http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25117/sweden-election-boosts-anti-islam-party http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25117/sweden-election-boosts-anti-islam-party#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:56:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25117 far-right party entered the Swedish Parliament for the first time in elections Sunday, spoiling the center-right government's victory and majority, and plunging the country into political disarray, preliminary results showed.

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was seeking to become the first center-right leader to win re-election after serving a full term in a Scandinavian welfare nation dominated for decades by the left-wing Social Democrats.

But the Islam-bashing Sweden Democrats held the balance of power after winning 5.7 percent of the votes for 20 seats in the 349-seat legislature, according to results, AP reports.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25117/sweden-election-boosts-anti-islam-party/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22604/swedish-tax-money-benefits-scientology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22604/swedish-tax-money-benefits-scientology#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:34:18 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22604 Scientology is all about money. Lots of money.

Swedish taxpayers have been indirectly supporting the Church of Scientology though local government contracts given to front organizations with ties to the group.

According to a Sveriges Television (SVT) documentary set to air on Wednesday, 156 of Sweden’s 290 local councils have contributed more than 10 million kronor ($1.4 million) to the Scientology movement.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22604/swedish-tax-money-benefits-scientology/feed 0