Norway
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Northern Europe
Conservative gender website leads to controversy among Church of Norway
When a team of Norwegian ministries launched a new website on sexuality, it did not take long before it stirred debate among its national church. “It hurts more than it builds up.” The website identitetogseksualitet.no features six videos that confront sexuality and gender identity to Christian leaders and teens. Other…
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Northern Europe
Critical report on conversion therapy spurs debate in Norway
Yes or no for conversion therapy? The Norwegian government asked for a report. The content is clear. But the opponents say this is more a pamphlet than a research report. At six years old, Elisabeth Meling (at the time Edvard Meling) could already feel he was in the wrong body.…
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Northern Europe
Ban on cousin marriages under debate in Norway
Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway. The Norwegian Health Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has proposed a ban on marriages between extended family members, according to a Vårt Land report. They warned that if cousins, aunts, or uncles marry and have children between…
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Opinion
Lennart's comment: In business, too, the Christian must be a role model
In Sweden, a Christian baker refuses to make a cake for a gay couple. In Norway, a company refuses to clean a church. In such conflicts, as Christians, we must set the right example.These days, the Swedish Discrimination Ombudsman deals with a case of a Christian baker who is accused…
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European Union
European churches fear consequences of rising energy prices
Gas prices remain high. A tour around Europe shows that churches are not yet concerned about their financial situation. A church that has been working on sustainability for years, sometimes to the irritation of fellow believers, can now count on interest from other churches.Churches have barely recovered from falling attendance…
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Northern Europe
Christian Democrats Norway look back on historic loss
Although the Democratic Party of Norway mobilised its voters well in a final sprint, it was not enough to pass the voting threshold of 4 per cent. The conservative party that delivered two prime ministers in the last 25 years won just 3,8 per cent of the votes. The party…