2017 in religion

This is a timeline of events during the year 2017 which relate to religion.

Events

• 20 April – The International Church of Cannabis opens in Denver, Colorado. ^[1]
• 6 May – The Lokstene Shrine of Dievturi, a Dievturi monument in Latvia, opens. ^[2]
• 12–22 May – The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games are held in Baku, Azerbaijan. ^[3]
• June
  • Samoa becomes a Christian state. Article 1 of the Samoan Constitution states that “Samoa is a Christian nation founded of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit”. ^[4]
  • The Cologne Central Mosque is opened for prayers in Cologne, Germany. ^[5]
  • The liberal Ibn Rushd-Goethe Mosque opens in Berlin, Germany. ^[6]
• 29 August – Evangelical church leaders in the United States publish the Nashville Statement advocating monogamy and heterosexuality. ^[7]
• 17 September – The Church of Sweden holds elections for its assembly. ^[8]
• 31 October – Germany celebrates the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day. ^[9]
• 19 November – The Catholic Church observes the first annual World Day of the Poor. ^[10]
• 8 December– The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is completed and dedicated after a century of construction. ^[11]
• 29 December – An Islamic State gunman attacks the Church of Saint Menas in Cairo, Egypt. ^[12]

Undated

• The Synagogue Edmond Safra opens in Monaco. ^[13]

References

1. Fortin, Jacey (20 April 2017). "Marijuana on Religious Grounds? A Cannabis Church Opens in Denver". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 29 March 2023.
2. "Uz salas Daugavā atklāta dievturu svētnīca" [A shrine of the gods is opened on an island in the Daugava]. tv3.lv (in Latvian). 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
3. Taylor, Alan (23 May 2017). "Baku 2017: The Islamic Solidarity Games - The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
4. Wyeth, Grant (16 June 2017). "Samoa Officially Becomes a Christian State". The Diplomat . Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
5. "Erdogans 30-Millionen-Euro-Prunkbau in Köln" [Erdogan's magnificent 30 million euro building in Cologne]. Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
6. Kinkartz, Sabine (16 June 2017). "A mosque for everyone". DW. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
7. Meyer, Holly. "What is the Nashville Statement and why are people talking about it?". The Tennessean. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
8. "Record turnout for Church election". Sveriges Radio. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
9. "Reformation: Four things about the 500th anniversary celebrations". BBC News. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
10. "Pope on World Day of the Poor: the poor open for us the way to heaven". Vatican News. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
11. Samber, Sharon. "After a century, the largest Catholic church in North America is finally complete". USA Today. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
12. "Egypt attack: Gunman targets Coptic Christians in church and shop". BBC News. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
13. Liphshiz, Cnaan (7 October 2020). "Outside of Israel, tiny Monaco has the highest ratio of Jews in the world". Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 29 March 2023.