Elections, Again!
Election time to the Swedish church. I wrote about this in 2013 and in 2017. Nothing really has changed. The Church of Sweden is a Lutheran national church . A former state church , that was separated from the state in the year 2000. The church has just under 5.8 million members by the end of 2020, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lutheran denomination in Europe. The church of Sweden is a democratic church and each member has the right to vote in elections for the framework of the church. As a member you have the possibility to influence the church. If you want to stand as a candidate in the church election, you must: be a member of the Church of Sweden. have been baptised in the Church of Sweden or another Christian faith community, or have previously been an elected representative in the Church of Sweden. You have to be at least 18 years old on polling day, be registered in the church regis...