 During the 20th century the Church of Sweden oriented itself strongly towards liberal Christianity and human rights.In 1957, the church assembly rejected a proposal for ordination of women, but then the Riksdag changed the law in spring 1958 and forced the church assembly to accept the new law in autumn 1958.Since 1960, women have been ordained as priests, and since 1994, men who oppose collaboration with women priests have not been allowed ordination.