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Sweden is considered one of the world's most secular nations, with a high proportion of irreligious people. [9] Phil Zuckerman, an associate professor of Sociology at Pitzer College, [10] writes that several academic sources have in recent years placed atheism rates in Sweden between 46% and 85%, with one source reporting that only 17% of respondents self-identified as "atheist". [11]
During the fighting, the Swedes suffered one man killed and several others wounded, including Sybraut Jellis himself. The likely reason behind the Swedish resistance is that one of the main owners of the Stockholm, Richard Clerck, was a Scottish admiral in Swedish service. Moreover, the Swedes were likely already tired of being subject to ...
The attack killed 202 people, including 6 Swedes. [111] Ship fire: English Channel: 6: 9 June 1955: The 16,000 ton MT Johannishus of Trelleborg collided with a Pananma-registered ship in the English Channel and caught fire. Eighteen crewmen, including six Swedes, were killed in the fire. [30] Ship fire: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 5: 6 March 1953
Side view of Uppsala Cathedral, the headquarters of the Church of Sweden.. Religion in Sweden has, over the years, become increasingly diverse.Christianity was the religion of virtually all of the Swedish population from the 12th to the early 20th century, but it has rapidly declined throughout the late 20th and early 21st century.
He has there presented many good portents by the grace of God." [25] In a letter from 1172, Pope Alexander III complains that some people in Sweden had begun worshiping "a man who had been killed in debauchery and feasting". Some scholars have assumed that this alludes to King Erik, and that the celebration of the Ascension Day was accompanied ...
The Stockholm Bloodbath was a consequence of conflict between Swedish pro-unionists (in favour of the Kalmar Union, then dominated by Denmark) and anti-unionists (supporters of Swedish independence), and also between the anti-unionists and the Danish aristocracy, which in other aspects was opposed to King Christian. [4]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Two Swedish nationals were shot to death and a third person was wounded in central Brussels on Monday night, and a man who identified himself as a member of the Islamic State ...
The New Church sees Trinitarianism as illogical: "In the ideas of thought a Trinity of Divine Persons from eternity, or before the world was created, is a Trinity of Gods; and these ideas cannot be effaced by a lip-confession of one God." [6] Monotheism is defined as one God who is one person; only the Lord is worshiped. Worship of, and faith ...