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Lutheran Church of Norway Appoints Practicing Homosexual

Oslo priest's relationship prompts lively debate in the Norwegian church.

By Bjarke Larsen | posted 9/01/2000 12:00AM

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More on Olsen's appointment is available from The Norway Post, Aftenposten, and the Associated PressOslo is also in an uproar over a recent announcement that Crown Prince Haakon is living with his girlfriend, Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby. See yesterday's Christianity Today article for the Church of Norway's reaction to the couple's decision.Visit the Church of Norway's English language site.WorldNews.com also ran a story on Olsen's approval as clergy.The Norway Post ran an editorial last month discussing whether the Church of Norway should have such strong ties to the state. Read " Church Controversy."

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