The flag culture wars have come to an unlikely place: progressive Iceland | Alexander Hurst

Ahead of the Nordic nation’s EU referendum, the Icelandic flag has been co-opted by the far right To enter Reykjavik’s Grafarvogur Lutheran church, worshippers and visitors are invited to make their way down 16 steps painted in the rainbow stripes and the white, pink, blue, brown and black chevrons of the Progress Pride flag. The artwork, which can even be seen on satellite pictures, was originally a project of former head pastor Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir, now the bishop of Iceland, and her co...

By Alexander Hurst