Good or Bad? The Official Church in Norway is to Become Separate From the State For the First Time in 500 Years

Veronica Neffinger : Dec 29, 2016
Christian Headlines

The implementation of the separation of church and state policy will mean that the 1,250 priests and bishops of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church will no longer also serve as government officials.

(Norway)—[Christian Headlines] Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, Norway will implement a separation of church and state policy, a course of action that was initially settled on in a parliamentary vote eight years ago. (Photo: Facebook/via Christian Headlines)

According to ChristianToday.com, the Evangelical-Lutheran church and the country of Norway have maintained a nearly 500-year relationship, going back to the Reformation period.

The implementation of the separation of church and state policy will mean that the 1,250 priests and bishops of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church will no longer...

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