February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Jesus_christ":
Society: 23 Sep 10
As the Alliance government stands to miss out on an overall majority by a whisker, handwritten ballots for parties such as Joy Division, Pull Yourself Together and Djingis Cat have had an unlikely impact on Swedish politics.
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Society: 15 Jul 10
Comedy Central, the US TV channel which broadcasts South Park, has shown that it is not afraid of further controversy after buying in a Swedish idea for a show about Jesus living a regular life in New York, angering US Christian groups.
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Society: 23 May 10
Christian bikers were among the crowds pouring into Stockholm on Saturday for the third annual “Jesus Manifestation”, as some 25,000 people took part in a religious service in the city centre.
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Society: 15 May 10
A renegade preacher in southern Sweden has retracted his calls for the ritual burning in a town square of books penned by comedian Jonas Gardell on God and Jesus Christ.
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National: 16 Apr 10
A rebel British bishop was fined €10,000 ($13,534) by a German court on Friday for denying the Holocaust in an interview with a Swedish television channel.
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Society: 29 Mar 10
A mysterious 100,000 ($13,811) donation has been left in a church collection in Borås in western Sweden for the second Palm Sunday in succession.
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Society: 14 May 09
A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week.
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Society: 13 Apr 09
While most Christians mark Easter with prayers and song, one Swedish church opened its mass on Sunday by unveiling a life-size Lego statue of Jesus Christ.
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Politics: 19 Jun 08
A local Moderate Party politician has resigned over the upcoming 'Ecce Homo' exhibition in Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden.
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National: 4 May 08
Christians from across Sweden united for a demonstration for Jesus in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Society: 3 May 08
A comedy show entitled 'Jesus: The Guantanamo Years' by Irish comedian Abie Philbin Bowman has proved a hit with Swedes on YouTube.
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Society: 20 Dec 07
A Swedish writer claims to have twice been saved from serious head injuries by copies of his own book about Jesus.
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National: 7 Nov 07
A Swedish cartoonist already facing a slew of death threats over his depiction of the Muslim prophet Muhammad as a dog is working on a musical based on the drawing called "Dogs".
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National: 7 Mar 07
The decision by a police disciplinary board to fire an officer for sending racist e-mails has been declared unlawful.
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Lifestyle: 19 Feb 07
She's an It Girl, a class warrior, and Sweden's style queen. Paul O'Mahony takes a look at Sweden's fount of fabulousness, Ebba von Sydow.
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National: 17 Jan 07
A Malmö policeman was removed from the force after hateful emails he wrote were made public. Now he wants compensation for wrongful dismissal - and his old job back.
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National: 7 Dec 06
Italian police brought Swedish artist Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin’s photo shoot to a hasty end in Rome last Saturday. It seems cardinals with erections are frowned upon in the Catholic country.
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National: 5 Jul 05
A senior Malmö policeman has been charged with inciting racial hatred after referring to "bloody niggers" and "criminals called Mohammed" in e-mails to two local politicians. They weren't supposed to be made public, he says.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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