Tag: religion

Veteran politician blasts the church

Per-Kristian Foss, Norway's Auditor General and a former longtime Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party, has called the Norwegian Church's refusal to marry...

Concerns rise over Muslim school

After years of campaigning, a group of Muslim mothers received approval this week to open an Islamic primary school, the only one in Norway. ...

Church refuses to marry gay couples

UPDATED: The Norwegian Church's (Den norske kirke) highest governing body voted against allowing homosexual couples to marry in a religious ceremony on Tuesday. However,...

Jewish author wins free speech prize

Norwegian free speech organization Fritt Ord has awarded its 2014 Freedom of Expression Prize to author Anne Sender. She was recognized for her work...

Fewer Norwegians go to church

Church attendance has been declining in Norway for years, and new figures from state statistics bureau SSB indicate that even fewer are attending Sunday...

Dahl announced as new bishop

Popular pastor Per Arne Dahl was announced on Wednesday as the new bishop of the Tunsberg diocese. Dahl will become the region's sixth bishop...

Push to change circumcision laws

Centre Party (Senterpartiet, Sp) politician Jenny Klinge wants to ban circumcision in Norway, or bring the penalty for a boy's circumcision-related death in line...

Religion used to avoid work

Some managers at Norwegian social welfare agency NAV said they're fed up with people who refuse work on the grounds of religion. The cases...

Romance stirs trouble for Israeli leader

It was supposed to be some happy news, if not simply small-talk, and perhaps even offer a new bond between Israel and Norway. Instead,...

Confirmation course to be offered in English

The popular Norwegian rite of passage known as konfirmasjon, tied to confirmation of religious or human values, is now about to be offered in...
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