Lutheran priest suspended after claiming God, eternal life don't exist

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Thorkild Grosboel, a Lutheran priest in Denmark, has been suspended after stating in an interview that God does not exist and there is no eternal life or resurrection. His remarks have sparked confusion and concern among church leaders in Denmark, where approximately 85% of the population is affiliated with the state Evangelical Lutheran Church, although only 5% regularly attend services. The controversy highlights tensions within the church regarding faith and belief, as some participants in the discussion sarcastically suggest that external influences, like "satan," are leading clergy to question their faith.
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Thorkild Grosboel is accused of sowing confusion

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Lutheran priest was suspended today after his remarks that God doesn't exist and there is no eternal life rankled many of his peers in Denmark's state church.

Thorkild Grosboel, the pastor of Taarbaek, a town of 51,000 just north of the capital, Copenhagen, said in a recent interview that ``there is no heavenly God, there is no eternal life, there is no resurrection.''

The claims have mystified church leaders in the Scandinavian country of 5.3 million, where about 85 percent of the population belongs to the state Evangelical Lutheran Church, yet just 5 percent attend church services regularly.
 
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that damn satan is up to no good again!
 
what do you mean ?[?]
 
i was sarcastically inplying that 'satan' had taken over these priests and forced them to denounce their faith. god! you take the fun out of everything!
 

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