Reykjavík Grapevine - 15.07.2016, Side 2

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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 10 — 2016
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ÓLAFUR’S ÍSLAND P: 24
We rode along with Ólafur Arnalds as he recorded
one of his ‘Island Songs’ in the Westfjörds.
FEATURE
“HÚH!" OR "HUH?” P: 10+16
Some loved Euro 2016, others not so much
+ Conservation Issues & Pokémon Go
LIFE
BREATHE DEEPLY P: 32
LungA festival is upon us!
+ Samantha Shay, Art Utopias, Self Love
ART
ISLAND LIFE P: 58
Caves, volcanoes & fancy food on the Westman Islands
+ Fading glaciers & half an hour in Hella
TRAVEL
APPY HOUR
Happy Hours
CRAVING
Food & Dining
APPENING
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The Hot Button issue this issue is
the church. For a long time, Iceland’s
national church fell squarely on the
side of authority and the status quo:
loathed by humanists and staunchly
defended by the right, often cited in
arguments against immigration when
someone is trying to contend that “Ice-
land is a Christian country.” All that
changed when two ministers opted
to provide church sanctuary to some
now-deported asylum seekers. This
effectively turned Iceland into Bizar-
roland, with humanists now prais-
ing and conservatives criticising the
national church, even de-registering
from the church in protest. The event
has raised a discussion around the
church’s role in society, and even the
meaning of being a Christian, and it’s
for that reason that the church is this
issue’s hot button.
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The ChurchTHE HOT BUTTON
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