Atheist clergy in Dutch churches

August 6th, 2011

According to a recent news report, one in six clergy in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) and six other denominations is either an atheist or agnostic.

Klaas Hendrikse, who leads a PNK church in Gorinchem, wrote a book called Believing in a Non-Existent God which prompted the denomination to consider removing him.

However, having found that his views were so widely shared amongst clergy in the denomination they decided not to single him out.

In an interview with a BBC reporter, Mr Hendrikse said that "Personally I have no talent for believing in life after death." the rest


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