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===Low religious liberty===
===Low religious liberty===
{{See also|Religious freedom}}
{{See also|Religious freedom}}
In 2017, a [[Sweden|Swedish]] government unit forced a Christian preschool to ban prayer to God under the country's Education Act, but the preschoolers were subsequently instructed to thank the sun and the rain before meals.<ref>Chretien, Claire (June 28, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-preschool-switches-to-thanking-the-sun-and-rain-before-meals-afte Gov’t bans prayer to God; Christian preschool forced to thank ‘sun and rain’ for meals instead]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Hale, Virginia (June 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/26/christian-preschool-banned-saying-amen/ Christian Preschoolers Banned from Saying ‘Amen’, Talking About the Bible]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2017/june/preschoolers-in-sweden-banned-from-saying-amen-mentioning-the-bible Preschoolers in Sweden Banned from Saying 'Amen,' Mentioning the Bible]. ''CBN News''. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref> Also in 2017, the Prime Minister of Sweden stated in an interview that Swedish state church priests should "marry" homosexual couples regardless of what they think of it, and that they should leave their positions if they don't do it.<ref>Multiple references:
In 2017, a Swedish local government unit forced a Christian preschool to ban prayer to God under the country's Education Act, but the preschoolers were subsequently instructed to thank the sun and the rain before meals.<ref>Chretien, Claire (June 28, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-preschool-switches-to-thanking-the-sun-and-rain-before-meals-afte Gov’t bans prayer to God; Christian preschool forced to thank ‘sun and rain’ for meals instead]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref><ref>Hale, Virginia (June 26, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/26/christian-preschool-banned-saying-amen/ Christian Preschoolers Banned from Saying ‘Amen’, Talking About the Bible]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref><ref>[http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2017/june/preschoolers-in-sweden-banned-from-saying-amen-mentioning-the-bible Preschoolers in Sweden Banned from Saying 'Amen,' Mentioning the Bible]. ''CBN News''. June 29, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017.</ref> Also in 2017, the Prime Minister of Sweden stated in an interview that Swedish state church priests should "marry" homosexual couples regardless of what they think of it, and that they should leave their positions if they don't do it.<ref>Multiple references:
*Chretien, Claire (June 28, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/swedish-pm-priests-unwilling-to-marry-same-sex-couples-should-do-something Swedish PM: Priests unwilling to ‘marry’ same-sex couples should ‘do something else’]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
*Chretien, Claire (June 28, 2017). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/swedish-pm-priests-unwilling-to-marry-same-sex-couples-should-do-something Swedish PM: Priests unwilling to ‘marry’ same-sex couples should ‘do something else’]. ''LifeSite News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
*Tomlinson, Chris (August 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/24/swedish-pm-wants-force-priests-marry-sex-couples/ Swedish PM to Force Priests to Conduct Gay Marriages, Compares them With Abortions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
*Tomlinson, Chris (August 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/06/24/swedish-pm-wants-force-priests-marry-sex-couples/ Swedish PM to Force Priests to Conduct Gay Marriages, Compares them With Abortions]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 6, 2017.