Posted on 12/29/2016 6:05:49 PM PST by marshmallow
Norway is asking for a divorce from its biggest, most important church. The Church of Norway and the Norwegian government will formally become separated on Jan. 1 after nearly 500 years.
Norway seeks to formalize a separation of church and state ordered by parliament eight years ago. Under the new law, Norway's 1,250 priests and bishops will no longer serve as government officials appointed by the king. That means the Church of Norway will become an independent business, and it's a big deal in a nation that has been grappling with an influx of Muslims and how to ensure other religions have equal protection.
“We are facing the biggest organizational change of the church since the Reformation,” Jens-Petter Johnsen, the head of the Church’s National Council, said. “The changes will create a clear separation between church and state.”
The bill that passed parliament nearly a decade ago overhauled Norway's Constitution by erasing the phrase, "The Evangelical-Lutheran religion will remain the state’s public religion.” Instead, lawmakers came up with this language: "The Church of Norway, an Evangelical-Lutheran Church, will remain Norway's national church and will be supported as such by the state."
But for proponents of separating church and state, that's not enough of a distinction.
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Europe is surrendering to the Muslim invasion without a fight.
Next step: parliament requires the King to adopt Islam and to pay salaries to the imams.
I cannot recall an equal period in history when a culture committed suicide as fast as Europe is.
I cannot recall an equal period in history when a culture committed suicide as fast as Europe is.
Goodbye Norway.
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>> “I cannot recall an equal period in history when a culture committed suicide as fast as Europe is.” <<
well there is always South America which went a similar route for the same reason:
The “Catholic Church.”
Its just as demonic as islam, just not quite so violent.
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Your opinion?
Let’s not forget the inquisition.
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