It is the first measure of the 6-year-long internal debate on LGBTQI issues. The leading Anglican church says it seeks “a proper 21st century understanding of being human and of being sexual”.
A draft law aims to cancel the Prayer Day as a public holiday to increase the defence budget. “There is more at stake than a public holiday”, say religious leaders.
The Federation of Evangelical Religious Entities of Spain analyses the challenges and achievements of evangelical churches in 2022.
A survey shows that Roman Catholics decline the most and go to church the least. Over half of Protestants attend church at least once a month.
Around 60 professional and church groups commit to implement standards for staff, prevention programmes and crisis intervention teams.
The trends in other European countries do not follow the same pattern.
“Humanity lies in refusing to give in to demographic, lobbyist or economic pressures that call for facilitating early death", says the National Council of Evangelicals in France.
The official figure of the latest census shows that Cardiff is the only city with more than 5% of LGB+ people. Around 0.5% of the population identifies as transgender.
From 8 to 15 January, European evangelical churches are invited to pray and rejoice together.
In 2 reports submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Protestant Evangelical Committee for Human Dignity asks to abolish surrogacy and ban minors’ access to pornography.
Photo gallery of Revive Europe 2022.
Swedish Board of Health warns that “care has been characterised by a lack of knowledge about the results of treatment” and recommends “to be given in the context of research”.
Revive Europe gathers the new generation for repentance, forgiveness and awakening.
Official data show a slight upturn in abortions. 90% of them were “at the woman's request”.
A survey published by the Theos think tank also shows that 64% believe that “there are some things that science will never be able to explain”.
The programme, which included music and a preaching on Jesus’ centrality in Christmas, was aired on Christmas Eve.
The Evangelical Alliance UK says the new 'trans law' is “an assault on truth” which “puts women and children at risk”.
Medical experts, jurists, feminists, and faith groups oppose a law that allows teenagers aged 16 or more to change their legal gender without restrictions. Conversion therapies are to be punished with fines of up to 150,000 euros.
An interview with Albanian evangelical pastor and philosopher Akil Pano, who is defending in court his right to express Christian views on family and marriage. “People are scared, trying to be polite and politically correct”.
Watch a 12-minute-long in-depth report made by the Finnish National Television (with English subtitles).
The specific measures to prevent terrorist attacks in places of worship on Hanukkah and Christmas were not announced.
Conscientious objectors will not be excluded from decisions on whether an abortion can be performed on the grounds of illlness. Surrogacy is defined as “reproductive violence against women”.
Local authorities accused the Christian leaders of “tricking new members and disuniting the Bulgarian nation”. The religious freedom of the pastors was violated with “pejorative and hostile language”, says the European Union Human Rights court.
In 2021, a philosopher and evangelical pastor said in a TV debate the change would show “an unprecedented ethical selfishness” fruit of a “sick society”.
The figure has increased 15-fold since 1950, says the newest report of the CNEF. At the end of 2022, there were at least 2,700 active evangelical worship places in the country.
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