The case summarized an employee in Juvente must have been scolded for putting up a rainbow flag at a Christian Russian meeting in Kristiansand. The scolding should have been going on for 15 minutes ahead of other stands and participants. Juvente has submitted a formal complaint to the Norwegian Christian Student and School Youth Team (team), which was behind the event, and plans to report the case. The Secretary General of the team confirms that they have received a notice of the incident, but cannot comment further until the case is processed. The organization Skeiv Ungdom believes the incident sends clear signals that Skeive is not welcome. The summary is made by a Ki service from Openai. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publishing. – I think the signal they send to 650 Russians is sad. Being slightly in such a conservative environment is probably tough enough already, says Amalie Winther (24). She is employed by the youth organization Juvente. Last weekend, the intoxicating organization was standing at a Christian Russian meeting in Kristiansand. Around 650 Russians participated here. This rainbow flag was on the stand of the youth organization Juvente, which mainly consists of youth aged 12 to 26 years. Photo: Juvente On the stand, the organization put a rainbow flag. According to the 24-year-old, they tend to do this to signal diversity and inclusion. – We got a lot of feedback from the Russian who thought it was positive with the flag, she says. On Saturday morning, last weekend, while she sat on the stand, suddenly Amalie Winther should have been scolded for the flag by an employee of the Norwegian Christian Student and School Youth Team (team). They are one of the organizations behind the event. Juvente confirms that they have been in dialogue with the team after the incident. The picture was taken at Helga’s hits in Kristiansand, where the incident took place. Photo: Henrik Osmundsen should have shut up for 15 minutes, according to Juvente Winter, said that the rainbow flag “represented multi-congregation” and that Juvente “encouraged people to perdition”. According to her, the scolding must have been for 15 minutes ahead of other stands and participants. – Several of the others who were standing around tried to calm down the person and the wording, but he did not respond to that, according to Winther. She thinks the incident was clever. – He knows nothing about me, but I’m even awkward so it became quite personal. news has spoken to others who were also present at the event. They confirm that an unpleasant event occurred at the Juvente stand. news has also spoken to the man who, according to Juvente, scolded the employee. He does not recognize himself in the presentation. He explained about the situation to news, but later told that he did not want to be quoted. He referred to the Secretary General of the team. Around 650 young people must have participated in the Christian Russian meeting in Kristiansand Helga which was. Photo: Henrik Osmundsen, the police will report the case communications adviser Julia Myrvoll Jensen in Juvente informs news that they have submitted a formal complaint to the team. – Over the weekend we will also submit a complaint to the Discrimination Board and the police report the case, says Jensen. – What do you hope the complaint will lead to? – We hope first and foremost that this can lead to a better dialogue between us and the team. Although we disagree, I’m sure there are some things we can agree on. It would have been great if we could have a better conversation and understood each other better. Julia Myrvoll Jensen in Juvente says that they will report the incident. Photo: Sandra Skoglund-Hansen. / news- We do not recognize the Secretary General of the team (Norway’s Christian student and school youth team) Anne Lin Hynnekleiv confirms that they have received a notice of the incident, but chooses not to comment until the case has been processed. – We do not recognize Juvente’s description of the actual events. Beyond this, I cannot comment further on the case until the notice is formally dealt with according to our guidelines, she tells news. Hynnekleiv emphasizes that they have had a good dialogue with the CEO of Juvente in the process of submission of the notice. The “team” (Norway’s Christian student and school youth team) A Christian student and student organization that gathers in schools and places of study throughout Norway. Has around 230 local teams and 4,000 members. The local teams are the very core of the business. These are independent student and student-driven, voluntary teams where students gather in schools and places of study to share faith in everyday life. On their own websites, they write that they cheer for student volunteerism, and fight for freedom of belief, freedom of organization and freedom of speech. Source: Norway’s Christian student and school youth teams According to Amalie Winther in Juvente, they had not been told in advance that rainbow flags were not allowed. She says that they should have been asked to remove the flag afterwards. According to Winther, the reason was that the flag was not in line with the organizer’s values. news has spoken to the event manager who refers to Secretary General Hynnekleiv. Secretary General Anne Lin Hynnekleiv in the Norwegian Christian Student and School Youth Team (team) says they are proud to have gathered 650 young people for a drug-free and positive celebration. Photo: Kristianne Marøy for the magazine Agenda 3:16 / news Hynnekleiv says that at this time they have no specific clause or guidelines that apply to the use of political flags or symbols. – This is something we have to look at next year; whether or not to allow or any guidance to be allowed here. We are basically a wide freedom of speech at our events, she says. Last week, KrF decided that they want to ban the rainbow flag in Norwegian school yards: Skeiv youth: – Poor to hear the organization Skeiv Ungdom thinks it is sad that Juvente may have been met like this when the organizer writes on his own website that all Russians are loved by God. -It sends clear signals to the others present, both participants and other organizations at the stand, that they are not welcome if they are slice, says Jane-Victorius Bonsaksen, head Jane-Victorius Bonsaksen. Leader of Skeiv Youth Jane-Victorius Bonsaksen thinks the incident at the Kristenruss hit is sad. Photo: Mathias Olsen Bonsaksen tells that Skeive in religious environments is often struggling to be all themselves, because being skewed is often taboo. – It is also painful to hear a symbol that helps so many young people to feel seen, including and safe, described as something vicious. Published 03.05.2025, at. 09.23
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