Johnn Ravnkilde Hardang (born 25 December 1953) is a Norwegian pastor, and radio and television evangelist.
Hardang formerly hosted a radio show that aired five days a week on the Christian radio station P7 Kristen Riksradio for nearly 20 years, and was carried on up to 60 local radio stations. [1] [2] Having evangelised for 45 years as of his retirement from radio in 2021, he has been described as a "legendary radio-pastor" by Christian newspaper Norge Idag , and in 2013 received the Honorary Prize from the Christian Radio Forum. [2] He has also hosted a television series, written a number of books, [2] and worked for the Christian magazine Bladet Evangelisten. [3]
In 2022 he started a new Christian television station TV 12 Bedehuskanalen. [4]
The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the 9th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the 1963 contest with the song "Dansevise" by Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR), the contest was held at Tivolis Koncertsal on 21 March 1964, and was hosted by Danish TV presenter Lotte Wæver.
Jan Simonsen was a Norwegian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of parliament from 1989 to 2005, and a member of the Progress Party until he was expelled from the party in 2001. He was the deputy leader of the Democrats party from 2003 to 2004. Since his parliamentary term ended, he largely withdrew from party politics to focus on his writing and journalism. He was a staunch supporter of Israel, and wrote the blog Frie Ytringer which focused on the Islamisation of Europe.
Robert Enyart was an American conservative talk radio host and pastor of Denver Bible Church in Denver, Colorado. He was an anti-abortion advocate and political commentator. Enyart opposed mandated vaccinations and mask mandates for COVID-19. He died of COVID-19.
Kristopher Hugh Martin Schau is a Norwegian musician, TV host, comedian, author, and songwriter. He was born in Oslo.
LIFE Church UK, formerly the Abundant Life Church, is a Christian megachurch established and based in Bradford, England. The church has additional facilities in Warsaw and describes itself as "one church, three locations". Sunday services are regularly streamed online. In 2003 it had an attendance of over 2,000 people; by 2006, the figure had climbed to 2,800.
The Christian Unity Party was a Christian conservative and fundamentalist political party in Norway without parliamentary representation. The party's ideology is based on literal interpretation of the Bible, traditional values, and opposition to reforms in the Church of Norway.
Olav Thon is a Norwegian real estate developer. His Olav Thon Group is Norway's largest private real estate company, with 450 properties, including 60 hotels.
Jan Kåre Hanvold is a Norwegian televangelist pastor. Hanvold is the founder and owner of the Christian television station Visjon Norge that is carried throughout Scandinavia.
Sturla Berg-Johansen is a Norwegian stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host.
Gaysir is a Norwegian website, aimed mainly at gay, bisexual and trans people. Gaysir was one of Norway's first web communities, and, in 2007, had approximately 50 000 unique visitors per week.
Visjon Norge is a Norwegian Christian television station, which was launched in 2003 as the first Scandinavian Christian television channel to air 24 hours a day. It can be reached throughout Scandinavia by satellite. The founder and executive editor of the channel is Jan Hanvold. A sister channel based in Sweden, TV Vision Norden was launched in 2015.
Egil Svartdahl is a Norwegian Christian minister active in the Pentecostal movement. He has been the pastor of several Pentecostal churches as well as the host of several Norwegian television programs; he is known as the "TV pastor" on TV 2. Svartdahl often speaks about the renewal of the church and taking risks. Fish and fishing are also a common theme in his sermons. He is the son of preacher Hans Svartdahl and brother of Aril Svartdahl.
Stop Islamisation of Norway is a Norwegian anti-Muslim group that was originally established in 2000. Its stated aim is to work against Islam, which it defines as a totalitarian political ideology that violates the Norwegian Constitution as well as democratic and human values. The organisation was formerly led by Arne Tumyr, and is now led by Lars Thorsen.
Pentecostal congregations in Norway is the largest Protestant free church in Norway with a total membership of 40,725 people in 2020.
Norge Idag is a Norwegian Christian conservative weekly newspaper published in Bergen that was founded in 1999. The editor-in-chief is Finn Jarle Sæle.
The Alliance – Alternative for Norway is a political party in Norway. It was founded on 22 November 2016 and registered in the Party Register by Hans Jørgen Lysglimt Johansen on 5 January 2017.
Svein-Magne Pedersen is a Norwegian evangelist and preacher.
Jan-Aage Torp is a Norwegian pastor and evangelist and president of the organization European Apostolic Leaders. He has developed an extensive international network, and currently hosts the show Hovedstaden med Pastor Torp on the Christian television station Visjon Norge.
Jørn Strand is a Norwegian televangelist and tent revival evangelist. He is associated with Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement.
Levi André Jensen is a Norwegian evangelist with a background from the Pentecostal community, and part of the charismatic movement. He is associated with methods such as speaking in tongues and laying of hands, and reaches out mainly to youth.