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Norway and its national church part ways
- Religion News Service
- Jan 7, 2017
Norway, one of Europe’s most secular nations, is changing the wording of its constitution in regards to its Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Norway. While some are satisfied with the change, some say it doesn’t go far enough, and some think it could lead to a culture war.
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Lawmaker’s solution to marriage row: Get the state out of it
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Dec 31, 2016
Rep. T.J. Berry wants to take government out of marriage and leave it to houses of worship by classifying such legal partnerships as domestic unions. But that could open the door to more problems since the federal government only recognizes marriage for benefits.
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Mexico’s religious liberty problem shows in priest prosecution
- Commentary, Global Church
- Dec 9, 2016
A decision by Mexico’s electoral watchdog that two politicians and the local priest are guilty of violating the country’s laws keeping religion out of politics show that, despite recent freedom of religion amendments, the country still lacks proper laws in this area. A religious affairs journalist reports.
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Can Pope Francis lower the heat on church/state tensions in France?

May 6, 2015

France may be traditionally dubbed the “eldest daughter of the church,” but it’s no secret that relations between parent and child have been frayed for a long time. Of late, the long-simmering tensions between church and state have been at a high boil. The French media has been full of

In Italy, plans for an Easter blessing yield a lawsuit for a public school

Faith

Mar 24, 2015

BOLOGNA, Italy — The 16 board members of Giosuè Carducci Elementary School took their seats, chatting amicably, until the agenda turned to Easter. The board had agreed to let a Roman Catholic priest offer a blessing at their public school. Now the questions involved setting the date and whether to