Swanson arrived with strong language about Europe as the “post-Christian” continent, in a [podcast](https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/2212565333861) after the Munich Security Conference. The “worship of man” had replaced the “fear of God”, he said, and the pro-life movement in Europe had shrunk to only seven pro‑lifers in the Netherlands. In this CNE conversation, those claims are put to the test.

In the CNE podcast, Kevin Swanson cheerfully admits that he sometimes uses an “Eeyore’s viewpoint”, referring to the pessimistic friend of Winnie the Pooh, in combination with an “occasional hyperbole”.

Jeff speaks about the “paradox of Europe”. On one side, it is most shaped by the Gospel and its rejection. However, he also sees surprising signs of hope, from high-profile converts like Ayaan Hirsi Ali to growing migrant congregations in cities like Amsterdam and London, and a “quiet revival” among Gen Z.

Kevin, by contrast, looks at “despicably low” church attendance rates and the power of humanist education, and wonders whether Europe’s foundations are already rotten.

Jeff Fountain is the author of *Deeply Rooted*, in which he explains the basis of European integration from the Christian convictions of Robert Schuman, who pleaded for reconciliation between nations.

Kevin says that he disagrees with the “popular eschatology” among American Evangelicals that says that Europe is the “beast” from the Apocalypse. But he still sees that the Enlightenment is destroying the foundation of the culture and that humanist ideology is guiding the schools on the continent.

During the podcast recording, the conversation takes a surprising turn: Swanson admits America needs less bravado and more repentance. Kevin disagrees with the continuous attacks on Europe from Donald Trump. He says he is no fan of the American President. “He is an accident waiting to happen”, although he had praised his re-election in an earlier podcast.

At the end, Jeff and Kevin agree that America and Europe are “equally in trouble”, also looking at the abortion legislation. They both feel “betrayed” by the present administration in Washington. Kevin: “I am working for a MAHA: Make America Humble Again.” But so far, he has not sold more than eight hats, he says.

With CNE podcast host Evert van Vlastuin, Jeff and Kevin share concerns about the transatlantic cooperation within NATO and other bodies.

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In the CNE podcast, he explains why more than 99 per cent of all stakeholders in this slavery system are men, why nobody knows precisely how many people are trafficked, and why he opposes a simple ban on prostitution. 

Having worked with the Salvation Army, in the German Bundestag, and the Evangelical Alliance, Heinrich says this mission is closest to his heart. As his name is Frank, he loves freedom and “this became a life thing for me”, he tells. 

The new prostitution legislation was introduced in 2017. That has already shed more light on the dark sector. But Frank believes further steps are needed. That includes the Nordic model, which penalises buyers rather than sellers of sex, whilst prostitution in itself could be decriminalised. When France introduced this system, the sex tourism in German border towns reportedly dropped within weeks. 

Therefore, he advocates for this system to be introduced in Germany as well. “In ten years, I don’t want to live in a country that has not looked into this value”, he shares with CNE podcast host Evert van Vlastuin. 

Germany is the “brothel of Europe”, the President of the German Parliament said recently. She echoes other authoritative sources. 

To solve the problem, the help of other countries is necessary, Frank says. For this reason, he appreciates the several declarations of the European Parliament in favour of the Nordic model. 

The organisation “Gemeinsam gegen Menschenhandel” is not specifically a Christian organisation. But many people who are involved in the battle against trafficking work from a Christian mindset, Frank says. “It is a reflection of my heart to be the spokesman for people who cannot speak for themselves. Trafficking is an affront to our values.”

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Grace to You (GTY) is the organisation that coordinated much of MacArthur’s activities in California, US. The renowned American pastor passed away this July at the age of 86. But he was never a celebrity, Paul says.

MacArthur served the Grace Community Church in Los Angeles for 56 years. This is a Reformed Baptist congregation that is known worldwide. At this church, MacArthur spent 42 years on a sermon series about the New Testament, during which he preached on each verse. When he arrived as a young pastor, he negotiated a guaranteed 30 hours per week for study.

What was the result of this? Shortly after his death this summer, Charlie Kirk stated that MacArthur was among the top ten theologians after the Reformation.

In the podcast, Mitchell states that John MacArthur visited Europe frequently after the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1990. He mainly visited former Eastern Bloc countries, such as Romania and Ukraine.

What did he do there? Supporting pastors. “The people that he loves the most outside his family and his church are pastors”, Paul Mitchell shares with CNE podcast host Evert van Vlastuin.

There are at least two organisations that grew out of MacArthur’s work, and those are The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), which has stations worldwide. The other is the European Bible Training Center (EBTC) in Germany and Switzerland.

At the moment, his extensive catalogue of teaching is now accessible in several languages –including Romanian and Spanish– thanks to re-preaching projects such as Grace Reaches Out.

MacArthur knew that he was famous, but he remained humble, Mitchel says. In the podcast, he shares whether MacArthur preferred to be announced as Doctor or as John. There is also an interesting detail about Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ study desk.

Grace to You Europe has an office in Ashford in the English county of Kent, near London.

Listeners of the podcast will hear in several audio clips how MacArthur never bowed to the prevailing winds of culture. Whether challenging trends in Western Europe or critiquing stances on morality, his focus has consistently remained on the authority and sufficiency of Scripture.

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Anja Tang tells all about that in the CNE podcast.  

At the office of OIDAC (Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians), they search in all languages. But director (and CNE columnist) Anja Tang-Hoffmann knows that many incidents of hatred against Christians do not make it into the news. 

When OIDAC presented its 2025 report in Brussels last week, one story caught everyone’s attention. A visitor reported that a church liturgy in Brussels was disrupted by a man shouting “Allahu Akbar.” “We have a few of these cases”, Anja says. 

Most often, those disturbances come from France, Spain and England. These countries are at the top in the annual report, together with Germany. In the podcast, she shares examples of vandalism. It even happens that churches are set on fire. 

To CNE’s podcast host Evert van Vlastuin, Anja Tang shares that she finds it “surprising” that many times the intolerance comes from the governments themselves in the form of restrictions. In contrast, governments are expected to protect religious freedom. 

Concrete examples are the buffer zones around abortion clinics. In a radius of 150 or 200 metres, you are not allowed to give any sign of disapproval to abortion. “Adam Smith Connor was punished for just having his head slightly bowed while he was silently praying. He did not speak a word and did not interact with anyone. But even that was a violation of this buffer zone rule.” 

Tang is convinced that this is a breach of religious freedom on the part of the government. She rejects the “narrative” that people remain free to pray outside this zone. “Religious freedom has a public dimension. Individuals are free to pray wherever they want. The burden is on the government that restrictions are as narrow as possible, and that restrictions are only allowed if they are necessary to protect public order.” In the podcast, she clarifies that in most cases, there is no harassment of public order. 

Behind all this, there is a “post-Christian ethics”, as Tang calls it. “Christianity emphasises the role of the individual and individual freedom and dignity. But the post-Christian ethics only looks at self-determination without any ties to human nature.” 

Tang’s conclusion as OIDAC director is that the European Commission needs to appoint a coordinator for combating anti-Christian hate crime. Such an office already exists for Jews and Muslims. In the podcast, she explains why such a person is needed for Christians as well. 

Hear Anja Tang explain why she believes Europe needs to act –and how faith freedom affects everyone– in this week’s CNE podcast. 

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In the talk with CNE’s podcast host Evert van Vlastuin, Anders Ryssdal explains the tensions between faith, state and society in one of Europe’s most secular countries. Anders has dealt with more cases regarding religious freedom, and he thinks there is an “indirect threat” to this liberty. A very secular state and society can give you a “stigma”, he says. 

This stigma is there already for Jews, Ryssdal says. “They need police protection for the synagogue. There could be a personal risk to be a Jew.” This direct risk is not there for Christians. “If the government refuses funds to particular Christian societies, these societies are undermined and could suffer”, the lawyer says. This could be a path to marginalisation. 

Ryssdal stresses that religious freedom is not only a liberty to believe, but also a liberty to assemble with others. 

In this week’s CNE podcast, Ryssdal explains the Norwegian system of state money for all (recognised) religious groups. But the Jehovah’s Witnesses lost all grants because of their exclusion policy if members live a sinful life. This is especially sensitive if it concerns young members between 15 and 18 years, who are still minors legally. 

Although Ryssdal won the first round, the case will reach Norway’s Supreme Court in February 2026 — and could redefine religious freedom in the country.  

The conversation doesn’t end with Jehovah’s Witnesses. Christian schools in Norway tied to the conservative church community Menigheten Samfundet face scrutiny from the Ministry of Education. Their “crime”? Not teaching about homosexuality according to state expectations. 

Ryssdal sees government interference as overreach: “It’s possible to teach both science and religious belief. The question is, are we allowed to stress the religious dimension?” 

State money was originally only there for the state church. However, since the Church of Norway is no longer an official state church, the free churches also receive government funding to create legal equality. This means that pastors in independent churches and among Jehovah’s Witnesses also receive funding from Oslo. 

Ryssdal admits that the government money makes the issue of religious freedom more complicated. “As soon as you get money from the state, the state gets a grip on you,” Ryssdal observes.

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And even though the proposal does not specifically stigmatise doctors, it does contain a list with medical experts who conscientiously object to performing abortions. While intended to ensure sufficient medical staff, critics fear it could stigmatise professionals and infringe on privacy. “The intention of the law is to know which ones are objectors to abortion, so people who want an abortion can be referred to the right one”, Paula explains in the podcast. However, it remains the question how this legislation would work out in practice.

In the podcast, Paula offers a sharp legal and cultural analysis, tracing the evolution of abortion laws in Spain from Franco-era criminalisation to today’s liberal framework. During the time of the Franco dictatorship, she says in the podcast, abortion was severely criminalised. The ban was also associated with Roman Catholic and Christian beliefs, Paula adds. The influence of that is still seen today. “Being against abortion is understood as something Christian, not as something that could be bad for women, without needing to be involved into religious thoughts”.

Furthermore, Paula explains how recent reforms have already made abortion widely accessible, raising the question: Why push for constitutional change now?

Paula challenges popular narratives, arguing that abortion, while politically charged, does not meet the criteria of a human right. She also warns against the emotional and ideological framing that often clouds public debate.

She criticises the ideological framing of abortion as a feminist issue. “It’s become emotionally charged and politically weaponised,” she says. “We need to step back and ask: What is this practice really about? Do women really need abortion? What's the problem that women are facing that makes them consider abortion? How can we really empower and help women?”

The conversation also delves into a deeper philosophical question: *Is abortion a human right?* Paula argues that it is not. “Human rights are inherent to all human beings—like the right to life. Abortion doesn’t fit that definition,” she explains. She warns against the emotional and ideological framing that often dominates public discourse, urging a return to legal clarity and ethical nuance.

Tune in to hear Paula’s thoughtful perspective on law, ethics, and the future of abortion in Spain. 

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The UN Human Rights Commission appointed Reem Alsalem as special rapporteur on violence against women and girls. She has already written reports about the degrading character of prostitution and the danger in which female sports are at the moment.  

This month, she presented a [report](https://docs.un.org/en/A/80/158) on surrogacy in the UN General Assembly, requesting a worldwide ban on this practice. 

For Reem Alsalem, the matter is simple: Surrogacy is turning the most intimate parts of a woman into a marketplace for money. She says in the CNE podcast that this should be forbidden. 

Surrogacy is the practice in which other women can carry and deliver a child for you when you cannot do that yourself. Officially, this helps poor women earn money by carrying someone else’s child. But the UN expert shows another side: this makes it easy for child abusers. 

As soon as the child is born, they are immediately separated from the biological mother, says Alsalem. All people in the world are quickly breastfed, but those kids are not. Why not? They should not bond with the woman they have lived with for nine months, although this is the child’s right. In the podcast, the UN expert speaks about the “immense harmful consequences” of this. 

Some justify surrogacy by pointing to the Bible and the history of Abraham and Hagar. This interpretation is wrong, says Alsalem, and in the podcast, she explains why. 

In the Western world, the legislation differs from country to country. Italy and Slovakia have banned the practice, and Ukraine and Georgia are the European hotspots. 

Reem Alsalem –herself a citizen of Jordan– is very outspoken. Surrogacy is exploiting female bodies. Does it make any difference that the women give consent? No, since legally, “you cannot consent to situations of exploitation or abuse”, she explains in the CNE podcast. 

The circumstances in which those women carry such a child are degrading. “They can be forced to an abortion”, she tells CNE podcast host Evert van Vlastuin.  

She is not impressed by the argument that surrogacy is a means to give offspring to childless people. “There is no right to have your own children as part of your reproductive rights.” 

She rejects the comparison with adoption. In those cases, the intended parents are checked thoroughly. There are examples of children who ended up in the hands of criminals and people who (sexually) abused the child. “We have also seen that they often struggle with long-term questions of identity and origin.” 

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Sankamo is the lawyer for the Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsanen. On October 30th, she will appear in an oral hearing at the Supreme Court in Helsinki. And the decision of this court is final, at least in Finland.

The persecution started in 2019 after Räsänen posted a tweet with questions about the Lutheran Church’s support for the Gay Pride in Helsinki together with a photo of Romans 1, in which the apostle calls sex between men dishonourable.

Two earlier courts acquitted her unanimously of all the charges. But the prosecutor wants this case to be heard at the highest level: the Supreme Court.

No doubt, this case could shape the future of freedom of both speech and religion in Finland and perhaps the rest of Europe.

In the podcast, the advocate states that it is “very rare” that the Supreme Court in Finland holds an oral hearing. Most attorneys never have cases at this court, making it a unique event in Sankamo’s professional life.

He assumes the judges did this because this is a “high-profile case” with broad media attention. In such cases, it could be important for the court to show that justice exists for all parties.

Another reason could be that the judges are interested in “Räsänen’s intention behind the tweet”.

To podcast host Evert van Vlastuin, Matti explains that it is not the duty of the Supreme Court to find new evidence but rather to find out whether the evidence was interpreted correctly at lower levels.  

So far, he says the prosecutor’s legal argumentation was “very abstract.” She quoted more international conventions than national law.

Matti agrees that this case can have international consequences. He himself borrowed some of the argumentation from the case of the Swedish pastor Ake Green []. “So, if we win, it can influence other lawyers in other countries. Obviously, it is not going to be binding for foreign courts.”

If Räsänen loses, she can appeal to the European Court for Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. “But that’s a very different kind of process, and the consequences are different. So, it’s important for us to win in Finland.”

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Tomas is the director of the European Coalition for Israel (EC4I). He usually travels between Brussels, New York, and Geneva. But he joins CNE from his home country, Finland, to discuss faith, politics, and the spiritual meaning behind today’s headlines. 

He has witnessed antisemitism surge during the war in Gaza. For him, hatred against the Jews is “very irrational” and is nothing less than “anti-God”. Speaking with host Evert van Vlastuin, he observes: “People who struggle with godly Judeo-Christian values often also have a big problem with Israel.” 

The relationship between the European Union and Israel has always been good. Sandell stresses that this even improved under the leadership of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Parliament President Roberta Metsola. 

Tensions between Europe and Israel were more with the member states. After the Hamas terrorist attacks in October 2023, nine member states recognised Palestinian statehood. Sandell is not impressed. “All because of domestic problems,” he explains in the interview. 

He recalls attending the UN General Assembly in late September, where President Macron announced France’s recognition. “That was really a flop. There were few delegates, and most at a low level.” In the podcast, he answers whether recognition is a European trend. 

For him personally, Israel was always there. This is rooted in his Christian upbringing in the Swedish-speaking community of Finland. “David was always my king, Daniel was always my prophet, and Abraham was a patriarch of my faith. It was never difficult to make that connection.” 

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When Slovakia’s parliament passed six constitutional amendments in late September, Branislav Skripek called it a “miracle.” The Christian Democratic politician explains why in the latest CNE podcast. 

The changes, passed with exactly 90 of the 150 required votes, strengthen legal protections for children and families. For Skripek, that outcome was far from guaranteed. He did not think this would be possible. 

So what do these amendments actually mean? According to Skripek, they affirm that sex is biological, defend Slovak sovereignty in family and cultural matters, and require parental consent for sexual education. They also ban surrogacy, restrict adoption to heterosexual married couples, and emphasise the child’s right to grow up with their own parents. 

But the story is not just about law and politics. In the podcast, Skripek also shares his personal experience of the adoption of a severely handicapped child when Branislav was still single.  

In the podcast, he also reflects on “corruption” in the Slovak government and responds to accusations that Slovakia is following a “Russian agenda.” “These changes are not Russian,” he insists. They are the mind of Christian Democratic people.” 

To hear Branislav Skripek unpack Slovakia’s bold constitutional changes — and why he believes it’s a turning point for Europe — listen to the full CNE podcast with CNE’s host Evert van Vlastuin. 

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When people stop listening to others in a society, they will become strangers to each other. This can get dangerous, as Edsinger says in the podcast.  

Olof is not only a Christian Swedish opinion maker but also the general secretary of the Evangelical Alliance in Sweden.  

In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing in the USA, polarisation is a current issue for Christians. But the topic was there earlier already, with the splitting debate about Israel and Hamas. In the podcast, Olof shares why his Evangelical Alliance takes no official stance on this. 

Christians who participate in politics have a difficult job, he says. As Christians, they might strive for a “peaceful and quiet life”, as Paul says in his letter to Timothy. But in a political debate, you sometimes have to “create differences”, Edsinger says. “Christians in politics can’t play by the same rules as in church.” 

Of course, people want to be together with others who agree with them, Olof says. But this also has another side. “In our world of social media, this has created echo chambers”, he says to podcast host Evert van Vlastuin. “You don’t have to be curious about the other person any more.” 

However, Christians must remain truth seekers who do not misrepresent others. In the podcast, he explains how this works concerning Israel and Gaza. He says that both sides have legitimate opinions. “Truth seeking is not covering up.” Still, Edsinger explains in the podcast that Christians should work for de-escalation. 

Olof is quite active in the debate about Christian marriage and the Biblical sexual ethics in his country. Sometimes, this can lead to a polarised situation too. Edsinger says he always tries to argue from common ground as much as possible, not specifically from the Bible. “Marriage, sexuality and family belong to the creation sphere that is valid for all humans and not just for Christians. Beliefs that you can only argue from the Bible, you should leave them outside of politics”, Olof Edsinger says. 

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In Niddrie, you find a drug dealer every 100 feet. Yet pastor Andy Constable believes that addicts have something to teach to the church.

In the CNE podcast, he says that drunkards and junkies are much more open about their lives than ordinary churchgoers. “The key is to come to them with humility”, says Andy Constable after 17 years of daily experience with addicts.

Andy works in the country with the highest death rates because of drugs in Europe: Scotland. In the CNE podcast, he shares more about this with the host Evert van Vlastuin.  

He works as a pastor of Niddrie Community Church and the addict’s program 20schemes that belongs to the church. Niddrie is an area in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh.  

Together with the former addict, Mez McConnell, he wrote the book *Addiction and the Local Church* that will come out soon.  

Co-author Mez was a drug addict who was saved by the Gospel. Grace not only washed away his sins, but also caused him to stay away from taking drugs again.

For Andy, this illustrates the power of the Gospel. When addicts come to the door, he first says that they are welcome and then continues that there is “hope and healing” in the Lord Jesus Christ.

He is not against rehabilitation centres, but they only deal with the “outside”. The church and the Gospel are focused on the “inside”.  

Only the power of the Holy Spirit can bring a solution, he says. “I teach the hope of Ezekiel and Jeremiah that God promises that when we trust in Jesus Christ, He gives us a new heart, which changes our actions.”

He has seen radical change through grace. “I have met people who, as soon as they became a Christian, didn’t ever touch drugs again. We praise the Lord for that.”

But he has also seen other things. “Many men and women I’ve worked with have had a more up-and-down walk with the Lord. They’ve had seasons of victory over addiction and fallen back again into sinful habits. Sanctification is a slow process.”

In the interview, he shares more about the ‘success’ rates.

Constable sees addiction as sin. He defines addictions as: “Sinful or idolatrous habits that enslave and destroy a person.”  

An addiction is a power that keeps you away from putting the Lord first. In the podcast, Andy challenges the way we usually think about addiction — even suggesting that your phone might be your idol.

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Lezha Academic Center is now the best-performing school in the region around Lezha. Klementina has worked on this for 14 years.

The Albanian state does not have money for Klementina's school. Only Muslim, Orthodox, or Roman Catholic schools receive funding. Therefore, finance has always been a central challenge for the school. But so far, the school has survived.

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One of the problems she has found is the phenomenon of "delayed parenthood". Young people are expected to study and work for some years before they start to think about a family.

Kugler suggests that this could be different and mentions the option of universities opening care units for babies so that students can have children. Another aspect is that young mothers should have a more positive reputation in society.

If nothing changes, the population will shrink. Immigration is not really a solution, she warns.

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Other sources of concern are the legal framework in which independent schools function. On the one hand, there is a piece of law that guarantees the existence of schools. But on the other hand, local authorities can veto a new start-up's entry into their town.

The funding of the independent schools is unfair, Audun Raen says in this CNE podcast. Christian schools only receive 70 per cent of the state money that public schools get.

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His roots are in Soviet Kazakhstan, where he was born in a family of what's called Russian-Germans. As a missionary, he spent many years in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He also has fluent Russian. By having this, he could speak with Vladimir Putin during a long train journey, in the early nineties. But later on, this became essential for the continuation of his mission work in the Caucasus.

As a child from a Mennonite family, he will never get enthusiastic about weapons and armies. But he will never deny Ukraine's right to self-defence. And he keeps his pacifist conviction as a private one. 

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According to pro-life activist Ana del Pino, this is infanticide and barbarism, since the baby could survive outside the womb.

It will also facilitate sex-selective abortion.

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This says the former US diplomat Todd Huizinga in the CNE podcast.

He will work as a CNE columnist and is also a senior fellow for Europe for the Religious Freedom Institute.

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Andreas Nordli (Youth with a Mission Norway) says that he sees that more people come to faith in the past few years than he has seen in all the years before that together. Secularisation is dead, he concludes.

For the traditional church, here are challenges. Also for individual Chrsitians. Nordli advices to listen to young people.

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Christian Vision started spontaneously in 2020, around the time of the protests against the fraudulent elections.

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But now, Bandura is no pacifist anymore. And that is the same for most of his Baptist brothers.

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Hofman himself was conceived from donor sperm, too. And he has "roughly 25" donor children apart from the direct three in his own family.

Hofman is a Christian theologian. His ethical motive is in helping other people, especially intended parents who long for a child.

Henk Jochemsen is very sceptical about the practice of sperm donation. He thinks it speaks against the Biblical model in which parenthood is a unity, not just a selected act of giving sperm.

Apart from that, he thinks there is a risk of inbreeding, since the half-brothers and -sisters do not know each other.

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Van den Dikkenberg, a science and technology editor for the Dutch Reformed newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad (RD), says that his primary concern today is seeing scientists who are embracing a form of theistic evolution in their professions. Theistic evolution, he explains, is the idea that God created everything through evolutionary processes over billions of years. Yet, the two worldviews within that theory are "competing".  

About this and more Bart van Den Dikkenberg tells in the CNE podcast. 

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The public is sympathetic. The political atmosphere is critical and follows the secularist religion. The school's inspection is visiting the 137 schools regularly. And although the inspection sees that the schools that belong to the Christian Schools Council are doing good academically, the inspection is usually suspicious.

About this and more, Jan Rosman (leader of the Christian Schools Council in Sweden) tells in the CNE podcast.

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According to Puppinck, the nature of My Choice My Voice is to make national legislation about abortion ineffective, since the aim of the initiative is to facilitate abortion travelling.

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This Christian school is the only Christian school in the world that teaches in the Hebrew language. 

The school serves Christian families, not only those from Jewish backgrounds. There are even Arabic children attending the school.

The war that started on October 7th 2023, changed everything. Still, the school tries to make the best of it.

The main challenge at the moment is of practical nature: the building is too small for the 142 pupils.

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Interview with Laszlo Demeter, director for ACSI Europe (Association of Christian Schools International). Network of 5,500 schools worldwide.

Anxiety among youngsters in combination with media use and family breakdown.

Biblical vision on all the school subjects, including Christian mathematics.

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Chrysalide school in Lyon.

Educating children in secular city.

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The hope is partly in classic concepts as discipline and obedience. But more, also in a living relationship with Jesus Christ.

She speaks about her bestseller "The Global Sexual Revolution" and the follow-up of that in "The Abandoned Generation".

The young generation is depressed and thinks about suicide.

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Commissioner Lahbib asks for more women’s rights

Finland no priority to Christian refugees

Finland sees more young men in church

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An end to the German self-identification law

Will Pride have a future in Hungary?

Parents take action against liberal sexual education at schools

Spanish government minister pleads for right to abortion in constitution

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EU moves to ban “man” in new language guide  

Germany's Jewish communities concerned about election results  

Students refused prayer times at Dutch schools  

Around 40 percent of Poles do not think that humans evolved from animals 

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Warning against antisemitism in Denmark

Backlash in legal fight against abortion pills in Poland

Dutch ban on conversion therapy seems off the table

Opposition in Tuscany appeals against assisted death

Thursday church services in Sweden more popular than Sunday

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Most people in the Netherlands are against a ban on conversion therapy. They think, it should be possible to help somebody who is not comfortable with their gender or sexual orientation.

Official criminal complaint against a Polish museum on the grounds of child pornography. A book about gender and sexuality is sold in the museum's bookshop.

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia follows the example set by Donald Trump to make the binary model of male and female leading for the Slowak government.

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Euthanasia in Denmark

Pregnant people in Sweden

Suspension for gynaecologist in France

Non-religious in Switzerland is growing

Polish petition against confession for minors

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Non-Orthodox Christians targeted in Ukraine

Most want age-restrictions for gender reassignment therapy in Norway  

Confession ban in Poland; UK school counsellor fired for beliefs

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Pressure on Pakistan to release Christian mother; 

Natural Family Planning causes a rise in abortion; 

Poland reduces religious education at schools; 

An end to only-girls' school in Switzerland; 

Spain tries to block surrogacy

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Church closeures in Sweden 

Push for unrestricted abortions in Austria 

Same-sex partnerships in Ukraine 

Churches burned and clergy killed in Ukraine

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Praying for coalition talks in Austria

Will Netanyahu be arrested in Poland?

Gender-neutral families in Lithuania  

Thursday church in Sweden instead of Sunday 

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Criticism that the large Protestant church in Germany is not outspoken enough about abortion.

Political debate about gender in both Norway and the Netherlands.

Anti-Christian mentality growing in Europe.

"My voice, my choice" European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) about abortion receives 1 million signatures.

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Archaeological discovery in Germany that sheds new light on history of Christianity north of the Alps.

Future of child's protection in Lithuania unclear.

Remaining concerns about Russian parliament's plans about house churches.

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Euthanasia and doctor-assisted dying in Malta.

Christian education in Germany.

Banking problems for Christians in Sweden.

Religious freedom in the European Parliament.

Going to church on Christmas Eve in Germany.

Denial of parental rights in Switzerland.

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Notre Dame reopening in France

AI Jesus in Swiss church

Hate crime laws change in Poland

Conscientious objectors under fire in Ukraine

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Religious protest against asylum policy in the Netherlands

Prayer for Volkswagen in an Auto Museum in Germany

Interview about sperm extraction from dead soldiers in Israel and Ukraine

Leaving X (or Twitter) by Christians in Sweden

Constitutional Court blocks reform of religious education in Poland

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Question and answer with journalist Katie Idema about chaplain in Norwegian parliament. 

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Antisemitism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Pro-life petition against abortion legislation in Norway.

State inspection at church Sunday school in the Netherlands.

Church inspiration to marry in church in Denmark.

Debate about John 3:16 at Norwegian funerals.

Protest against Christmas tree in Vatican City. 

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