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Northern Europe
Nordic prostitution model harms sex workers
Women in the sex industry experience more violence and stigmatising when a country adheres to the so-called Nordic model that criminalises buying sex. The Nordic model is meant to combat human trafficking and exploitation by criminalising customers of prostitutes while letting the sellers of sex go free. That is reported…
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Central Europe
Criticism on LGBT worksheets in German school grows
The German action alliance for marriage and Family “Demo für Alle” also raises its voice against LGBT worksheets for sixth-grade students at the “Hildegard von Bingen” school in Cologne. The spokeswoman of “Demo für Alle”, Hedwig von Beverfoerde from Magdeburg, called the worksheets scandalous. She argues that the students are…
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Western Europe
France proposes digital certificates to protect children against porn
France will soon provide better age verification systems to protect minors against pornographic content. The Minister Delegate for Digital Affairs said to the Le Parisian that 2023 marks the end of access to pornographic sites for our children. “France will be the first country in the world to propose a…
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Central Europe
People choosing assisted suicide are mostly women
One year after the introduction of assisted suicide in Austria, the Alpine country reviews the results. Especially womenseem to be affected. The proportion of women among Austrians considering assisted suicide is strikingly high, reports the Catholic German newspaper Die Tagespost. However, the 67 per cent of female patients coincides with…
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Eastern Europe
Russian priest santioned for praying for peace
Priest John Koval from the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow may no longer serve. Instead of praying for victory, he asked God for peace. The Moscow Patriarchate did not appreciate his action. Patriarch Kirill himself ordered the priest to lay down all his tasks on February 3, SPZH reports, based…
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Central Europe
Why a theologian writes crime novels
Being a theologian and writing thrillers? The German Angela Rinn manages to do so. She says the style of crime novels and her expertise in theology is a good combination. “It's about confronting evil, about the question of justice and the illusion of a better world.”Six novels already flowed from…
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Opinion
Swiss theologian: Wokism is threat to church
The woke movement does not leave churches unaffected. Out goes the crucifix because it might offend a visitor. The selection of hymns might not survive the cleanse either, as everyone should feel included in the church. Even the Bible may not be left intact. Churches are working on their wokeness,…
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Central Europe
German ethicist critical of surrogacy
The German coalition is considering reviewing altruistic surrogacy. Protestant Ethics Council member Petra Bahr sees it as “colonisation of the female body”. Bahr is sceptical about the possible legalisation of certain forms of surrogacy in Germany. The Hanoverian regional bishop told the Evangelical Press Service that a legal regulation that…
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Western Europe
Paris not obliged to recognise third gender
The French State does not have to include the option of “intersex” on its birth certificates. The European Court of Human Rights decided so on Tuesday. A French person started the court case after the State turned down his request. He had wanted to change his “male” gender to “neutral”…
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Central Europe
Federal Court Germany rejects headscarf ban for teacher
Teachers in Berlin are not allowed to wear a headscarf. However, the Federal Constitutional Court wiped the ban off the table last week. The judges ruled that it was unconstitutional. Earlier, the Federal Labour Court had already rejected the headscarf ban that did not have a justification, according to the…
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