Traditionally in the Swedish church the bride and groom walk down the aisle together – but the patriarchal handover is catching on, and now Lutherans want to stop it ~humanities religion Article 742 words 24 votes
Denmark has managed to anger the Evangelical Lutheran Church and hundreds of thousands of Danish voters – all because of a public holiday ~humanities religion Article 928 words 6 votes
Minneapolis church still holds services in Norwegian – congregation was founded in 1922 at the tail end of a decades-long migration of Norwegians to Minnesota ~humanities.history Article 594 words 6 votes
Megan Rohrer elected as first openly transgender bishop in US Lutheran church ~humanities religion Article 454 words 11 votes
The Church of Sweden has more female than male priests for the first time – a sign of huge strides for gender equality since women were first allowed to be ordained in 1960 ~humanities religion Article 525 words 8 votes
Danish Lutheran minister who attracted international attention by proclaiming that there is no God or afterlife, but retracted after being suspended, has died ~humanities religion Article 283 words 5 votes
Päivi Räsänen is facing new police investigations for citing Bible verses on social media to object to the Lutheran church's participation in an LGBT pride event ~lgbt Article 621 words 4 votes