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Women will now become equal members in the Swedish Gideonite Bible Distribution Organization. But the decision means that the Swedish branch must leave the international Gideonit movement.
"I am pleased with this decision and I believe that it is positive for the continued cooperation between them and the parishes of the Church of Sweden," said Msgr. Susanne Rappmann in Gothenburg.
– I am happy with the decision and I believe that it can be positive for the ongoing cooperation between them and the parishes in the church of Sweden, says Bishop Susanne Rappmann at TT
Many have noticed the Bibles in hotel rooms around the world. The biblical is placed by the international movement The Gideons International, which works in nearly 200 countries. But the Swedish branch of the movement, the Gideonites, has now decided to leave international cooperation.
The reason is that The Gideons International wants to see itself as a male organization where women can not be members on an equal footing
This will lead us to have a better opportunity to divide and place Bibles in Sweden in the future, "said Thomas Claesson, newly elected president of Kungälv.
The decision also leads to renaming the organization in Sweden.The new name will be" Good News for Life "
The negative opinion of the international movement on women's membership has led many people interested in work, no membership, and churches have closed their doors when the organization wants to come [19659006]
– In the long run, I think the doors that are closed to us will be reopened, says Thomas Claesson
The one who eagerly awaits the decision is evangelical evangelist Britta Hermansson. responsible for the hearings of Swedish party leaders at the Vårgårda meeting later this summer.
– This decision is courageous. I think it's a positive decision that shows that they understand what time we live, "she said.
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