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Northern Europe
Danish municipality leaves circumcision up to parents
Ballerup Municipality in Denmark had started a process to make a pamphlet to discourage the circumcision of children. However, it has decided that this decision is up to the parents and discontinued the project. According to Mette Mortensen, the director of health, it is not up to the municipality to…
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Western Europe
Over 200 bookshops participate in France's Bible Month
For the last six years, March marks the month when many French booksellers put the Bible on display. The French Bible Society (ABF) and the French Union of Booksellers and Religious Literature (SLLR) have designated March 1-31 as Month of the Bible to raise awareness of the Bible and its…
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Northern Europe
Norway's Faith and Beliefs Act set to include gender quotas among changes
Changes to the Faith and Beliefs Act are causing controversy within Norway’s Christian Council (NKR). According to a report from Vårt Land, the government now wants its Christian communities to enforce gender quotas within its leadership and set minimum numbers on church membership before they apply for subsidies. Broad support…
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Eastern Europe
Tensions rise as Ukrainian government demands Moscow-connected church to leave ancient monastery
The Ukrainian government has put the issue with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) under high pressure. The church has to leave the monastery Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at the latest on March 29. It is clear that the church is not willing to obey that order. Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a world-famous complex…
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Western Europe
France works on plan against “sectarian entrepreneurs”
Last Thursday and Friday, the French Ministry of Interior organised several meetings to elaborate on the renewed fight against “sectarian aberrations.” According to the French authorities, these aberrations have multiplied during the Covid pandemic and under the influence of social networks.The objective of the meetings is to create a new…
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Northern Europe
Appreciation for Christian kindergartens in Norway
Norwegian parents appreciate private kindergartens more than public ones. That is shown by a survey in which Norwegians could give points to the kindergartens their children attend. Overall, Christian kindergartens receive much appreciation from the parents of their pupils. Two Christian kindergartens scored 5 out of 5 points. Eight others…
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Southern Europe
“Pope Francis makes Church more Catholic than Roman”
Pope Francis celebrates his 10-year anniversary of being the head of the Roman Catholic Church this Monday. Evangelical theologian, Leonardo De Chirico from Rome, reflects on developments in the Roman Catholic Church under Francis's rule. “The Catholic magisterium becomes more “catholic” and less “Roman.” Under Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic…
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Central Europe
Czech Republic does not recognise Cannabis Church as religion
The Cannabis Church does not classify as a religious community in the Czech Republic. That was ruled by the Supreme Court in the country on Friday. Earlier, the Ministry of Culture had decided the same, but representatives of the Cannabis Church appealed the decision, CT24 reports. Dusan Dvorák, the spokesperson…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian commission wants to limit use of puberty blockers
The Norwegian commission Ukom, which was tasked with investigating the treatment of gender dysphoria, warns that the treatment may not guarantee the safety of patients. Young people and children who experience discomfort with their biological gender are now often treated with puberty blockers, hormones and surgical gender reassignment, Dagen writes.…
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European Union
UN observer says surrogacy is “attack on human dignity”
Suzanne Aho participated in the presentation of the anti-surrogacy declaration as an independent observer for the United Nations. She is positive about the declaration calling for the practice’s universal abolition. “Surrogacy is an attack on human dignity and therefore a violation of the rights of the child and those of…
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