Ruth Evensen
Encyclopedia
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
.
Although she does not have any education in theology
, she was the reverend of Faderhuset from 1998 to 2004. She is currently spokesperson, consultant and supervisor for the group.
On July 7, 2007, Ruth Evensen announced the founding of a new political party, the Freedom Party
. Eivind Fønss and Agner Dalgaard are co-founders of the party. One of the party's core policies is an opposition to free abortion
, and the party announced its creation on the day that the Danish Christian Democratic Party
announced that it no longer opposed free abortion.
The Faderhuset church puts great emphasis en her leadership and her declared objective is to eradicate homosexuality
and free abortion
.
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 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...
which became widely known for its controversial purchase of 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...
in 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...
.
Although she does not have any education in theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, she was the reverend of Faderhuset from 1998 to 2004. She is currently spokesperson, consultant and supervisor for the group.
On July 7, 2007, Ruth Evensen announced the founding of a new political party, 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....
. Eivind Fønss and Agner Dalgaard are co-founders of the party. One of the party's core policies is an 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 the party announced its creation on the day that the Danish Christian Democratic Party
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 it no longer opposed free abortion.
The Faderhuset church puts great emphasis en her leadership and her declared objective is to eradicate homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
and free abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
.