People’s church Finland at a crossroads

16-06-2021

Northern Europe

Geerten Moerkerken, RD

The persecution of a Finnish MP and a bishop for their views on same-sex marriage is splitting Finnish society and the people’s church. While the Finns are becoming more and more secular, the Lutheran people’s church struggles with its position.

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