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For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken

Les Marte Heian-Engdals kommentar.

Mitt kirkeår

Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.

Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.

Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?

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For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken
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Mitt kirkeår

Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.

Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.

Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?

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srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=99c4844ddf72f305bc29dd242f95c9d6f926813f 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1440&amp;w=1440&amp;s=97cb044314d713a0b22668587b6275c83dddac56 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=3997abc079baa2eed104fd099cd2c5acbb24bdea 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=229f9706d0cecf7b419e682851380e6ef8aa694f 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=d9d8dce51bfddf933f288dfacf64de7ddbf11284 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=da0a4605afc8cf619c64b5f4e86bcfe720fda075 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=8b36b256093d9623e4acb5fb70c94bd01b852849 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=e761a12908b964456af5c0f79bdad72a2404dafc 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=9e4af699e9680f954aff74bce04fca07193c9a5b 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048"></div><div class="hyperion-css-0"><span class="byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf" data-test-tag="byline:author-name" data-testid="byline:author-name">Marte Heian-Engdal</span><div class="hyperion-css-lc8ynt">Spaltist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><figure class="image fullWidthDesktop top stretch-image-asset-on-mobile landscape hyperion-css-mochwu" data-test-tag="image"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-ut3frv" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager" sizes="(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=960&amp;w=1440&amp;s=92870b374841edfb1e980f358d907587b476db5a 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=682&amp;w=1024&amp;s=1248ff17a782def0f7fae07a1f513cfdcc3d62b9 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=653&amp;w=980&amp;s=4587d4c66d1c7044daec9666c2d21888d5bee2ec 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=520&amp;w=780&amp;s=7f3b5944b1cfcd21a5f5b0bc991b8faf1f3932e2 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=387&amp;w=580&amp;s=9ecd106a1001826cf82c512c8d708755522b8174 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=253&amp;w=380&amp;s=16f33f75a0e9a65fd1fef4f92e7b44c1b221428d 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=133&amp;w=200&amp;s=7b69dd839f6e5c0db1b478f3f14f3e1f4c163124 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365"><figcaption class="image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz" data-test-tag="image:caption"><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class="contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa" data-test-tag="lead-text">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class="paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27" datetime="2025-12-28T19:00:00Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler." class="imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" datetime="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class="opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut." class="imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/K8vnB4/lysene-som-sluknet-i-2025-carlos-tombre-neergaard" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-n6kkq1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=9ab1c6f9ea5d4fe52112b4409fb29685a60f39a0 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=f1a3138fe93d2bef60cf2eb463f43ac77037dfd8 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=2d7bac9a99b6a6f177d8160e30be9c9e4b2837c1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=5cd74ecf04120373e89ad026c161d8b5e682097b 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=a884406953e25646f26e058db4e0ecd4e6a2ca0e 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=851f8b3185f29e45057e5a7ef4bfbcc514952eea 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=c803cbfe8ccafe17551208288530517326d601bb 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=dd9879aad9ccc743014778b361de590ab1112ba1 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-26T10:05:35Z" datetime="2025-12-26T10:05:35Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">26. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut.</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div class="advertory-aftenposten-netboard-wrapper__article advertory-aftenposten-paywall-ad"><div class="advertory-aftenposten-netboard__article" id="paywall_ad_board"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1q3hux1"><button aria-label="Tilbake til forsiden" class="hyperion-css-1t4sy44" title="Tilbake til forsiden" type="button">Tilbake til forsiden</button></div></div><div></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1927kqg" id="superright-side"></div></div><footer class="hyperion-css-1ykq07t" role="contentinfo"><div class="container"><div class="links"><ul><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/tips">Tips oss</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Ooyk/informasjon-om-debattinnlegg-og-kronikker-til-aftenposten">Send inn debattinnlegg</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/rettelser">Endringslogg</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/slik-jobber-vi-i-aftenposten">Slik jobber vi i Aftenposten</a></li></ul><ul><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://kundeservice.aftenposten.no/s/">Kundeservice</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://schibstedforbusiness.com/no/merkevarer/aftenposten/">Annonsere i Aftenposten</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/">Personvernpolicy</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/">Informasjonskapsler</a></li></ul><div class="logos"><div class="hyperion-css-15fvjg8" data-loaded="true"><noscript><img alt="aftenposten-logo" src="https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/circular-ap-logo.png" width=""></noscript></div><a aria-label="Lenke til Redaktørplakaten etiske og juridiske rammeverk på Redaktor.no" class="hyperion-css-hkgcqn" href="https://www.redaktor.no/ressurser/etiske-og-juridiske-rammeverk/redaktorplakaten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><noscript><img alt="Ansvarsmerket" src="https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/ansvarsmerket.svg"></noscript></a></div></div><div class="info"><ul><li><span>Sjefredaktør og adm. direktør: </span><span class="name">Trine Eilertsen</span></li><li><span>Nyhetsredaktør: </span><span class="name">Tone Tveøy Strøm-Gundersen</span></li><li><span>Politisk redaktør: </span><span class="name">Kjetil B. 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   "content" : "# Mitt kirkeår\n\n- [Marte Heian\\-EngdalSpaltist](http://aftenposten.no/av/marte-heian-engdal)\n\nJeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.\n\nDet skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.\n\nJeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon\\-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord\\-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800\\-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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class=\"opinion running-head extendedContent hyperion-css-1z06dqh\" data-test-tag=\"running-head\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-7enjca\"><a aria-label=\"Kommentar\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/meninger/kommentar\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"opinion\">Kommentar</a></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-semo9s\"><a aria-label=\"Religion\" class=\"hyperion-css-1raymq9\" data-test-tag=\"internal-link\" href=\"/tag/religion\" rel=\"\" target=\"\" theme=\"opinion\">Religion</a></div></div><h1 class=\"extendedContent h1 hyperion-css-j2lk82\" data-test-tag=\"headline\">Mitt kirkeår</h1><div class=\"extendedContent hyperion-css-cgw1f6\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-io3370\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\"><a aria-label=\"Se journalistens profil: Marte Heian-Engdal\" class=\"hyperion-css-1x0qoq7\" href=\"http://aftenposten.no/av/marte-heian-engdal\" title=\"Se journalistens profil: Marte Heian-Engdal\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-y7i40o\"><img alt=\"Marte Heian-Engdal\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=99c4844ddf72f305bc29dd242f95c9d6f926813f\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=99c4844ddf72f305bc29dd242f95c9d6f926813f 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1440&amp;w=1440&amp;s=97cb044314d713a0b22668587b6275c83dddac56 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=3997abc079baa2eed104fd099cd2c5acbb24bdea 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=229f9706d0cecf7b419e682851380e6ef8aa694f 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=d9d8dce51bfddf933f288dfacf64de7ddbf11284 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=da0a4605afc8cf619c64b5f4e86bcfe720fda075 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=8b36b256093d9623e4acb5fb70c94bd01b852849 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=e761a12908b964456af5c0f79bdad72a2404dafc 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=9e4af699e9680f954aff74bce04fca07193c9a5b 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Marte Heian-Engdal</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Spaltist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><figure class=\"image fullWidthDesktop top stretch-image-asset-on-mobile landscape hyperion-css-mochwu\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ut3frv\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=960&amp;w=1440&amp;s=92870b374841edfb1e980f358d907587b476db5a 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=682&amp;w=1024&amp;s=1248ff17a782def0f7fae07a1f513cfdcc3d62b9 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=653&amp;w=980&amp;s=4587d4c66d1c7044daec9666c2d21888d5bee2ec 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=520&amp;w=780&amp;s=7f3b5944b1cfcd21a5f5b0bc991b8faf1f3932e2 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=387&amp;w=580&amp;s=9ecd106a1001826cf82c512c8d708755522b8174 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=253&amp;w=380&amp;s=16f33f75a0e9a65fd1fef4f92e7b44c1b221428d 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=133&amp;w=200&amp;s=7b69dd839f6e5c0db1b478f3f14f3e1f4c163124 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class=\"contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa\" data-test-tag=\"lead-text\">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27\" datetime=\"2025-12-28T19:00:00Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" datetime=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class=\"opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/K8vnB4/lysene-som-sluknet-i-2025-carlos-tombre-neergaard\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-n6kkq1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=9ab1c6f9ea5d4fe52112b4409fb29685a60f39a0 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=f1a3138fe93d2bef60cf2eb463f43ac77037dfd8 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=2d7bac9a99b6a6f177d8160e30be9c9e4b2837c1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=5cd74ecf04120373e89ad026c161d8b5e682097b 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=a884406953e25646f26e058db4e0ecd4e6a2ca0e 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=851f8b3185f29e45057e5a7ef4bfbcc514952eea 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=c803cbfe8ccafe17551208288530517326d601bb 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=dd9879aad9ccc743014778b361de590ab1112ba1 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-26T10:05:35Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T10:05:35Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">26. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. 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«For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken»
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Mitt kirkeår

Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.

Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.

Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?

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kirkeår</h1><div class="extendedContent hyperion-css-cgw1f6"><div class="hyperion-css-io3370" data-test-tag="byline" data-testid="byline"><ul class="hyperion-css-1772xtw" data-test-tag="byline:authors" data-testid="byline:authors"><li class="hyperion-css-b8p8ys"><a aria-label="Se journalistens profil: Marte Heian-Engdal" class="hyperion-css-1x0qoq7" href="http://aftenposten.no/av/marte-heian-engdal" title="Se journalistens profil: Marte Heian-Engdal"><div class="hyperion-css-y7i40o"><img alt="Marte Heian-Engdal" class="image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=99c4844ddf72f305bc29dd242f95c9d6f926813f" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=2048&amp;w=2048&amp;s=99c4844ddf72f305bc29dd242f95c9d6f926813f 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1440&amp;w=1440&amp;s=97cb044314d713a0b22668587b6275c83dddac56 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=3997abc079baa2eed104fd099cd2c5acbb24bdea 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=229f9706d0cecf7b419e682851380e6ef8aa694f 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=d9d8dce51bfddf933f288dfacf64de7ddbf11284 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=da0a4605afc8cf619c64b5f4e86bcfe720fda075 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=8b36b256093d9623e4acb5fb70c94bd01b852849 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=e761a12908b964456af5c0f79bdad72a2404dafc 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=9e4af699e9680f954aff74bce04fca07193c9a5b 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048"></div><div class="hyperion-css-0"><span class="byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf" data-test-tag="byline:author-name" data-testid="byline:author-name">Marte Heian-Engdal</span><div class="hyperion-css-lc8ynt">Spaltist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><figure class="image fullWidthDesktop top stretch-image-asset-on-mobile landscape hyperion-css-mochwu" data-test-tag="image"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-ut3frv" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager" sizes="(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=960&amp;w=1440&amp;s=92870b374841edfb1e980f358d907587b476db5a 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=682&amp;w=1024&amp;s=1248ff17a782def0f7fae07a1f513cfdcc3d62b9 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=653&amp;w=980&amp;s=4587d4c66d1c7044daec9666c2d21888d5bee2ec 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=520&amp;w=780&amp;s=7f3b5944b1cfcd21a5f5b0bc991b8faf1f3932e2 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=387&amp;w=580&amp;s=9ecd106a1001826cf82c512c8d708755522b8174 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=253&amp;w=380&amp;s=16f33f75a0e9a65fd1fef4f92e7b44c1b221428d 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=133&amp;w=200&amp;s=7b69dd839f6e5c0db1b478f3f14f3e1f4c163124 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365"><figcaption class="image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz" data-test-tag="image:caption"><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class="contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa" data-test-tag="lead-text">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class="paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27" datetime="2025-12-28T19:00:00Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler." class="imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" datetime="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class="opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. 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Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. 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980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=520&amp;w=780&amp;s=7f3b5944b1cfcd21a5f5b0bc991b8faf1f3932e2 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=387&amp;w=580&amp;s=9ecd106a1001826cf82c512c8d708755522b8174 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=253&amp;w=380&amp;s=16f33f75a0e9a65fd1fef4f92e7b44c1b221428d 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=133&amp;w=200&amp;s=7b69dd839f6e5c0db1b478f3f14f3e1f4c163124 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class=\"contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa\" data-test-tag=\"lead-text\">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27\" datetime=\"2025-12-28T19:00:00Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00 | Oppdatert: 28.12.2025 20:27</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? 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Mitt kirkeår

Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse meg om min samtid og min rolle i den.

Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.

Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?

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200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365"><figcaption class="image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz" data-test-tag="image:caption"><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class="contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa" data-test-tag="lead-text">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse meg om min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class="paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00" datetime="2025-12-28T19:00:00Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler." class="imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" datetime="2025-06-07T10:09:16Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class="opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut." class="imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/K8vnB4/lysene-som-sluknet-i-2025-carlos-tombre-neergaard" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-n6kkq1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=9ab1c6f9ea5d4fe52112b4409fb29685a60f39a0 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=f1a3138fe93d2bef60cf2eb463f43ac77037dfd8 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=2d7bac9a99b6a6f177d8160e30be9c9e4b2837c1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=5cd74ecf04120373e89ad026c161d8b5e682097b 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=a884406953e25646f26e058db4e0ecd4e6a2ca0e 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=851f8b3185f29e45057e5a7ef4bfbcc514952eea 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=c803cbfe8ccafe17551208288530517326d601bb 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=dd9879aad9ccc743014778b361de590ab1112ba1 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-26T10:05:35Z" datetime="2025-12-26T10:05:35Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">26. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut.</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div class="advertory-aftenposten-netboard-wrapper__article advertory-aftenposten-paywall-ad"><div class="advertory-aftenposten-netboard__article" id="paywall_ad_board"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1q3hux1"><button aria-label="Tilbake til forsiden" class="hyperion-css-1t4sy44" title="Tilbake til forsiden" type="button">Tilbake til forsiden</button></div></div><div></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1927kqg" id="superright-side"></div></div><footer class="hyperion-css-1ykq07t" role="contentinfo"><div class="container"><div class="links"><ul><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/tips">Tips oss</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Ooyk/informasjon-om-debattinnlegg-og-kronikker-til-aftenposten">Send inn debattinnlegg</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/rettelser">Endringslogg</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://www.aftenposten.no/slik-jobber-vi-i-aftenposten">Slik jobber vi i Aftenposten</a></li></ul><ul><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://kundeservice.aftenposten.no/s/">Kundeservice</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://schibstedforbusiness.com/no/merkevarer/aftenposten/">Annonsere i Aftenposten</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/">Personvernpolicy</a></li><li><a class="actionLink" href="https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/">Informasjonskapsler</a></li></ul><div class="logos"><div class="hyperion-css-15fvjg8" data-loaded="true"><noscript><img alt="aftenposten-logo" src="https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/circular-ap-logo.png" width=""></noscript></div><a aria-label="Lenke til Redaktørplakaten etiske og juridiske rammeverk på Redaktor.no" class="hyperion-css-hkgcqn" href="https://www.redaktor.no/ressurser/etiske-og-juridiske-rammeverk/redaktorplakaten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><noscript><img alt="Ansvarsmerket" src="https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/ansvarsmerket.svg"></noscript></a></div></div><div class="info"><ul><li><span>Sjefredaktør og adm. direktør: </span><span class="name">Trine Eilertsen</span></li><li><span>Nyhetsredaktør: </span><span class="name">Tone Tveøy Strøm-Gundersen</span></li><li><span>Politisk redaktør: </span><span class="name">Kjetil B. 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   "content" : "# Mitt kirkeår\n\n- [Marte Heian\\-EngdalSpaltist](http://aftenposten.no/av/marte-heian-engdal)\n\nJeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse meg om min samtid og min rolle i den.\n\nDet skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.\n\nJeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon\\-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord\\-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800\\-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1024&amp;w=1024&amp;s=3997abc079baa2eed104fd099cd2c5acbb24bdea 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=980&amp;w=980&amp;s=229f9706d0cecf7b419e682851380e6ef8aa694f 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=780&amp;w=780&amp;s=d9d8dce51bfddf933f288dfacf64de7ddbf11284 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=580&amp;w=580&amp;s=da0a4605afc8cf619c64b5f4e86bcfe720fda075 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=380&amp;w=380&amp;s=8b36b256093d9623e4acb5fb70c94bd01b852849 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;s=e761a12908b964456af5c0f79bdad72a2404dafc 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/49beb196-6a62-45a2-832f-defba4a659c7?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=100&amp;w=100&amp;s=9e4af699e9680f954aff74bce04fca07193c9a5b 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Marte Heian-Engdal</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Spaltist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><figure class=\"image fullWidthDesktop top stretch-image-asset-on-mobile landscape hyperion-css-mochwu\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ut3frv\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1365&amp;w=2048&amp;s=41fb25f6920f7c9dea8bbc93bbe2d2f4889c99ea 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=960&amp;w=1440&amp;s=92870b374841edfb1e980f358d907587b476db5a 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=682&amp;w=1024&amp;s=1248ff17a782def0f7fae07a1f513cfdcc3d62b9 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=653&amp;w=980&amp;s=4587d4c66d1c7044daec9666c2d21888d5bee2ec 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=520&amp;w=780&amp;s=7f3b5944b1cfcd21a5f5b0bc991b8faf1f3932e2 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=387&amp;w=580&amp;s=9ecd106a1001826cf82c512c8d708755522b8174 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=253&amp;w=380&amp;s=16f33f75a0e9a65fd1fef4f92e7b44c1b221428d 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=133&amp;w=200&amp;s=7b69dd839f6e5c0db1b478f3f14f3e1f4c163124 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/78bb1c52-78f7-4c2a-b8b0-2cea3170bb6c?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=67&amp;w=100&amp;s=89891a335e8e72a1684d1398d76846f666a7e7c1 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1365\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Illustrasjon: Christian Bloom</span></figcaption></figure><p class=\"contentWidth hyperion-css-1mepuqa\" data-test-tag=\"lead-text\">Jeg er overrasket over hvor sjelden kirken bruker den kristne troen til å belyse meg om min samtid og min rolle i den.</p><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-h9wc15\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00\" datetime=\"2025-12-28T19:00:00Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 28.12.2025 20:00</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Det skjedde i de dager for omtrent akkurat ett år siden at jeg våknet opp etter en sen nyttårsfeiring og bestemte meg for å endelig ta fatt på noe jeg hadde tenkt på en stund: begynne å gå i kirken.</p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">Jeg er et livssynsbarn. Altså en av dem som ble tatt ut av ordinær kristendomsundervisning i grunnskolen. Det var elever fra flere ulike trinn i livssynsklassen, en slags liten grendeskole midt i byen, midt i uken. Det jeg husker best fra undervisningen, var at vi sang en kanon-variant av «Hang down your head, Tom Dooley». Også i voksen, tilbakeskuende alder er det vrient å forstå hvorfor denne mord-balladen om en udåd i Appalachia midt på 1800-tallet var innenfor det livssynsundervisningen skulle dekke. Var det knyttet til en diskusjon om etikk og dødsstraff, som jeg ikke lenger husker? Eller var det rett og slett at livssynslæreren også var skolens musikklærer og aldri lot sjansen til å spille gitar passere?</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/3MdXde/nikita-marie-rodriguez-ville-drepe-sin-egen-bror\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-3atq9u\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=a70192d8908879167aed2d514a9102632a41d8b8 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=f71fe4d70a458696964c94168f960065fc84c364 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=953562d9bf8f3139366c3269150df7386b4dd77f 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=7b844a3e227f8371020ad01a2a3939cbe12b7135 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=e46d23ee523c96e5b0db3330b632a1422c325b17 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=f2938df98fa2ad7b1eb203b4380caebda33a3193 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=cb915d6aacba38bb8a292f5b733a6d0d9dc0bb96 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=a69137b937a1645ac7771c59cbd3cb0aa5ef0696 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/6b479461-9a42-4a69-b7ef-67da45ad5c65?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=896ba3832e07d5d97a3dcfba1ef5801b0e0ea670 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" datetime=\"2025-06-07T10:09:16Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">7. juni</time></div></div></div><div class=\"opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Hun eksperimenterte med dop og slåssing. Broren ble drapsmann og søsteren kokainsmugler.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/K8vnB4/lysene-som-sluknet-i-2025-carlos-tombre-neergaard\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-n6kkq1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1536&amp;w=2048&amp;s=11103a8f6be3f8d19e3b1dca74c9151d266e08d2 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=1080&amp;w=1440&amp;s=9ab1c6f9ea5d4fe52112b4409fb29685a60f39a0 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=768&amp;w=1024&amp;s=f1a3138fe93d2bef60cf2eb463f43ac77037dfd8 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=735&amp;w=980&amp;s=2d7bac9a99b6a6f177d8160e30be9c9e4b2837c1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=585&amp;w=780&amp;s=5cd74ecf04120373e89ad026c161d8b5e682097b 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=435&amp;w=580&amp;s=a884406953e25646f26e058db4e0ecd4e6a2ca0e 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=285&amp;w=380&amp;s=851f8b3185f29e45057e5a7ef4bfbcc514952eea 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=150&amp;w=200&amp;s=c803cbfe8ccafe17551208288530517326d601bb 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/5b43ddcb-7476-4bfd-afd0-95be69d848f9?fit=crop&amp;format=auto&amp;h=75&amp;w=100&amp;s=dd9879aad9ccc743014778b361de590ab1112ba1 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-26T10:05:35Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-26T10:05:35Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">26. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"opinion hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">På skolen gikk alle likt kledd. Stramme olabukser. En perfekt sleik. Men én elev skilte seg ut.</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard-wrapper__article advertory-aftenposten-paywall-ad\"><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard__article\" id=\"paywall_ad_board\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1q3hux1\"><button aria-label=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" class=\"hyperion-css-1t4sy44\" title=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" type=\"button\">Tilbake til forsiden</button></div></div><div></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1927kqg\" id=\"superright-side\"></div></div><footer class=\"hyperion-css-1ykq07t\" role=\"contentinfo\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"links\"><ul><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/tips\">Tips oss</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Ooyk/informasjon-om-debattinnlegg-og-kronikker-til-aftenposten\">Send inn debattinnlegg</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/rettelser\">Endringslogg</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/slik-jobber-vi-i-aftenposten\">Slik jobber vi i Aftenposten</a></li></ul><ul><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://kundeservice.aftenposten.no/s/\">Kundeservice</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://schibstedforbusiness.com/no/merkevarer/aftenposten/\">Annonsere i Aftenposten</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/\">Personvernpolicy</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://info.privacy.schibsted.com/no/schibsted-norge-personvernerklaering/\">Informasjonskapsler</a></li></ul><div class=\"logos\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-15fvjg8\" data-loaded=\"true\"><noscript><img alt=\"aftenposten-logo\" src=\"https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/circular-ap-logo.png\" width=\"\"></noscript></div><a aria-label=\"Lenke til Redaktørplakaten etiske og juridiske rammeverk på Redaktor.no\" class=\"hyperion-css-hkgcqn\" href=\"https://www.redaktor.no/ressurser/etiske-og-juridiske-rammeverk/redaktorplakaten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img alt=\"Ansvarsmerket\" src=\"https://cdn.aftenposten.no/ap/images/footer/ansvarsmerket.svg\"></noscript></a></div></div><div class=\"info\"><ul><li><span>Sjefredaktør og adm. direktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Trine Eilertsen</span></li><li><span>Nyhetsredaktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Tone Tveøy Strøm-Gundersen</span></li><li><span>Politisk redaktør: </span><span class=\"name\">Kjetil B. 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   "summary" : "Les Marte Heian-Engdals kommentar.",
   "tags" : null,
   "title" : "«For ett år siden bestemte jeg meg for å begynne å gå i kirken»",
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