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Religion and Philosophy: Sweden

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Adherents.com (http://adherents.com)
Provides statistical information on nearly 44,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations for over 4,200 religions, denominations, churches, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, and movements. Data are derived from census data, polls, surveys and organizational reports.

Al Ghazali-institutet (http://al-ghazali.org/sidan/)
Al Ghazali Institute is a Muslim society that teaches traditional Islam in Sweden. In Swedish, with some articles in English.

Jewish Sweden (http://haruth.com/jw/JewsSweden.html)
Includes links to the Jewish Community of Sweden, Jewish heritage, Goteborg Synagogue, Jewish Museum of Stockholm, Virtual Jewish History Tour, and more. From Haruth Communications.

Judiska Forsamlingen (http://www.jf-stockholm.org/startsida/index.php)
The Jewish Community of Stockholm. Information on the history of the Jews in Sweden, Jewish Stockholm, synagogues, the Jewish museum, and more. In Swedish, some information in English.

Katolska Kyrkan (http://www.catholic.se)
The Roman Catholic Church in Sweden. In Swedish.

Local Catholic Church History & Genealogy: Finland + Sweden + Denmark + Norway (http://home.att.net/%7ELocal_Catholic/Catholic-FIN-SWE-NOR-DEN-ICE.htm)
Links to Roman Catholic churches in Sweden as well as sites that provide historical research on the Catholic Church and family history in Sweden. Also links to sites with general information.

Svenska Kyrkan (http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/svk/englang.htm)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sweden--Church of Sweden. Approximately 87 percent of Christians in Sweden are members of this church. Includes links to press releases, general information, Bishops' Conference, and more. In Swedish, Finnish, English, and other languages.

Sveriges Kristna Råd (http://www.skr.org)
Christian Council of Sweden -- Churches Together. An open ecumenical forum for churches in Sweden--with 25 member churches and 3 observers. Links to several of the churches. Searchable. In Swedish; partially in English.

U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. International Religious Freedom Report 2006: Sweden (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/)
Annual report on status of religious freedom in Sweden.

Zenbuddhistiska Samfundet (http://www.zazen.se/indexENG.htm)
Stockholm Zen Center. Information on the Center, newsletter, photos, and more.

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