“In a country that has known no Reformation we are still grappling with the lack of pluralism and responsibility”, the Italian Evangelical Alliance says.
The Federal Democratic Union (Switzerland) is the first party analysed in a series of articles about political organisations with a Protestant or evangelical ‘ethos’ in Europe.
The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa (TEASA) admits there still is “a lack of political leadership” in the country.
‘Protecting Diversity’, a document endorsed by a range of denominations and church groups, proposes “positive solutions to live all together well in a multicultural society”.
In the last months, regional and local authorities have met evangelical representatives in several cities.
Hundreds of thousands of young immigrant students and workers face deportation this year.
The SPD would have Finance, Labor and Foreign Affairs Ministries. Merkel’s CDU gains the Economy Ministry, and Bavaria's CSU takes over the Interior Ministry.
Journalist and singer Fabricio Alvarado gets 24% of the vote and is now the favourite for the second round. Never an engaged evangelical Christian won a presidential vote in the country.
A look at polycentric missiology.
The country just celebrated its 100th birthday. Finns have been very active in welcoming asylum seekers.
Evangelical preacher and musician Fabricio Alvarado leads the polls. His defence of traditional marriage clashes with a recent resolution of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
A second round will decide the Presidential election later this month. “Until now, it was fashionable to oppose churches and Christianity but this is slowly changing”, says pastor Dan Drápal.
A letter to the embassador in Rome was delivered.
Former leader of the Liberal Party Tim Farron speaks about his experiences as an evangelical Christian in politics. “In the United States, you have to invent a faith to be taken seriously, in the UK you have to pretend you haven’t got one”.
Decisions are increasingly influenced by the fleeting diktat of popular opinion
“It only takes ten seconds to crush a man’s
In their own quiet way, Russia’s Protestant denominations are continuing to evangelise.
A district of the Spanish capital city includes a LGBT float in the traditional ‘Three Wise Men’ parade for children. “We are all queens of our lives”, it says.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa participated in a Christmas service in the Evangelical Church of Sintra. “I left spiritually fuller”, he said after the ceremony.
The Netherlands is known throughout Europe as the leading exponent of radically liberal social, medical and ethical policies.
The snap election called by Prime Minister Rajoy leaves an even bigger polarisation in Catalonia. Evangelical leaders call believers to become peacemakers.
“In popular usage, the word is nearly synonymous with hypocrite”, writes the well-known pastor in an article for The New Yorker magazine.
Both Sebastian Pinera and Juan Orlando Hernandez received the support of a majority of church members.
The gathering focused on effective campaigning – from a political, civil society, and media point of view.
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