Jehovah's Witnesses Norway will lose state support

14-10-2022

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Jehovah's Witnesses Norway will lose state support

Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses will not get their grant from 2021. The Ministry of Children and Families decided so after the community appealed the ruling of the State Administrator in March this year.

Bible school in Norway. Photo Facebook, Bibelskolen i Grimstad

These four religious organisations in Norway lose money because of grant cuts

Last week, the Norwegian minister of Finance, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, presented the government's proposal for the state budget of 2023. It seems that organisations religious convictions are especially negatively affected.

Norwegian Jehovah's Witnesses. Photo JW.org.

Norwegian Jehovah's witnesses complain about loss state subsidy

Jehovah's witnesses in Norway disagree with the decision of the State to withdraw state subsidies from the community.

Jehovah's witnessing in Norway. Photo JW.org

Norway is to deny Jehovah’s state subsidies

The Norwegian state is considering withdrawing the Jehovah’s Witnesses from state subsidies. The reason is the exclusiveness of the organisation. The JW might even lose their status as a registered religious community.

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