Idioter med Biblar

Smörgåsbord, the Swedish way. This is Frida, Daniel and Hannah Norén's next-door neighbor.  She is studying to be a music and math teacher, and is a youth leader at a Lutheran church where her father is a priest. There are very few Swedes living in this neighborhood, which is full of immigrants, most of whom are on welfare. What are the chances they became neighbors like this?  It's all according to God's plan.

Over the river and through the woods. It was getting late after the bible study, so I walked grandmother Anna back to her apartment. It is literally over the river and through the woods!  Stepping out of the woods, we walked past this Vietnamese Buddhist temple.

Outside the front entrance to the Buddhist Temple.

"Bibliotek" means library. Right now it is Göteborg's official Gay Pride Week.  Even the public library in our neighborhood is promoting it. Swedes value individual freedom and support for the underdog. Gay pride is a manifestation of these two values.  Of course Swedes contradict themselves: they also value their socialistic system which strongly limits individual freedom and choices.  So while homosexuality is celebrated, it is also outlawed to preach against it, and bible believing Christians in general, are scorned. "Indioter med biblar." I probably don't need to translate that for you. While I was waiting to audition on Monday I stepped out into the hall from my practice room and overheard the chef from the cafeteria grumble these words to someone on the other end of his phone.