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Eastern Europe
Russian Church breaks with foreign churches over same-sex marriage
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) has cut off ties with Western churches that have abandoned traditional marriage. One of these churches is the Church of England. The church has parted from its calling by making the move to bless same-sex couples while still acknowledging in its doctrine that marriage is…
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Northern Europe
European court rejects Jehovah's Witness complaint
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected the complaint of a former Jehovah's Witness after she was excluded from the religious community. Gry Helen Nygård was excluded from Jehovah's Witnesses in 2018 after the denomination's internal court concluded that she had committed sexual immorality. Nygård herself believes that she…
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Christian Life
How to find your better half in the digital era
Life has gone online, and so has dating in modern times. Where people were dependent on possible matches in their surroundings at first, they can now meet a potential spouse on the other side of the world via the internet. What are the pros and cons of looking for a…
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Southern Europe
Thousands of suspected abuse cases in Catholic Church Portugal
At least 4,815 children have been sexually abused within the Portuguese Roman Catholic Church since 1950. That is what a commission of enquiry estimates. In about a year, the commission recorded 564 testimonies from people who say they have been victims of sexual abuse in the church. Twenty-five cases were…
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Northern Europe
Bible based on original languages set for release in Norway
A former Catholic priest in Norway became the first to translate the Bible on its own into Norwegian from its original languages, Hebrew and Greek. Kjell Arild Pollestad said to Dagen that translating the entire Bible became one of the “biggest projects of his life.” Many Norwegians have translated the…
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Northern Europe
Politicians enter ordination debate in Swedish Church
Several Swedish church politicians entered the debate surrounding three bishops' statements about not ordaining those who refuse to marry same-sex couples. If the bishops “want to get closer to non-biblical rainbow religion”, they should start a new denomination”, write five politicians of the right-wing Sweden Democrats (SD). As CNE reported…
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Central Europe
Germany's Paragraph 218 on abortion risks permanent deletion
A clause that restricts abortion in Germany’s penal code is in danger of being erased. Leaders from the (Social Democratic Party of Germany) SPD and Greens have announced that they will form a commission to discuss the deletion of paragraph 218. Votes are still in progress when it comes to…
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Northern Europe
Worries about special sex ed week in Scandanavian school
Christian parents worry about the sexual education lessons their grade-six children will receive this week at schools in Scandinavia. Week six is the week dedicated to education about sex and consent. In the sixth week of the year, the NGO Sex og Politikk offers free teaching programs about sexuality for…
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Northern Europe
Norway's Jehovah's Witnesses sue the state
Jehovah's Witnesses in Norway are suing the state following a decision to strip the faith group of its registration as a religious community. According to the Witnesses, the state administrator's decision “is based solely on a prejudiced and erroneous interpretation of a religious teaching”. They call the authorities' decision “discriminatory”…
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Central Europe
German politician wants officials to include gender in their e-mails
All officials should include their gender in their signature under their e-mails to prevent misidentification, Green senator Daniel Wesener from Germany argues. His idea led to many critiques. To prevent wrong salutations when addressing someone in an e-mail, all public employees should include their gender in their e-mail signature, Daniel…
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