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The leader of Norway's church defiance of Quisling and Hitler-ex-Primate and ex-Bishop of Oslo Eivind Berggrav-was thrown into the Bretvedt concentration camp along with three of his pastors last week, on charges of "instigation to rebellion."
After the fight came into the open on Easter Sunday, when all but 60 of the 1,100 ministers in 97%-Lutheran Norway's State Church quit their posts rather than cooperate with the puppet regime, Vidkun Quisling lost round after round.
Having so few clergy to back him, Quisling issued a decree authorizing laymen to preach in the churches. He could not round up lay preachers.
Next Quisling ordered the pastors to resume office. They refused.
Leader of the resistance is the ex-Primate of Norway, forthright Bishop Eivind Berggrav of Oslo. Quisling haled him in soon after his resignation, accused him of treason, finally shouted: "You triple traitor! You deserve to have your head chopped off." "Here I am," answered Berggrav, but his offer was...