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“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s: the Swedish Church”

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Category : Church, leadership, Relationships, sverige, Sweden

Maud Olofsson, leader of the Centre party which is part of the governing coalition says in an interview with the Christian Daily “Dagen”, about her perspective on the Swedish Church, that “ don’t want to church to be led by priests” (“Vi vill inte att kyrkan ska ledas av präster”)…

In an earlier blog I wrote: Svenska Kyrkan – The Swedish Church – Politics as usual! Please: R.I.P! I think it is about time to truly separate the Swedish Church from politics and to give to Caesar what is Caesar’s! So many of the discussions around the wedding of the Crown Princess Victoria were born out of this same problem.

Isn’t it time to let go of The Swedish Church as an extension of live in this “kingdom of Sweden” and not to be led by sentimental reasoning (the church of the people – which church, which people?) and political power systems, forcing their political agenda’s down our throats?

That’s the Way I see it!

John

Comments (1)

Det är skrämmande vilken syn Maud och C har på religion.

Jag som tillhör en frikyrka tycker i och för sig att den Sv kyrkan är obibliskt uppbygd med en hierarki och med obibliska ämbeten som prästerskap och biskopar. Ja, begreppen är inte obibliska utan det sätt de uppbyggts.

I bibeln och i frikyrkorna har varje medlem en röst. vem som helst kan vara förkunnare utan vigning e d.
Alla kristna tillhör prästerskapet.

Men å andra sidan. Är prästerna så dåligt insatta i teologin så att medlemmarna hela tiden kör över dem, eller är motsättningarna så stora att de inte för säga sin mening, då är det dags att lägga ner kyrkan.

Sv kyrkans präster är väl nog sekulariserade. Ändå är det inte nog för Maud och C!

En kyrka som styrs av icke troende (då menar jag inte allmänt kristna utan omvända människor som vill och försöker följa Guds ord.

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