European integration could be seen as a form of conversion therapy. The European Union tries to change human nature in itself by putting an unaccountable bureaucratic layer above the (former) sovereign member states. This might lead to tensions and even to conflict. This says the former US diplomat Todd Huizinga in the CNE podcast. He will work as …

Is there a spiritual revival in Europe? Generation Z comes to faith. Andreas Nordli (Youth with a Mission Norway) says that he sees that more people come to faith in the past few years than he has seen in all the years before that together. Secularisation is dead, he concludes. For the traditional church, here are challenges. Also for individual Ch…

Organisation Christian Vision branded as extremist by Lukashenko regime in Belarus. What does this mean? Natallia Vasilevich explains. Christian Vision started spontaneously in 2020, around the time of the protests against the fraudulent elections. For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribe…

When Igor Bandura (born 1970) was a young boy, he had moral objections against the godless Soviet Union and did not want to go in the army in 1989. But he had no choice, and so he was there during the coup in Moscow in August 1990. But now, Bandura is no pacifist anymore. And that is the same for most of his Baptist brothers. For more, visit https:…

The donor-conceived Menno Hofman and the Christian ethics professor Henk Jochemsen debate about sperm donation. Hofman himself was conceived from donor sperm, too. And he has "roughly 25" donor children apart from the direct three in his own family. Hofman is a Christian theologian. His ethical motive is in helping other people, especially intended…

Can a Christian believe in both God and evolution? According to Bart van den Dikkenberg, the answer is no, as the two beliefs are contradictory to the Christian faith. Van den Dikkenberg, a science and technology editor for the Dutch Reformed newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad (RD), says that his primary concern today is seeing scientists who are emb…

Sweden is a free and democratic country that gives space to Christian education. But Christian schools usually experience that they are in the midst of a worldview battle. The public is sympathetic. The political atmosphere is critical and follows the secularist religion. The school's inspection is visiting the 137 schools regularly. And although t…

Interview with Grégor Puppinck (ECLJ, European Centre for Law and Justice) about the European Citizen's Initiative My Voice My Choice about abortion. According to Puppinck, the nature of My Choice My Voice is to make national legislation about abortion ineffective, since the aim of the initiative is to facilitate abortion travelling. For more, visi…

How to conduct school classes during a war? Yoel Russu does it, at his Makor HaTikvah school in the Israeli capital Jerusalem. This Christian school is the only Christian school in the world that teaches in the Hebrew language. The school serves Christian families, not only those from Jewish backgrounds. There are even Arabic children attending the…

Challenges and dilemmas for Christian education in Europe. Interview with Laszlo Demeter, director for ACSI Europe (Association of Christian Schools International). Network of 5,500 schools worldwide. Anxiety among youngsters in combination with media use and family breakdown. Biblical vision on all the school subjects, including Christian mathemat…

Christine Chiner tells about the challenges for Christian education in Lyon, France. Chrysalide school in Lyon. Educating children in secular city. For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribeBy Christine Chiner, Evert van Vlastuin

The German author Gabriele Kuby speaks about the hope that good education can give to escape from the grip of the Sexual Revolution. The hope is partly in classic concepts as discipline and obedience. But more, also in a living relationship with Jesus Christ. She speaks about her bestseller "The Global Sexual Revolution" and the follow-up of that i…

No multiple parenthood in the Netherlands Commissioner Lahbib asks for more women’s rights Finland no priority to Christian refugees Finland sees more young men in church For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribeBy Kathryn Idema, Evert van Vlastuin

Ikea Poland criticised at court for discrimination An end to the German self-identification law Will Pride have a future in Hungary? Parents take action against liberal sexual education at schools Spanish government minister pleads for right to abortion in constitution For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.…

Noah’s Ark to stay anchored in the Netherlands EU moves to ban “man” in new language guide Germany's Jewish communities concerned about election results Students refused prayer times at Dutch schools Around 40 percent of Poles do not think that humans evolved from animals For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://c…

Ukrainian Evangelicals are against the American plans Warning against antisemitism in Denmark Backlash in legal fight against abortion pills in Poland Dutch ban on conversion therapy seems off the table Opposition in Tuscany appeals against assisted death Thursday church services in Sweden more popular than Sunday For more, visit https://CNE.news o…

Children in Denmark usually live with both parents. The traditional nuclear family is still the most common, in spite of divorce and alternative family models. Most people in the Netherlands are against a ban on conversion therapy. They think, it should be possible to help somebody who is not comfortable with their gender or sexual orientation. Off…

Interview about young people in the Bible. Are there young people in the Bible? Yes, not only adults. Theological research focuses on that. Euthanasia in Denmark Pregnant people in Sweden Suspension for gynaecologist in France Non-religious in Switzerland is growing Polish petition against confession for minors For more, visit https://CNE.news or s…

YouVersion downloads popular in persecuted countries Non-Orthodox Christians targeted in Ukraine Most want age-restrictions for gender reassignment therapy in Norway Confession ban in Poland; UK school counsellor fired for beliefs For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribe…

We are more antisemitic than we thought; Pressure on Pakistan to release Christian mother; Natural Family Planning causes a rise in abortion; Poland reduces religious education at schools; An end to only-girls' school in Switzerland; Spain tries to block surrogacy For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/…

Anabaptists celebrate 500 years Church closeures in Sweden Push for unrestricted abortions in Austria Same-sex partnerships in Ukraine Churches burned and clergy killed in Ukraine For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribeBy Kathryn Idema

Is abortion “inevitable” in Malta? Praying for coalition talks in Austria Will Netanyahu be arrested in Poland? Gender-neutral families in Lithuania Thursday church in Sweden instead of Sunday For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribeBy Kathryn Idema, Evert van Vlastuin

Christian news from Europe Criticism that the large Protestant church in Germany is not outspoken enough about abortion. Political debate about gender in both Norway and the Netherlands. Anti-Christian mentality growing in Europe. "My voice, my choice" European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) about abortion receives 1 million signatures. For more, visit…

The character of Christmas songs. Archaeological discovery in Germany that sheds new light on history of Christianity north of the Alps. Future of child's protection in Lithuania unclear. Remaining concerns about Russian parliament's plans about house churches. For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/sub…

Men's suffering under abortion. Euthanasia and doctor-assisted dying in Malta. Christian education in Germany. Banking problems for Christians in Sweden. Religious freedom in the European Parliament. Going to church on Christmas Eve in Germany. Denial of parental rights in Switzerland. For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletter…

Assisted suicide in Britain Notre Dame reopening in France AI Jesus in Swiss church Hate crime laws change in Poland Conscientious objectors under fire in Ukraine For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://cne.news/subscribeBy Kathryn Idema

Right-wing parties in the German Protestant Church Religious protest against asylum policy in the Netherlands Prayer for Volkswagen in an Auto Museum in Germany Interview about sperm extraction from dead soldiers in Israel and Ukraine Leaving X (or Twitter) by Christians in Sweden Constitutional Court blocks reform of religious education in Poland …

Abortion in Germany. Polarisation between Jews and Muslims in Denmark. Conversion therapy ban in the European Commission. Financial crisis at Bible Society Norway. Surrogacy in France. Question and answer with journalist Katie Idema about chaplain in Norwegian parliament. For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe to our newsletters at https://c…

Christian news from the European continent. Antisemitism in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Pro-life petition against abortion legislation in Norway. State inspection at church Sunday school in the Netherlands. Church inspiration to marry in church in Denmark. Debate about John 3:16 at Norwegian funerals. Protest against Christmas tree in Vatican City.…

Christians reaching out after floods in Spain. Former Prime Minister chooses for euthanasia. Criticism on German gender identification law. French President Macron will speak in the church. Christian prize for Danish Queen Margrethe. And a talk with CNE journalist Kathryn Idema about the Dutch Biblebelt.For more, visit https://CNE.news or subscribe…

A brief introduction of the purpose of Newsround Europe from Christian Network Europe (CNE.news). We will give a weekly update of the latest news on the European continent for & about Christians. For anything to know about issues like marriage and family, the protection of life and Christian education, or anything else that matters to Christians. F…