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Northern Europe
Thousands of parents sign petition against gender confusion at school
Last Thursday, Maren Grøthe from the Norwegian Education and Research Committee received a petition signed by more than 15,000 parents. They worry about the current sex education curriculum of schools. “Our children are now being taught an ideological understanding of gender that breaks with established natural science”, the petition states.…
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Central Europe
Number of abortions in Germany on the rise
After two years of declining abortions in Germany, the numbers are rising again this year. In the third quarter of 2022, around 26,500 abortions were reported in Germany. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office on Thursday. Accordingly, the number of abortions increased by 16.7 per cent compared to…
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Eastern Europe
Russian judge sends four Jehovah's Witnesses to prison
Four Russians will be imprisoned for organising and financing extremist activities. All four belong to the community of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. It concerns Dmitry Zagulin, Alam Aliyev, Sergey Shulyarenko and Valeriy Kriger. The judge ruled on Monday that Zagulin has to go to prison for 3.5 years, Aliyev for…
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Central Europe
EP delegation presses Slovakia on rights position of Roma and LGBT
The European Parliament’s monitoring group for Democracy & Rule of Law is concerned over the position of LGBT people and the Roma community in Slovakia. The monitoring group (abbreviated with DFRMG) is led by the Dutch MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld and visited Slovakia on Friday. This was reported by…
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Northern Europe
Danish government wants to abolish Prayer Day as a national holiday
The new Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen from the Social Democratic Party, announced the abolition of a public holiday. Several media suspect that it will be Prayer Day. The new government wants to increase the structural employment of 45,000 people. Frederiksen said so on Wednesday during the presentation of the…
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Central Europe
German has prejudices about elderly people
Older people in Germany have a lot to deal with. A survey shows that Germans hold negative opinions about seniors. In addition, loneliness has increased among the older generation. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency found that 53 per cent of the respondents to one of its studies found that older people…
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Northern Europe
New Danish government wants to protect Christian heritage
Denmark is a Christian nation, the new Danish coalition writes in its coalition agreement. It promises to protect the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The new coalition, which reached an agreement last week, emphasises the importance of Christianity for Denmark. It states in its coalition agreement that the Evangelical Lutheran Church has…
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Central Europe
Transgender woman wins discrimination court case in Poland
A Polish transgender woman, who was born a man, won a court procedure in Poland. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal of Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro against an earlier discrimination ruling. According to Notes from Poland, the case is a new landmark for Poland. Other European nations often criticise the…
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Southern Europe
Maltese parliament approves controversial abortion amendment
In a second reading, the Maltese parliament has approved an amendment decriminalising abortion if the mother’s life is at stake. The controversial amendment will now be debated in a third and final reading. Currently, the small EU-member state has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world, criminalising…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian government wants to remove more legal safeguards for Bible schools
After a cut in grants, the Norwegian government is tightening the net around Bible schools even more. Last week, the Ministry of Education introduced a new proposal, leading to even more uncertainty for Christian education institutes. The Ministry of Education wants to remove the basis for state support for Bible…
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