Faderhuset
Encyclopedia
Faderhuset is a Danish evangelical
Christian
sect based in the Copenhagen capital region
. Faderhuset is best known for acquiring the ownership of the building in central Copenhagen
known as Ungdomshuset
, a building also claimed by young people from the Danish left-wing movement. Ungdomshuset figured prominently in world news the first week of March 2007 as riots broke out between the youth squatting
in Ungdomshuset and the local police.
Faderhuset was founded in 1990 by the married couple Knut and Ruth Evensen
who are still involved in its leadership. Both have been involved in Christian movements since the 1970s. They started their own religious community in the beginning of the 80s in the Nørrebro
district of Copenhagen. As of January 2007 the church has 120 members and is an approved religious community by the Danish state.
The group had close ties to a Christian primary school known as Samuelsskolen, but it was closed by the Danish Ministry of Education because they were concerned with some of the practices at the school. Samuelsskolen used Accelerated Christian Education
material. This is a curriculum developed in the United States
by evangelicals which teaches that the Christian Bible is the source of truth
and that evolution
undermines the notion of sin
and the need for Christ
. However, the ministry had other reasons to close Samuelsskolen, and have allowed other Christian schools to continue using this material .
On July 7, 2007, Ruth Evensen started the Freedom Party
.
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
sect based in the Copenhagen capital region
Region Hovedstaden
The Capital Region of Denmark is an administrative region of Denmark established on January 1, 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which replaced the traditional counties with five larger regions. At the same time, smaller municipalities were merged into larger units, cutting the...
. Faderhuset is best known for acquiring the ownership of the building in central Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
known as Ungdomshuset
Ungdomshuset
Ungdomshuset was the popular name of the building formally named Folkets Hus located on Jagtvej 69 in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, which functioned as an underground scene venue for music and rendezvous point for varying autonomen and leftist groups from 1982 until 2007 when—after prolonged conflict—it...
, a building also claimed by young people from the Danish left-wing movement. Ungdomshuset figured prominently in world news the first week of March 2007 as riots broke out between the youth squatting
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
in Ungdomshuset and the local police.
Faderhuset was founded in 1990 by the married couple Knut and Ruth Evensen
Ruth Evensen
Ruth Evensen is the co-founder and leader of the Christian sect Faderhuset which became widely known for its controversial purchase of Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen....
who are still involved in its leadership. Both have been involved in Christian movements since the 1970s. They started their own religious community in the beginning of the 80s in the Nørrebro
Nørrebro
Nørrebro is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate , which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current Nørreport station.-Geography:...
district of Copenhagen. As of January 2007 the church has 120 members and is an approved religious community by the Danish state.
The group had close ties to a Christian primary school known as Samuelsskolen, but it was closed by the Danish Ministry of Education because they were concerned with some of the practices at the school. Samuelsskolen used Accelerated Christian Education
Accelerated Christian Education
Accelerated Christian Education is an American educational products company which produces the Accelerated Christian Education school curriculum. The home office is in Nashville, Tennessee, with a customer service and distribution center in Lewisville, Texas. According to a study, by 1980 there...
material. This is a curriculum developed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by evangelicals which teaches that the Christian Bible is the source of truth
Truth
Truth has a variety of meanings, such as the state of being in accord with fact or reality. It can also mean having fidelity to an original or to a standard or ideal. In a common usage, it also means constancy or sincerity in action or character...
and that evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
undermines the notion of sin
Sin
In religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
and the need for Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
. However, the ministry had other reasons to close Samuelsskolen, and have allowed other Christian schools to continue using this material .
On July 7, 2007, Ruth Evensen started the Freedom Party
Freedom Party (Denmark)
The Freedom Party is a Christian-democratic Danish political party.The party was founded on 7 July 2007 by Ruth Evensen, former pastor of Faderhuset evangelical sect, Eivind Fønss and Agner Dalgaard....
.