Not running for the Church Synod - resigning from the Oslo Diocesan Council

The Church Synod starts on Friday in Trondheim. Now Arve Juritzen announces that he no longer has a conscience to exercise his office as an elected member of the church leadership. He tells Vårt Land: – At best, I am a useful idiot, at worst, I am helping to increase the power of a few who openly work to limit church democracy and increase the distance to the congregations where the word of God is practiced. In order to preserve my faith, I can …