Major reforms proposed by a commission in the Church of Norway aim to end the status of the Lutheran church as the established state church.(Brief Article)

From: The Christian Century | Date: April 24, 2002 | Copyright information

* Major reforms proposed by a commission in the Church of Norway aim to end the status of the Lutheran church as the established state church. The proposal calls for bishop appointments to be handed over from the government to a church body, and for the church to be responsible for its own leadership and finances. The king is the constitutional head of the Church of Norway, and 86 percent of No...

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