2017 in religion
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This is a timeline of events during the year 2017 which relate to religion.
Events
[edit]- 20 April – The International Church of Cannabis opens in Denver, Colorado.[1]
- 6 May – The Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi, a Dievturi monument in Latvia, opens.[2]
- 12–22 May – The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games are held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
- June
- The Cologne Central Mosque is opened for prayers in Cologne, Germany.[4]
- The liberal Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque opens in Berlin, Germany.[5]
- 29 August – Evangelical church leaders in the United States publish the Nashville Statement advocating monogamy and heterosexuality.[6]
- 17 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly.[7]
- 31 October – Germany celebrates the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day.[8]
- 19 November – The Catholic Church observes the first annual World Day of the Poor.[9]
- 8 December– The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is completed and dedicated after a century of construction.[10]
- 29 December – An Islamic State gunman attacks the Church of Saint Menas in Cairo, Egypt.[11]
Undated
[edit]- The Synagogue Edmond Safra opens in Monaco.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Fortin, Jacey (20 April 2017). "Marijuana on Religious Grounds? A Cannabis Church Opens in Denver". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Uz salas Daugavā atklāta dievturu svētnīca" [A shrine of the gods is opened on an island in the Daugava]. tv3.lv (in Latvian). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Alan (23 May 2017). "Baku 2017: The Islamic Solidarity Games - The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Erdogans 30-Millionen-Euro-Prunkbau in Köln" [Erdogan's magnificent 30 million euro building in Cologne]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Kinkartz, Sabine (16 June 2017). "A mosque for everyone". DW. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Meyer, Holly. "What is the Nashville Statement and why are people talking about it?". The Tennessean. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Record turnout for Church election". Sveriges Radio. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Reformation: Four things about the 500th anniversary celebrations". BBC News. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Pope on World Day of the Poor: the poor open for us the way to heaven". Vatican News. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Samber, Sharon. "After a century, the largest Catholic church in North America is finally complete". USA Today. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Egypt attack: Gunman targets Coptic Christians in church and shop". BBC News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (7 October 2020). "Outside of Israel, tiny Monaco has the highest ratio of Jews in the world". Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 29 March 2023.