Norway investigates legality of school devotions

11-01-2023

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Norway investigates legality of school devotions

Are schools allowed to hold devotionals where students pray and talk about their faith together? That is the question the Norwegian State Administrator has asked the Directorate of Education.

Students dressed as Santa Claus take part in a celebration ahead of the Christmas festival. Photo EPA, Idrees Mohammed

Scandinavian schools want to make Christmas celebration more secular

Schools in Northern Europe feel the need to remove the religious connotation from their Christmas celebrations.

Outrage about ethical position of Christian school in Norway

A Christian primary school in Norway has been under scrutiny after its principal expressed his views on homosexuality and abortion.

New Norwegian law makes creating Christian schools difficult

With the implementation of a new school law on Wednesday, it is now more difficult for Norwegians to start private schools.

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