Three Muslim students in Belgium appealed to Europe after not being allowed to wear headscarves at school. The ban had been introduced to “protect” pupils from “proselytization”.
The project installed 10 video monitors in waiting areas with short messages to prevent exploitation. Nearly 80% of European victims of human trafficking come from Romania.
The state seeks to better protect minors in social media contexts. The Evangelical Council says it promotes efforts to make all churches safe and free from any type of abuse.
Activists and politicians want to allow people to register as ‘non-binary’. An evangelical member of parliament says it would be a mistake: “People’s subjective perceptions can change over time”.
Christians & European elections (4). The representative in Brussels of the European Evangelical Alliance says voters need to understand that “politics won’t be able to solve all problems overnight”.
In Portugal, the BGEA, along with 140 local churches, organised the event. Around 480 people responded to an invitation to get to know Jesus personally.
The National Evangelical Council of France describes the new draft law as an “attack on humanity” as it puts pressure on “socially fragile people who feel a kind of duty to leave life”.
Christians & European Elections (3). The Moldovan Valeriu Ghiletchi leads a movement of Christian politicians in Europe. He calls on citizens to defend the rights enjoyed on the continent.
The Spanish Evangelical Alliance, on recent controversies: “Where everything becomes self-referential, and tension replaces understanding, the quality of social relations recedes”.
The public image of Spain is damaged by the lack of response to the discrimination of pastors without a pension, explains the secretary general of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.
Torrential rains flood the Rio Grande do Sul region, leaving at least 29 dead and 60 missing. The Brazilian Evangelical Alliance has appealed to churches for help.
The well-known author of ‘Christianity Explored’ says he has not received “a substantive response” from the Archbishop on where the Church stands on issues of marriage and sexuality.
The pastor who preached at Asbury before the worship service ran for sixteen days in a row, talks about his heart “for leaders and young people who need encouragement”.
MEPs define forced marriage, illegal adoption and surrogacy as forms of exploitation.
Over 700 people expressed their desire to accept the Gospel in an event organised by the BGEA with 420 Polish evangelical churches.
The Christian politician has won in two lower courts the right to express her Christian beliefs on homosexuality, but the public prosecutor hopes to win in Finland’s top court.
Christians & European Elections (2). Evangelical voices in six countries agree on seeking more collaboration and foresight to maintain peace. Most rule out pacifist approaches.
Over 100 missionaries and leaders of Christian organisations joined an online event addressing the challenges of bringing the Gospel to other countries.
“Christian faith is a motivating factor for social justice commitment”, says a study published by StopPoverty and Interaction.
Fines of up to 10,000 euros for those who address someone by their former gender. The opposition denounces consequences of a “dangerous madness” for young people.
Arie de Pater of the European Evangelical Alliance in Brussels: “The fact that a majority in the Parliament calls for abortion as a human right is no doubt discomforting to many if not all Evangelicals across Europe”.
The World, European and Portuguese Evangelical Alliances submit a report on the religious situation in Portugal for the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
Boosted by the decision in France, a majority voted “yes” to include abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. But opposition is expected from countries such as Malta, Poland and Hungary.
Christians & European elections. In the Netherlands and Romania, believers express disappointment with the main ideologies in Brussels. In France and Italy, the EU is perceived as distant.
Over 100 leaders working against human trafficking and commercial exploitation from 27 countries gathered in Portugal for the European Freedom Network annual conference.
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