In case you wanted to know
Christian Century, Nov 29, 2003
IN CASE YOU WANTED TO KNOW:
... A city attorney in Sparks, Nevada, inspired by recent legal objections to displaying the Ten Commandments in an Alabama courthouse, ordered an employee to cut "God" out of all the "God bless America" signs still hanging in city hall since September ll. The mayor replaced the signs himself (Chicago Reader, November 7).
... Although the Evangelical Lutheran Church is the established religion of Denmark, the country has ruled that those who worship the Norse gods Thor mad Odin may now conduct legally recognized marriages. "To me, it would be wrong if the indigenous religion of tiffs country wasn't recognized," said Tove Fergo, the Danish minister for ecclesiastical affairs and a Lutheran pastor (Toronto Star, November 8).
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