Who we are
The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway
The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway
The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway (STL), established in 1996, is an umbrella organisation bringing together religious and life stance communities.
The work of the Council for the promotion of equality focuses on the areas of education (kindergarten, school, university), work place, health institutions (hospitals and homes for the elderly), detention centres, the military and graveyards.
The Council is currently engaged on a number of ethical issues including environmental issues, biotechnology, gender equality and the rights of refugees.
Within the European context, the Council has a unique profile for three reasons:
Read about STL in The History of Interfaith Dialog in Norway
The Council further facilitates regular meetings of senior religious leaders. The level of mutual knowledge, trust and cooperation established within and supported by the Council, has proved to be an effective tool to address sensitive issues in the field of religious pluralism and has worked as a tool for conflict prevention in Norway among religious and life stance communities.
The Council for Religious and Life Stance Communities in Norway (STL) is an advocate vis-à-vis Norwegian society and political institutions on issues of religious and life stance pluralism, freedom and equal treatment. Religious politics for the Council is both a matter of principles and of practical engagement. The principles leading such political engagement are international human rights, particularly those related to protection from discrimination and freedom of religion and belief. The work for protection from discrimination and affirmation of freedom of religion and belief has in the recent past focused on the areas of education (kindergarten, school, university), work place, health institutions (hospitals and homes for the elderly), detention centres, the military and graveyards. Large conferences on chaplaincy are held biannually.
In the year 2017, the draft of a new law on religion and life stance was made public for discussion and comments. The Council has played a crucial role as discussion partner for the Ministry of Culture, as promoter of debates and formal contributions to the proposed law among religious and life stance communities in Norway as well as among relevant social actors such as the Norwegian Center for Human Rights.
We have filled the much used term “dialogue” with substance, and have gathered our experience in a Dialogue poster, including a short guide:
Dowload our 1-pager about STL here: About STL, one-page-presentation
Dowload our 3-pager about STL here: About STL, three-page-presentation
We would be thrilled to hear from you
Address:
Rådhusgaten 1-3
0151 Oslo
Norway
Phone:
+47 91 36 88 40
E-Mail:
stl@trooglivssyn.no
Samarbeidsrådet for tros- og livssynssamfunns (STL) mål er å fremme gjensidig respekt og forståelse mellom tros- og livssynssamfunn, og arbeide for likebehandling av tros- og livssynssamfunn i Norge.
Et livssynsåpent samfunn må villes – STL vil det!
Rådhusgata 1-3
0151 Oslo
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