Finnish MP, Lutheran bishop acquitted
of ‘hate speech’ after promoting
Biblical morality
Posted By: Harlowe, 3/30/2022 5:22:27 PM
HELSINKI - Freedom of speech has been protected in Finland by a court that dismissed all charges against a member of Finnish parliament and a Lutheran bishop for expressing Christian beliefs about sexuality. According to a press release from ADF International, prosecutors failed in their case against Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola. The court ruled unanimously concluded that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.” The prosecution was ordered to pay more than 60,000 EUR ($66,755 US) in legal costs and has a week to appeal the ruling.
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Of Christians For Saying God Made Men
And Women Different 2 replies
Of Christians For Saying God Made Men
And Women Different 2 replies
The possibility of an appeal means Christianity and free speech are still at risk in the Western country ranked No. 3 globally for its commitment to the rule of law. Prayers from around the world were answered joyfully today when a Finnish court ruled unanimously in favor of two Christians the government prosecuted for publicly stating the Bible’s teachings about sex. “If this kind of questioning of free speech is possible in a country like Finland, which has a reputation regarding free speech internationally, the same is possible anywhere,” said Member of Parliament Paivi Rasanen during a livestreamed press conference this morning U.S. time.
HELSINKI - Freedom of speech has been protected in Finland by a court that dismissed all charges against a member of Finnish parliament and a Lutheran bishop for expressing Christian beliefs about sexuality. According to a press release from ADF International, prosecutors failed in their case against Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola. The court ruled unanimously concluded that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.” The prosecution was ordered to pay more than 60,000 EUR ($66,755 US) in legal costs and has a week to appeal the ruling.
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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As Pope Francis continued attempts to mediate the conflict in Ukraine, former Vatican envoy and outspoken papal critic Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò released a letter Monday (March 7) blaming “deep state” forces in the United States, the European Union and NATO for triggering the current war and demonizing Russia.
The archbishop said in his letter that Putin has been cornered by an aggressive NATO, backed by the United States, which is seeking to escalate the conflict for its own gains. “This is the trap for Russia just as much as Ukraine, using both to allow a globalist elite to bring its criminal plot to fruition,” Viganò wrote.
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As fighting intensified in Ukraine on Friday, Lorain County residents with ties to the Eastern European country sat anxiously by, watching never-ending news coverage of the attacks.(Snip)Half a world away, Vasyl Robosyuk, of Amherst, has had little sleep as he continually refreshes his Twitter feed, streams news channels on his phone and awaits text messages from his cousins and other family still in the country. Robosyuk, 33, was born in Ternopil, Ukraine, and came to the United States as a refugee with his parents in the early 1990s, just after the fall of the Soviet Union.
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