[George]

Re: Influence of Humanism in the World today!

More evidence of Humanism's relentless march for domination (all underlines and bold are mine

Source: AFTENPOSTEN - "News From Norway"

Church-state compromise wipes out 'official' religion

Many years of political debate have culminated in an agreement to make historic changes to Norway’s constitution (Grunnloven), weakening the relationship of church and state. (Photo: Vålerenga Church in Oslo/Carl Martin Norby)

One of the most controversial issues has been a statement in the constitution (paragraph 2) that names the Evangelical Lutheran faith as the official state religion.

As a part of the compromise announced Thursday, the seven political parties in the national parliament (Stortinget) have agreed to change the religion specification to read: "The basic values of our nation shall be our Christian and humanistic heritage."

However, in another paragraph of the constitution, The Norwegian Lutheran Church will be named as a "folk church".

It will also continue to state that the King confesses to the Evangelical Lutheran faith.

It will also continue to state that the King confesses to the Evangelical Lutheran faith.

In addition, the compromise grants the Church the right to appoint bishops and deans, although they will still be state employees. (In the current selection process, the Church submits candidates to the government, which makes the final decision.)

The compromise also includes provisions for the Church of Norway to carry out a "democratic reform" to give church members more influence in church matters.The constitutional changes require a two-third majority in Parliament and are expected to pass in 2012.

I am not now, nor have I ever been in favor of a "church-state" setup but it still is interesting that "changes" are taking place throughout the Western World - All in favor of "Humanism" and unfavorable towards Christianity! The Christian faith spread from Germany (Martin Luther) to most of western Europe, Scandinavia, and Finland (Late 1500's - 1600's). For close to 300 years Christianity had a strong influence on the peoples of those countries; in the last 100 years Humanism has been replacing the values of those people and ultimately their faith also.

This unfavorable climate towards Christians and Christianity in general is strongest in those countries where Humanism is more deeply entrenched. All of western Europe, Sweden, Norway, and Finland - very strong opposition; Great Britain, Canada, and Australia - not as strong but growing stronger every day; and the U.S.A. beginning to take hold - look to see more opposition as time goes by.