Freedom Party (Denmark)
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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.
One of the party's core policies is opposition to free abortion
, and in fact the party announced its creation on the day that the Christian Democrats
announced that they no longer opposed free abortion.
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe under the influence of conservatism and Catholic social teaching...
Danish political party.
The party was founded on 7 July 2007 by 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....
, former pastor of Faderhuset
Faderhuset
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...
evangelical
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:...
sect, Eivind Fønss and Agner Dalgaard.
One of the party's core policies is opposition to free abortion
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
, and in fact the party announced its creation on the day that the Christian Democrats
Christian Democrats (Denmark)
The Christian Democrats are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion....
announced that they no longer opposed free abortion.