[fdsa2]

No he is not a Laestidian - they are thriving in the north of Sweden in the border area between Finland and Sweden.

Why the lutheran reference? Don´t really know. The minister in question is originally from Norway and the church is pentecostal. Apparently a lot of their members met during bible studies at a nearby pentecostal "school".

[muawiyah]

He sure looks like a Laestidian unless they've taken on a more mainstram Lutheran look in the last few decades in Scandinavia. I could not help notice the "apostolic" and "charismatic" parts of the story, as well as the fact this guy looks like he has several "wives".

In the US, these same folks tend to believe in faith-healing as well, and do not use doctors.

I wonder how they reconcile that belief with the Swedish approach to medical care ~ they don't give you many choices there.

BTW, a current issue in Russia (Murmansk area) is whether or not the Orthodox should tolerate continuation of certain Saami practices among the locals, or simply excommunicate them.