“The battle between values is fought with new interpretations of concepts like love, freedom and equality”

The Spanish Evangelical Alliance celebrated on 19 February Idea 2022, its General Assembly, which was held online after postponing plans of an in-person gathering in Córdoba.

The event focused on freedom of speech in Europe and the open debate about the limits of this fundamental right. Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish politician tried over her remarks about the Bible and human sexuality, gave a 30-minutes speech telling her story and calling Christians to have “courage and wisdom” as they continue to express their faith in the public square.

Watch the speech here.

Earlier in the event, the Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Thomas Shirrmacher, greeted the Spanish EA members. He underlined the work of national and regional Evangelical Alliances , saying the WEA connects and represents them on a global level. “You have all right to expect that we work for you and not for everyone else, and that whatever we do has meaning for you”.

Schirrmacher, who started leading the WEA in 2021, also addressed the doctrinal debates and its expression. “I have a very conservative view of the inspiration, infallibility and inerrancy of the Scriptures”, he said, adding that evangelicals have “a paper pope” because “Scripture is the institution and the constitution of the church and we are all subject to it”.

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