christian Democrats in Norway and Denmark are moving towards more progressive party principles when it comes to the family definition. The Christian Democrats in Norway met on Friday to discuss changes to their principles document. The vote was overwhelmingly clear: only three members voted against the proposed changes, while…
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Western Europe
Dutch debate about prayers at public schools
Muslim students want to pray, even if they are attending a public school. However, not all schools are willing to grant this request. “We are a public school, not a prayer house”, the Dutch Leidsche Rijn College in the city of Utrecht replied to twenty Islamic students who asked for…
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Opinion
Grief teams at school to help kids to mourn
A friend loses a lost one. And when you see him, you are dumbfounded. What do you say to someone in mourning? Few people have learned how to deal with grief. Therefore, children should be taught about grief and how to deal with it. That is the plea of two…
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Southern Europe
EU Parliament scolds Italy for 'anti-LGBT rhetoric'
The European Parliament is unhappy with the recent conservative rhetoric of the Italian government. It places Italy in the same category as other conservative countries, such as Poland and Hungary, Ansa reports. The Parliament adopted a resolution that “condemns the spread of anti-rights, anti-gender and anti-LGBT rhetoric by some influential…
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