The Right to Communicate is a basic Human Right Trondheim/Norway | 30.06.2003 | Religion + State In his keynote speech at the opening of the 12th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) in Trondheim (Norway), Kenneth Kaunda, founding President of Zambia, stated: "In most countries of Africa, communication is a major problem. Churches should help establish communication systems, which are essential for the development of human society." Kaunda’s appeal has found a large echo in the hearing "Called to communicate – the Churches’ witness in the Information Society", organised
"Otto per mille": Campaigns of the Protestant Churches in Italy for tax share Rome/Italy | 29.06.2003 | Switzerland The relationship between church and state in Italy is governed by agreements with the single denominations (Intese) and with the Roman Catholic Church and the Vatican in particular by the Concordat. State funding to the Catholic Church, guaranteed since 1929 with the Concordat signed between Mussolini and the Vatican and redesigned in 1985 through a system of a tax sharing in the proportion of 8/1000 ("otto per mille"), was extended to other religious bodies that have stipulated "Intese" with
Italy: Concerns for Religious Freedom Remain Rome/Italy | 29.06.2003 | Switzerland Pending amendments to a religious freedom bill being considered by Italy's parliament could impinge on religious freedom, say Seventh-day Adventists and other evangelical Christians. The bill, which is being considered by the parliament's Commission on Constitutional Affairs, would eliminate the words "recognized by everyone" when discussing religious freedom. By modifying language that was previously uniform and unambiguous within legislation, minority religious groups worry that the govern
Swiss Clinique La Ligniere Earns World Health Organization Designation Gland/Switzerland | 29.06.2003 | Switzerland On June 5, Clinique La Ligniere (Lake Geneva Sanatorium) received the "Health-Promoting Hospital" designation from the World Health Organization, a unit of the United Nations. A Seventh-day Adventist institution, the hospital is the first private Swiss hospital to obtain this recognition, and one of approximately 650 worldwide with this certification. "This recognition means that the hospital's unique mission is acknowledged and prepares the way for Clinique La Lignière to be a regional leade
