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Side Hustle: Licensed To Wed
Erla Sigurlaug Sigurðardóttir can take you on a tour of Iceland and marry along the way Whether you affiliate with any religion or not, would you agree that the idea of getting married in a church feels a bit last century? What…
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National Church Of Iceland Losing Members
Published July 1, new data from Registers Iceland sheds light on the status of the National Church of Iceland. According to the numbers, the Church has seen a decrease of 836 members since December 1 last year. Despite this, it is the…
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National Church Declines, Humanist Society Sees Increase
A new announcement from the National Registry shares some interesting data points when it comes to religious and philosophical organisation membership in Iceland. [su_pullquote]Join our High Five Club at either the ‘Secret Handshake’ or ‘Elbow Five’ level, and get our monthly magazine…
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Legalising Euthanasia In Iceland: Senior Citizens Say Yes To Dutch Way
A non-partisan coalition comprised of seven Icelandic MPs is currently working on a bill to legalise assisted suicide in Iceland. For the proposal to be valid, the MPs have to collect about 58 letters of reference from organisations or associations that support…
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Lutheran Minister Questions Poll’s Results
A minister has put forward that it is a false dilemma to choose between the Big Bang or God creating the universe. Rev. Þórhallur Heimisson said in a sermon he gave today at Breiðholtskirkja church that the results of the newest poll…
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Icelanders Becoming More Secular
Icelanders’ beliefs on a number of religious topics show a country growing more secular and less supportive of the national church, according to a Maskína poll on religion and Icelanders conducted for the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association (Siðmennt). The results of the…
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Humanist Receives Death Threats From Islamophobes
This Saturday, Siðmennt, the Icelandic Ethical Humanist Association, held a symposium titled “Need We Fear Islam?”. Sigurður Hólm Gunnarsson, ergotherapist and member of the association, was among the speakers. Writing at skodun.is, Sigurður Hólm says that he answered the question “both yes…