Danish Lutheran Priest Thorkild Grosboell
A few weeks ago Thorkild Grosboel, a Lutheran pastor from Taarbaek, Denmark, was suspended by the government (it's a state church) because he mentioned that he didn't think there was a God, or eternal life, or any kind of resurrection -- on television! Now his former congregation is protesting and some of the protestors have filed a formal complaint saying the suspension violates the Danish constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights. Link
I could borrow a line from my Swedish ancestors and say, "What do you expect from the Danes?" But then again I suspect that if such a thing happened in Sweden today they might object as much there, too.
The Christianity Today weblog is citing a study printed in Kristelig Dagbladet which reports that 90 percent of all Danish pastors hold opinions similar to those of Grosboell. Link
Oh St. Anskar, we now understand why you had such a hard time!
(Thanks to Yahoo for the photo)
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