Sweden
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European Union
Obstructing banks cause “economic persecution” of NGOs
For decades, Mats Selander has advocated for the unborn in Sweden. Although he is used to getting jeered in the streets, he did not expect his bank to end his 30-year customer relationship. After starting the pro-life organisation Center for Bioethical Reform in Sweden (CBR-S for short) in 2005, Selander…
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European Union
Rainbow crossings prompt legal questions
All was quiet outside Norway's Russian embassy in Oslo until a pedestrian crossing was painted in rainbow colours. The rainbow crossing upped the ante in Norway's gay rights community and emboldened protests against Russia's “anti-gay” laws passed in 2013. Over ten years later, cities across the EU have continued the…
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Northern Europe
“Love is love” sounds good but turns out dangerous, says Olof Edsinger
Olof Edsinger had a look in sex education material in Sweden. And what did he see? Sex was never showed in connection with marriage of childbirth. It was taught as the adventurous thing without any obligation. Is that right? He doubts. Free love. That was the slogan that swept the…
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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
Secular Sweden as a blueprint for Europe
Sweden is one of the least religious countries on the planet. According to researcher Per Ewert, social democracy has had a major role in this. The consequences, he says, are clear: great loneliness and rising crime rates.God no longer has the leading role in Sweden, but the individual. Social democracy…