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A Sámi religious ceremony in 2004 at the Samiske kirkedager featuring both Christian and syncretic pre-Christian rituals. In 1940, Norway was invaded and occupied by Germany as part of World War II. [54] German authorities, aided by Norwegian police departments, implemented the Holocaust on Norway's Jewish population.
In Norway as of 2019, 68.7% of the population are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church as compared to 96% in the 1960s. [2] Kevin Boyle's 1997 global study of freedom of religion states that "Most members of the state church are not active adherents, except for the rituals of birth, confirmation, weddings, and burials.
The Norwegian Constitution states that "Our values will remain our Christian and humanistic heritage", and that "The King shall at all times profess the Evangelical-Lutheran religion". Yet Norway maintains complete freedom of religion for all inhabitants. This right is also included in the Norwegian constitution, which says that "All ...
Norway is a comparatively secular nation [1] [2] [3] which no longer has a state religion, though 68.7% of the 5.4 million population belong to the Church of Norway. [4] [5] [6]A partial explanation for the high membership is that by law [7] all children who have at least one parent who is a member, automatically become members.
After the dissolution of Denmark-Norway in 1814, the new Norwegian Constitution of 1814 did not grant religious freedom, as it stated that Jews and Jesuits were denied entrance to Norway. It also stated that attendance in a Lutheran church was compulsory, effectively banning Catholics.
The status of religious freedom in Europe varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the country ...
A Theravada Buddhist monk speaking with a Catholic priest, Thailand. The status of religious freedom around the world varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non ...
The Dissenter Act (Norwegian: Dissenterloven, formally Lov angaaende dem, der bekjende sig til den christelige Religion, uden at være medlemmer af Statskirken (Act concerning those who profess the Christian religion without being members of the State Church)) is a Norwegian law from 1845 that allowed Christian denominations other than the Church of Norway to establish themselves in the country.