Sweden News News Sweden » Religion: Pirate religion denied official status in Sweden
For many of us, media consumption is basically a religion. We don’t leave the house without a book, a game or a video — we have all of these things on our phones and our laptops and we attempt to make ...
News Sweden » Religion: Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Quran burnings
Sweden has no blasphemy laws and Swedish authorities have allowed the Quran-burnings to take place outside Parliament, Iraq’s Embassy and a mosque in Stockholm. Kristersson has repeatedly criticized ...
News Sweden » Religion: A woman interrupts a Quran-burning protest in Sweden by spraying activist with a fire extinguisher
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Momika, a refugee from Iraq, has desecrated the Quran in a series of anti-Islam protests that have caused anger in many Muslim countries. STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police detained a ...
News Sweden » Religion: Sweden Recognizes Online Piracy As Official Religion
For some, CTRL+C and CTRL+V are merely “copy” and “paste.” For others, namely the Missionary Church of Kopimism, they’re scared symbols. Kopimism is now a recognized religion in Sweden of 3,000 ...
News Sweden » Religion: Kopimism, Sweden’s Pirate Religion, Begins to Plunder America
A Swedish religion whose dogma centers on the belief that people should be free to copy and distribute all information—regardless of any copyright or trademarks—has made its way to the United States.
News Sweden » Religion: Sweden identifies suspect in Quran-burner murder case linked to 'foreign power'
Sweden identifies suspect in Quran-burner murder case linked to 'foreign power' Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in January, referring to the killing, that "there is obviously a risk that there is ...
News Sweden » Religion: The Pentecostal Who Shaped Swedish Politics
Lewi Pethrus founded the Christian Democrats, started a still-in-print newspaper, and preached his countercultural values to whomever would listen, explains historian Joel Halldorf. Joel Halldorf is a ...
News Sweden » Religion: Only in Sweden Would File-Sharing Become an Official Religion
Only in Sweden Would File-Sharing Become an Official Religion It took two years and two failed attempts for members of the Missionary Church of Kopimism to earn the official designation as a ...
News Sweden » Religion: Sweden gives digital piracy advocate religion status
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden dealt a symbolic blow to the global fight against digital music and film piracy by recognising a group that promotes file-sharing across the Internet as a religion. One of ...