religion

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Rainbow gay flag on grey background
Politics
Residents protest Olderbroek's decision to scrap "un-Christian" LGBTQIA+ policy
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Grammy-winning singer Gregory Porter
Culture
Grammy winner Gregory Porter discusses the tragic Covid loss that changed his biggest hits
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
CultureLifestyle
Many Dutch school children think people with other sexual orientations are lesser
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Church
CultureLifestyle
Limburg the only Dutch province that still has more religious people than not
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Man praying in a mosque
Culture
Ramadan starts for many Dutch Muslims; Some uncertainty about exact starting day
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A Christian preacher
Politics
Churches from different cultures struggling to find space in the Netherlands
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Politics
Reformed Christian, Islamic schools' lessons contrary to values like equality, tolerance
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South African poet Julia-Beth Harris standing in front of Amsterdam Centraal Station in 2025
CultureArtEntertainment
South African poet Julia-Beth Harris found her voice in the silence of Dutch villages
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PVV leader Geert Wilders during a parliamentary debate ostensibly about the national budget, but really about the upcoming elections. 17 September 2025
Politics
Wilders shouts asylum; Deserter, Timmermans says: Parties use budget debate to campaign
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Hands painted in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag, forming a heart
Politics
Parliamentary majority in sight for ban on gay conversion therapy
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SGP leader Chris Stoffer
Politics
Conservative christian party SGP again has no women on list of candidate MP's
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A hand upon a stack of christian bibles
Crime
Former members accuse Dutch branch of evangelical church of being a trauma-inducing cult
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Backpacks hanging on the backs of chairs in a primary school classroom
Business
Record 9 Islamic primary schools opening in Netherlands next year
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Church
CultureLifestyle
Number of religious people in Netherlands increases for the first time
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The replica of Noah's Ark on display in Rotterdam in 2019
Business
Replica of Noah's Ark to stay in the Netherlands; ship will be transported to Amsterdam
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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
Business
Katwijk could let shops open on Sundays; Christian politicians looking to block plans
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Police clash with people demonstrating against a Pegida Quran burning stunt in Arnhem. 13 January 2024
Politics
Parliament shoots down Arnhem mayor’s ban on Quran desecration
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Rainbow flags hanging from windows in Amsterdam
Politics
Most coalition party voters want to ban gay conversion therapy
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Festival crowd
Crime
Amsterdam festival reports vlogger who urged others to record Muslim women
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Panorama from a canal in Joure, Friesland
Crime
Syrian father reportedly confessed to teen daughter’s “honor killing” in Friesland
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Dutch police crime scene tape
Crime
"Honor killing" behind young Joure woman's (18) death: report
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Mona Keijzer talking to BBB party members in Deventer next to party leader Caroline van der Plas, September 1, 2023.
Politics
Dutch PM hopeful thinks “hatred of Jews” is part of the Muslim culture
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Church
CultureLifestyle
Relgious faith declining in Netherlands; Only 42 percent belong to a faith community
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Child playing with chalk
Health
Care farm accused of exposing autistic kids to religious manipulation, exorcism