Tag: Sweden

Christian Fired From Job in Sweden for Refusing to Remove His Cross 

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- February 16, 2021

Pic - www.pexels.com OCP News Service - 16/02/21 Sweden: Varldenidag reported that an Assyrian Christian lost his job since he refused to take off his ... Read More

Historic 500-Kilogram 17th-Century Church Bell Stolen in Sweden

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 29, 2020

Sputniknews -Igor Kuznetsov - 29/12/2020 According to Europol, the sale of stolen art and historical objects is the third-largest illegal market in Europe, its exact ... Read More

Oh, Lord! Church of Sweden to Produce New Post-Pandemic Book of ‘Gender-Neutral Hymns’

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 28, 2020

© REUTERS / TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery Sputniknews - Igor Kuznetsov - 28/10/2020 The new psalm book is expected to deal with pandemic anxiety and ... Read More

Bishop Macarie to the Romanians in Sweden: “We are a family of families”

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 6, 2020

Basilica News Agency - Ștefana Totorcea - 6/10/2020 Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe visited last weekend two Romanian parishes in the southern part of Sweden. On ... Read More

Church of Sweden in Hot Water for Defending ‘Islamist-Linked’ Charity

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 30, 2020

Sputniknews -  Igor Kuznetsov - 30/09/2020 Many, including Sweden's own Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), have linked Islamic Relief, the world's largest independent charity organisation based ... Read More

Sweden’s sexualized LGBT church altar is not ‘inclusive,’ it’s driving people away from modern Christianity

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 9, 2019

© Wikipedia / Arniiiwebmovie RT - December 2019 The obsession of many Western Christian leaders with “inclusivity” has brought sexual politics and its activists into ... Read More

‘We Are Unsure If They Are Dead or Alive’ – On The Fate Of The Orthodox Faithful in Oromiya 

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 27, 2019

Photos- ETOC TV Menetasnot Desta – (Chief Administrator – OCP Amharic Service) - OCP News Service - 27/10/2019 Addis Abab- Ethiopia: The venerable members of ... Read More

Dayro d-Slibo: New Syriac Orthodox Monastery in Sweden

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 2, 2019

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 2/10/2019 On October 1st, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received the keys of the property of Dayro d-Slibo, ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Visits Syriac Orthodox Church in Sweden 

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 30, 2019

Pic -https://www.facebook.com/igrejasirianortodoxa Pic -https://www.facebook.com/igrejasirianortodoxa Pic -https://www.facebook.com/igrejasirianortodoxa OCP News Service - 30/9/2019 Sweden: His All-Holiness Bartholomew I - Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch paved ... Read More

Church of Sweden to Ring Bells for Greta Thunberg’s Global Climate Strike

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 28, 2019

© REUTERS / LUCAS JACKSON Sputniknews - 28/9/29 The Church of Sweden previously sparked controversy by proclaiming Greta Thunberg “Jesus's Successor”. Today (27 September) church ... Read More

Satanists Accepted as Religious Community in Sweden

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 7, 2019

CCO Sputniknews - 8/7/19 In a bid to ditch common stereotypes involving blood sacrifices and orgies, Sweden's satanist community is paying tribute to social justice, ... Read More

Speech by Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II at the Opening of the General Synod of the Church of Sweden

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 8, 2018

Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - October 2018 Speech of His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and Supreme Head of ... Read More

Swedish Foreign Minister Addresses Assyrian Community on Genocide Recognition

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- June 14, 2018

Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström being interviewed by Assyria-TV. ( AINA) AINA - 14/6/18 Stockholm (AINA) -- Swedish foreign minister Margot Wallström has confirmed the current ... Read More

Swedish City Allows 110 DB Muslim Prayer Calls, Rejects Church Clock Ringing

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- May 16, 2018

CC BY 2.0 / News Øresund - Johan Wessman / Malmö Mosque Sputniknews - May 2018 The Swedish town of Växjö has sparked a lot of ... Read More

Assyrians in Sweden Critical of Government’s Position on Genocide Bill

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- May 11, 2018

Swedish PM Stefan Lövfen delivering a speech at the Assyrian Association of Södertälje in April 2014. ( AINA) AINA - 11/5/18 Stockholm (AINA) -- Assyrians and ... Read More

Assyrian Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday Worldwide

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 29, 2018

Assyrian Church of the EastAuckland, New Zealand Assyrian Church of the EastThrissur, India Assyrian Church of the EastVienna, Austria Assyrian Church of the EastBaghdad, Iraq ... Read More

Losing My Religion: Record Exodus From Church of Sweden

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- February 7, 2018

CC0 Sputniknews - 7/2/18 The dominant reason for the lapse from virtue is that people have simply ceased to believe in God, an internal church report ... Read More

Finland Ablaze Over Dispute About God’s Gender

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- February 1, 2018

CC0 Sputniknews - January 2018 The debate stirred by the Church of Sweden's decision to discourage the clergy from calling God "he" and "Lord" in late 2017 ... Read More

Our Lady and Savior: Sweden Makes Jesus Gender Neutral

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 31, 2017

CC0 Sputniknews - 31/12/17 A church in Sweden has decided that referring to Jesus as “he” is too limiting, and has sought to “broaden” the appeal ... Read More

Assyrian Umbrella Organization Granted NGO Status in EU

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 31, 2017

Ms Attiya Gamri, a former member of a Dutch provincial parliament, is the current president of the Assyrian Confederation of Europe. AINA - 31/12/17 Brussels (AINA) ... Read More

Oh, Lord! Church of Sweden Drops Male God For the Sake of Inclusion

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 26, 2017

CC0 Sputniknews - 26/11/17 In a bid to become more inclusive, the Church of Sweden has voted to adopt a new handbook that advocates discarding masculine ... Read More