Posted on 11/29/2005 11:07:04 AM PST by dukeman
You Prayed and God Answered! Pastor Ake Green Acquitted of “Hate Speech” by Swedish Supreme Court!
We just received word this AM that the Swedish Supreme Court – in a unanimous decision - has acquitted Pastor Ake Green of charges that he engaged in “hate speech” when he delivered a sermon on homosexual behavior to his small church.
This is a MAJOR victory for religious freedom worldwide, as a loss would not only have sentenced Pastor Green to jail, but also set an international precedent that radical advocates of homosexual behavior would have attempted to use to legally silence the uncensored preaching of the Gospel around the globe.
ADF Chief Counsel Benjamin Bull, who traveled to Sweden to advise Pastor Green and observe the trial, says: “This is a huge international victory for fundamental human rights, religious freedom, and freedom of speech. Voicing one’s conscience is a fundamental human right. In this contest between religious freedom and the radical homosexual agenda, religious freedom prevailed. As David slew Goliath, Ake Green slew the radical homosexual agenda in this case. We can only hope that will deter other attempts to censor Christian ministers from delivering Bible-based messages against harmful homosexual conduct. Ake Green is a hero and we are grateful for his stand and his perseverance.”
ADF coordinated and funded the filing of friend-of-the-court briefs for the case as well as the translation of trial transcripts into English. Numerous international groups have used these transcripts to prepare their friend-of-the-court briefs on Green’s behalf.
Thank you for your prayers – which along with God’s grace – made this pivotal victory possible!
ADF’s Christmas Project to be Featured on This Friday’s National Focus on the Family Program
This Friday, December 2nd, I will be appearing on the national Focus on the Family broadcast with ADF co-founder Dr. James Dobson to discuss ADF’s Christmas Project.
Dr. Dobson and I will be talking about the increased legal attacks on the public religious expression of Christmas, the fear, intimidation, and disinformation tactics used by the ACLU and its allies to censor Christmas, what the law really says about public Christmas displays, and how people of faith can reclaim the celebration of Christmas from those that seek to silence it. To listen to the Focus on the Family program, go to www.family.org.
For more information on ADF’s Christmas Project, go to www.saychristmas.org.
“Merry Christmas – It’s okay to say it.”
I be feaking out!
Bfeaking for real!?
That's okay. They'll eventually get him. Double Jeopardy doesn't exist for their enemies.
Unbfeakable!
I am stuned! This is HUGH!.......
Great news.
But, it is the first bfeaking news post I've seen on the subject, so there is that.
awesome bfeaking news!
It may be OK to say "Merry Christmas" but it ISN'T OK to use words like "Bfeaking" on this forum, young man...
Great album. And a great verdict.
Wny not? The ADF alert was the first place I had seen this (they were directly involved with the pastor's defense), although I think World Net Daily has since come out with something. There have been earlier threads on this case and some folks have asked to be updated as new developments occur.
Why would it possibly be ok to say bfeaking?
What kind of chilling effect will this have? Who wants to go through such a legal and media hassle? Far easier to be quiet.
Hey - get off his case before I come over there and kick your bfeaking tail!
Because it is new information not seen anywhere else first. Hence, "breaking."
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