Europe

Survey shows Swiss evangelical churches have better public image in 2024 than 2016, yet 'not very well known'

By Chris Eyte Europe 5 months ago

Evangelical churches in Switzerland have a better image with the general public and are seen as less moralizing now compared to eight years ago. This according to a survey conducted by the gfs-zürich research institute [sic], which involved market and social researchers contacting both German and French-speaking Swiss adults aged 18-and-above by telephone.
Gen Z and Gen Alpha open to the gospel, as Franklin Graham tours England and Scotland

By Chris Eyte Europe

5 months ago

Hundreds of people responded to a gospel call by evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the late Billy Graham, at two ‘God Loves You Tour’ events held in the UK. Graham went to the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on June 15 and then the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 22.
Opposition to Christian conference in Germany slammed

By Chris Eyte Europe

5 months ago

A rights group slammed a Munich official’s opposition to a Christian faith conference in Germany as a “direct attack on religious freedom.”
Paediatrician group calls for health bodies to 'follow science' not ideology in caring for children with gender dysphoria

By Chris Eyte Europe US & Canada

5 months ago

An American pediatrician group is calling on U.S. medical institutions to follow some of their European counter parts in considering science rather than ideology in the care for transgender children. In recent months, an increasing number of medical professionals have come forward lamenting how an important health care and mental health issue has been politicized and voices pointing to scientific facts or calling for more rigorous research have been effectively silenced.

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Europe Opinion

The ultra-secular shift in the understanding of laïcité in France harms religious freedom

By Thibault van den Bossche

Secularism is the way of life in most of Europe. But how it is defined and implemented is not uniform. Two primary models of secularism exist on the continent. On one side is the American model (widely followed across Europe), which aims to protect religions from the State. On the other side is the French concept of laïcité. Unlike the typical understanding of secularism as defined in English, the aim of laïcité is to protect the State from religions.
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Europe Opinion

Hidden seed

By Jeff Fountain

Russian propaganda that Vladimir Putin is ‘protecting Christianity’ against Satanism and neo-Nazism flies in the face of reliable reports from numerous sources of the brutal and ruthless persecution of Christians in the occupied Ukrainian territories.
5 months ago

Europe Family & Children Society & Culture

Christian debt support charity highlights need for increased support as poverty levels rise in the UK

By Chris Eyte

Millions of people including children are living in poverty in the U.K. today, according to official figures. Now a church-based charity struggling to cope with enough resources to support them has sounded the alarm in a rallying cry to Christians to step up helping those in need.
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Europe Religious Freedom

‘Terror attacks’ kill Russian Orthodox priest, others in Dagestan

By Jack Bethel

Three days of mourning have begun in Russia’s predominantly Muslim Republic of Dagestan after a spate of terror attacks on Sunday (June 23) left a Russian Orthodox priest, three other civilians and at least 15 police officers dead, Russian officials said.
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Europe Society & Culture

Young Christian scientists told to “gain a reputation” and “knock out the zombies” of atheism

By Chris Eyte

Younger Christian scientists have a crucial role in knocking down the “zombies” of atheism amid a clear trend revealing Generation Z is waking up to believe in a relationship between faith and science, according to scientist and apologist Sharon Dirckx. She spoke on the subject of ‘Explaining God Away: Christian Belief in a Scientific World,’ a plenary session held at the European Leadership Forum 2024 in Wisla, Poland on May 28.
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Europe Society & Culture

Churches can help fight human trafficking: 'churches are everywhere, and there is power in that'

By Chris Eyte

As UEFA's Euro2024 kicked off in Germany, some are raising concerns about the correlation between sports events and sexual exploitation. CDI recently spoke with two women who have worked on the front lines of combatting human trafficking for years. While reports say that modern slavery is increasing in Europe, they say that churches can play a unique role in local neighborhoods if they pay attention and understand how much they can help those who have fallen victim to the trade.
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Europe Family & Children

Leading child advocate calls out UK political parties for ignoring 84,000 vulnerable children, calls on churches to step up

By Chris Eyte

A leading evangelical advocate for children and government advisor calls out political parties for ignoring tens of thousands of vulnerable children in need of foster and adoption parents in their manifestos for the upcoming U.K. General Election 2024. Sharing about his own experience as as a foster and adoptive parent, he calls on evangelical churches to step up at this time of need.

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Survey shows Swiss evangelical churches have better public image in 2024 than 2016, yet 'not very well known'

Gen Z and Gen Alpha open to the gospel, as Franklin Graham tours England and Scotland

Opposition to Christian conference in Germany slammed

Paediatrician group calls for health bodies to 'follow science' not ideology in caring for children with gender dysphoria

Latest

The ultra-secular shift in the understanding of laïcité in France harms religious freedom

Hidden seed

Christian debt support charity highlights need for increased support as poverty levels rise in the UK

‘Terror attacks’ kill Russian Orthodox priest, others in Dagestan

Young Christian scientists told to “gain a reputation” and “knock out the zombies” of atheism

Churches can help fight human trafficking: 'churches are everywhere, and there is power in that'

Leading child advocate calls out UK political parties for ignoring 84,000 vulnerable children, calls on churches to step up

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