Monthly Archives: March 2012
Consensus and the Danish Way
At Danish folkeskole, children are given many opportunities to discuss issues. They have Danish lessons, “community” lessons and even their foreign language lessons have meaty topics like “race” or “poverty”. They are trained to say “jeg synes…” or “jeg mener…” … Continue reading
Scandinavian Socialist Paradise
Denmark is famed for having wonderful services in return for its high taxes. The starting rate of tax is around 40% and goes up to around 60% for the higher earners. There is a flat sales tax on everything and … Continue reading
Separation of Church and State
My country has an official religion. The head of state is also the head of the state religion. When I went to school, we had to pray every day and sing hymns. We also got a lot of Bible stories. … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark
Tagged Atheism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christianity, church of denmark, church-state separation, confirmation, denmark, evangelical, Jesus, lutherian
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Fact Checking: Denmark is the safest place to give birth
The Danish media is a law unto itself. All it takes is one reassuring spokesperson to say “Don’t worry that we sent you home during an induction and some people have been badly injured in this process, keep in mind … Continue reading
Amy Rebecca Steen
The best thing for the authorities in Denmark is that only 5.5 million people speak Danish. The second best thing is that only a tiny minority of the people of Denmark are politically minded which translates to only a few … Continue reading
Posted in Denmark
Tagged amy rebecca steen, carsten rasmussen, child abuse, danes, danish language, denmark, Foster care, næstved
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