Corona
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Northern Europe
Danish Conservatives upset over Muslim pamphlet
The Danish Conservative Party wants an explanation from the Minister of Health, Magnus Heunicke, on why the Danish Health and Medicines Authority refers to the Qur'an as a reason for Muslims to get vaccinated. According to Marcus Knuth, the Conservatives' foreigners and integration spokesman, it is “ridiculous that health authorities…
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Central Europe
Church goers Austria allowed to sing again
In the run-up to the end of the lockdown by the Austrian government on May 19th, Minister of Culture Susanne Raab has reached an agreement with all churches and religious communities to sing again. While existing measures as wearing an FFP2 mask, social distancing of two metres and sufficient disinfectant…
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Christian Life
Dutch Calvinists hesitate to take corona vaccine
More than half (53 per cent) of the readers of the Dutch daily *Reformatorisch Dagblad* say they don't want a vaccine against the coronavirus. This was the result of a [survey](https://www.rd.nl/artikel/926417-meerderheid-refo-s-wil-geen-coronavaccin) conducted in April among 4,000 subscribers of the newspaper and RD.nl. One in three RD readers is planning to…
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Central Europe
Swiss Court: Ban on religious services violates freedom
A Swiss court has ruled the total ban on religious services under anti-Covid measures violates religious freedom. The Swiss government already suspended the imposed measure in December, but the final judgment came last week. The Court confirmed the measure as a violation of the fundamental right to religious freedom. In…
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Northern Europe
Covid outbreak in Norwegian church
At least 120 church visitors have been quarantined after four of them tested positive for the coronavirus, Norwegian broadcaster [NRK](https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/flere-smittet-av-korona-etter-arrangement-pa-hamar-1.15489730?fbclid=IwAR3Nvns6Vne30BIJenE1MLwdUJia9Ls4YURen5xCxU4dc0pBMdDg_sxv-bk) reports. A total of 120 people visited a 3-day Spring party in the Pentecostal church Livets Senter in Hamar, a city of around 30,000 residents, 100 kilometres north of Oslo.…
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Central Europe
Yellow badge to be forbidden in anti-vaxxers' protest
If it’s up to Felix Klein, the yellow Star of David will be forbidden during anti-Covid protests. The German commissioner against anti-Semitism has asked cities in his country to take legal action against this. Anti-Semitic stereotypes have become a common pattern during anti-lockdown protests in Germany. The protesters compare the…