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hullu poro schrieb am 18.01.2007 15:48
als mord zu betiteln, um die schlagzeile besser klingen zu lassen, find ich mal wieder...naja [img]mad.gif[/img] :rolleyes:

Hans schrieb am 18.01.2007 16:20
Hier wird auch gern schonmal jemand, der n bisschen lauter in der Ubahn rumschreit fürn Axtmörder gehalten, da sollte man nicht allzuviel drum geben - das ist wohl eher mal ne Phobie der Finnen, die wirklich nervt.

Substitute vicar delivers sermon dressed as bishop killer Lalli

Markku Suokonautio, who recently took on a temporary vicar’s position at the Lutheran parish of Lapinlahti in the North Savo region, raised eyebrows with his recent sermon in which he appeared dressed as Lalli, the legendary 12th century figure believed to have killed Bishop Henry with an axe.
In a sermon dedicated to the memory of the bishop, who was credited with spreading Christianity in Finland, Suokonautio came in wearing a fur hat, holding an axe, and carrying a birchbark backpack.

Suokonautio, who had worked in Canada as a minister for 30 years, delivered the first part of his sermon with the axe in his hand. Later, he took off the "Lalli costume" and finished the service in ordinary vestments.
Suokonautio’s superior, Wille Riekkinen, the Bishop of Kuopio, said that he approved of Suokonautio’s use of props to illustrate his point. He said that such unusual methods are permissible, as long as they remain within the bounds of good taste.
"Omega has complained to me about it", Riekkinen said on Monday.
Riekkinen asked Suokonautio to replace Vicar Lauri Jäntti, who is on a leave of absence. Before that, Suokonautio had been, in his own words, "smoked out" of the post of Vicar at the congregation of Uurainen.
He is to hold the temporary post until mid-April.

Suokonautio said that the feedback that he got from his "axe sermon" was positive.
"With my props I wanted to remind people about Friday’s day of commemoration of St. Henry, and of the farmer Lalli. Perhaps he killed the bishop with an axe because he did not understand the English that Henry spoke", Suokonautio pondered.
Suokonautio returned to Finland from Canada to take a temporary position in Sukeva in 2004. Since returning to Finland he has listened to sermons of other clergymen in other congregations on his free weekends.
"Fortunately there are positive exceptions, but most sermons have been completely hopeless in my opinion", Suokonautio says.
"There is no contact area with the lives of ordinary parishioners. I have not read a sermon from a pulpit for decades."

Sauli Niinistö: Finland has become poorer despite economic growth

Sauli Niinistö, former leader of the opposition conservative National Coalition Party, has criticised the government for not having made provision for the ageing of the population.
Niinistö, who is running for Parliament, calculates that despite the favourable economic trend, the state debt has only decreased by a billion euros since 2002.
"At the end of 2002, the Finnish public debt stood at EUR 59.3 billion", the former Finance Minister recounts.
At the end of last year the corresponding figure was in the region of EUR 58 billion.

Furthermore indebtedness of municipalities has worsened with each successive year, and the trend continues, Niinistö points out. And the municipalities are largely responsible for providing the services needed by the ageing population.
According to the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, the total debt of the country’s local authorities was EUR 5.61 billion in 2003 and is expected to reach EUR 8.26 by the end of 2007.
So far, no provisions have been made in anticipation of the expenses caused by the ageing of the population, Niinistö comments.
"During strong economic growth and lower interest rates, the country has grown poorer", Niinistö lashes out.
In Niinistö’s opinion, in the coming years major investments will be needed in services provided for the elderly. In preparation for this "time is simply running out".
"There is a great deal of concern among the ageing population on whether their needs will be attended to or not."
Niinistö is of the opinion that speculation on the future government base, as well as talk of stirring up a class war, are simply ploys to divert the attention from the real issues.

Barely back from Luxembourg, where he has worked as a director of the European Univestment Bank, Niinistö has already launched his election campaign.
On Wednesday, Niinistö completed his last European Investment Bank assignment in St. Petersburg, where he negotiated on setting up a third wastewater treatment plant in the area.
On Thursday he was already in Tampere holding an election rally.
Niinistö’s campaign is nationwide, as is the campaign of the National Coalition Party chairman Jyrki Katainen.