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Opinion
Evert's comment: France has difficulty in introducing the “new man”
“We must call Daddy; he will chase the thief away!” This statement appears in a French video. The French high advisory body for equality (Haute Conseil à l'Égalité, HCE) finds such a statement worrying because it confirms stereotyping. In its yearly report, the French HCE complains about the state of…
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Central Europe
Christian advertising receives criticism but has not yet been forbidden
Criticism is not strange in response to Gospel adverts or pro-life billboards. Protests against it are not uncommon. But what is the legal state of affairs? Jalil Mashali keeps an eye on his letterbox for a call from the City of Essen. The German city council might fine him 1,000…
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Central Europe
German church moderator hits sensitive spot by questioning Sunday worship
Should the church worship be on Sunday? Or could we move that to a more convenient moment? A moderator of a regional church in Germany has provoked a debate about this question. The Protestant Church in Rhineland (EKiR) is alarmed by the collapse in church attendance. For this reason, the…
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Opinion
Evert's review: What does the Migration Bible add to my bookshelf with Bibles?
Jesus was a refugee, and all His disciples are on a long pilgrimage from the Garden of Eden to the New Jerusalem. On this journey, some of them can learn from the Migration Bible. It is best to say it here at the beginning: I am a (little) bit sceptical…
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European Union
Israeli MP asks European Parliament to stop funding UN organisation
Education, education, education. That’s the only way to get out of radicalisation. Not only in Europe but also in the Middle East.That said the Member of the Israeli Knesset, Sharren Haskel, this week in the European Parliament. She visited Brussels for the yearly European Prayer Breakfast (EPB). In the margin…
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European Union
Photo feature: European Prayer Breakfast in light of conflict in Israel
This year's European Prayer Breakfast stood in the light of the conflict in Israel and Gaza. !IMG_1403 kopie.jpg—Photo CNE— The yearly EPB was in the European Parliament on Wednesday morning. The yearly event has usually a theme that has to do with the geopolitical situation. Last year, it was Ukraine.…
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Christian Life
Biblebelt feature: Many kids and few unemployed in Finnish 'Texas' (2/2)
There is little to gain for a Christian party in Seinäjoki, laughs Aki Ruotsala. The Christian Democratic KD (Kristillisdemokraatit) has only 3 seats out of 49. “All parties here have respect for Christian values,” he says. He handily steers his car through the town, pointing out important things. “See those…
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Eastern Europe
International criticism grows on Ukrainian handling of church issue
Is Ukraine allowed to legislate for limitations on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) because it has formal connections with the Moscow Patriarchate (MP)? Western observers doubt this. Last week, Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),…
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Christian Life
Evert's column: A Finnish beard for Corrie ten Boom's father
Jaakko casually crossed my path last week while I was on the road in Finland’s Biblebelt. As a reporter, I had arranged with a pastor there. He was waiting for me at the church entrance with two others. One of them was Jaakko. Inside, a pianist and violinist were practising…
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Opinion
Evert's comment: Why does Israel still dominate the news and not Nagorno-Karabakh?
The Israeli representative at the UN in New York put on a yellow star last Monday. His photo was used all over the world, confirming the observation that the conflict between Israel and Hamas still dominates all the news. Why is that? Early October, just before the terrorist attack on…
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