Norge Idag

Norge Idag
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Kristenfolkets pressestøttefond (13.7%)
Finn Jarle Sæle (5.2%)
Inger Marie Volstad (2.4%)
Erlend D Skumsnes Sæle (2.1%)
Other Shareholders (76.3%)[1]
EditorFinn Jarle Sæle
Founded1999
Political alignmentChristian conservative
HeadquartersBergen, Norway
Circulation11,574 (2017)
Websiteidag.no

Norge Idag (literally "Norway Today") is a Norwegian Christian conservative weekly newspaper published in Bergen that was founded in 1999.[2] The editor-in-chief is Finn Jarle Sæle.[2]

Publishing

The newspaper receives financial press support from the Norwegian state, and has a circulation of about 11,000.[3]

In cooperation with the television channel Visjon Norge, Norge Idag bought former cinema Forum Kino on Danmarksplass in Bergen to be used as a centre for evangelism.[4]

Influenced by American evangelicalism, the newspaper was the only one in Norway to largely support Donald Trump during his presidency.[2]

Controversies

Among the editorial positions taken by the newspaper is opposition to legalizing gay marriage and gay adoption. The paper also served as a mouthpiece for Jan-Aage Torp when he encouraged Christians to use directed prayer in order to oust gays from positions of power.[5] This call for a prayer campaign was discussed in a number of media, including Dagbladet.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Norge IDAG - Bønes - Roller". www.proff.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Norge IDAG (avis)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 21 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Medietilsynet snur: Den kristne avisen Norge IDAG får likevel pressestøtte". M24 (in Norwegian). 19 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Vekkelsesmøte i Forum kino". NRK (in Norwegian). 3 September 2007.
  5. ^ Torp, Jan-Aage (16 January 2006). "Avsett lesber og homser på makttoppen i Norge, ved bønn". Norge Idag (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  6. ^ Vold, Henrik Brattli (16 January 2006). "- Makthomser må fratas sine stillinger – Pastor Torp i hardt vær igjen". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.


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