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Northern Europe
Swedish Christian had to change view to get political job
Daniel Bäckström is leader of the parliamentary group of the Centre Party in Sweden. To succeed the party leader, he learned that he should not be too reluctant about LGBT issues. After that, he quickly changed his views. As the Centre Party's Group leader in the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament,…
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Southern Europe
Italian government pays for wedding if couple gets married in church
To boost the number of marriages in the country, the Italian government wants to establish a grant of over 20,000 euros for couples who get married in Church. With the money, spouses can pay for their wedding rings, photographer and reception, for example. To that end, the League Party submitted…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian drinks more alcohol since beginning of Russian invasion
From January to October, the Ukrainian authorities collected more money from alcohol taxes than was expected. In total, an amount of 5.31 billion Ukrainian grivnas (about 141,000 euros) came in. That is 3.9 per cent more than planned. The head of the parliamentary committee on finance, tax and customs policy,…
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European Union
Are Christians allowed to wear a tattoo?
Over the past few days, at least three Christian media in several countries have paid attention to tattoos. Whether in Germany, France or the Netherlands, they put one question at the centre: are Christians allowed to wear a tattoo? Is it a sin? With that question, the French medium Famille…
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Eastern Europe
Unexpected resistance against surrogacy ban in Russia
The bill to ban surrogate motherhood in Russia for foreigners has caused unexpected resistance from officials, including those in the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice. This was stated by the Vice-Speaker of the State Duma and one of the authors of the law…
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Northern Europe
Swedish church lets priest to say No to gay wedding
The Church of Swedish has rejected the motion to dismiss pastors who are not willing to marry same-sex couples. After a long debate of more than two hours, the proposal was marginally rejected. The motion had the ultimate punishment for those priests: excommunication. That means that the church would exclude…
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Eastern Europe
Kirill calls on his flock to support the Russian army
On his birthday, Patriarch Kirill called on his flock to support the army to “gain victory” over the movement under the rule of the Antichrist. Sunday was Kirill's 76th birthday. He celebrated it with a reception at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. There, the head of the…
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Central Europe
Evangelical Alliance starts branch in Zürich
The Evangelical Alliance is expanding with a branch in Zürich. The Swiss office was opened last week. Pastor Peter Hasler from the Zoe Gospel Centre becomes the President of the Zürich Evangelical Alliance. More than 20 church communities and Christian organisations from the Zürich area are part of the new…
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Northern Europe
Unmarried cohabitant can also become priest in Church of Norway
Officially, cohabiting partners who are not married cannot become a priest in the Church of Norway. The Bishop's Conference has a resolution against cohabitation. Yet, individual bishops say that they are open to ordaining cohabiting priests. In 1995, the Bishop's Conference decided that employees from the Church cannot “establish a…
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Central Europe
Scholz government liberalises on ethical policies
The Christian Democrats are not part of the Scholz government. This is particularly noticeable in ethical issues. Removal of abortion from the penal code seems a matter of time. The German Bundestag abolished abortion section 219a in June this year. According to that paragraph, doctors cannot provide information about abortion…
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