Category: Church

  • Iceland includes Judaism to the list of state-recognized religions

    Iceland includes Judaism to the list of state-recognized religions

    The Interior Ministry of Iceland has included Judaism in its list of state-recognized religious and life-stance groups. The move previously this year means that Icelandic Jews may register themselves and their children as belonging to the nation’s Jewish community. Organizations recognized by the state as representing a community may benefit from the country’s church tax,…