WORLDWIDE NEWS OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE, 2003-NOVEMBER

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2003-NOV-6: Government of Norway recognizes Neopagan
religion: Because of the principle of separation of church and state, the U.S.
government does not formally maintain a list of recognized religions. Both
the U.S. and Canada register religious groups as tax-exempt organizations
and grant clergy the right to conduct marriage ceremonies. However, many
European federal governments have ecclesiastical affairs ministries which do
formally recognize religions. The governments of: Iceland in 1973, Norway in 1996 and
1999, and Denmark in 2003 have officially recognized Neopagan
religions which worship Viking Gods such as Odin and Thor.
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References:
- DayWatch is a daily service of Maranatha Christian
Journal. It provides "a daily summary of news headlines
with a Christian perspective..." The newsletter is free on
request. Their web site is at: http://www.mcjonline.com
- ENI (Ecumenical News International) provides free bulletins
and subscriptions to full text articles. Their home page is at: http://www.eni.ch
Its postal address is: PO Box 2100, CH - 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland
- ReligionToday provides free newsletters to which you can
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ChristianMessageBoards.net, BibleStudyTools.net, MediaManagement.net,
WorldNewsToday.net, WebCastGuide.net, and
ChristianCollegeGuide.net
- Reuters is "the world's leading financial
information and news group. Their web page is at: http://www.reuters.com/
- CitizenLink is a service of Focus on the Family. They
send regular Emails containing news items interpreted from a
Fundamentalist Christian perspective. Signup is at: http://www.family.org/cforum/clinksignup.cfm
- Earth Religions Legal Assistance Network is a leading
anti-defamation group which fights discrimination against Neopagans.
See: http://www.conjure.com/ERAL/eral.html
- Anglican Communion News Service (ACNS) maintains a free
mailing list. Go to http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/
to subscribe.
- EWTN is a news service of the Roman Catholic Church. It posts
news items from Newsline, Newslink, and The World Over on its Internet
site at: http://www.ewtn.com/news/index.htm
- Alternative Religions
Educational Network (AREN) is an information organization located
in Philadelphia. It has monitored discrimination against Wiccans
throughout North America for three decades. Their web page is at: http://aren.org
- "Norse
mythology recognised as a religion," Independent Online, 2003-NOV-6,
at:
http://www.iol.co.za/


Copyright © 2003 by Ontario Consultants on Religious
Tolerance
Originally written: 2003-NOV-7
Latest update: 2003-NOV-7
Compiler: B.A. Robinson

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