Posted on 08/11/2023 12:13:49 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
A group of U.S. lawmakers is calling out Finland for its treatment of high-profile Christians in the country, saying the nation’s leadership has started an “open war on Christianity.”
U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, led the effort to raise concerns about how Finland is treating a Lutheran Bishop and member of parliament who posted in favor of traditional marriage online.
A group of 16 lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain and U.S. Ambassador to Finland Douglas Hickey calling for religious freedom.
“This prosecutor is dead set on weaponizing the power of Finland’s legal system to silence not just a member of parliament and Lutheran bishop but millions of Finnish Christians who dare to exercise their natural rights to freedom of expression and freedom of religion in the public square,” the letter said. “History will remember this case for either stopping the madness or as the beginning of the end as the West declares open war on Christianity.”
Bishop Juhana Pohjola and Päivi Räsänen, a member of the nation's parliament who formerly served as Finland’s minister of the interior, posted online comments against the progressive LGBT stance. Their legal troubles for alleged hate speech began in 2019, and they were acquitted, but now the prosecution has appealed.
"This case will have worldwide ramifications," the letter said. "For years, we and many others have raised the alarm that the West was experiencing a hostile takeover by radical secularists – guided by open hostility and rancid antagonism toward Christianity – and that one day people of faith would face trial for merely living out their beliefs. In Finland, that day has come, and a guilty verdict will only expedite this disorders arrival in our courtrooms."
Sean Nelson, legal counsel for global religious freedom at ADF International, which is supporting Räsänen’s legal defense, welcomed the lawmakers’ involvement.
“Freedom of religion or belief – and the freedom to express that belief – is a fundamental human right,” Nelson said. “Nobody should fear criminal charges for expressing a peaceful opinion on social media.”
“Nobody should fear criminal charges for expressing a peaceful opinion on social media.”
Define peaceful. Some guy in the US was just gunned down by the FBI for expressing what he obviously thought was a peaceful opinion on social media.
Except for the catlickers.
How many of them continue to vote in support of funding an organization proven to have targeted traditional Catholics and parents protesting at school board meetings?
Wonder if this has anything to do with the rising number of paganism in the area: Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen, a very proud noresman.
He has some good ideals, but rejects Christ.
MAYBE these dipshit U.S. lawmakers should look into the FBI and their targeting of Catholics HERE IN THE US.
Hey DIPSHIT U.S. LAWMAKERS, you need to FIX things here at home BEFORE you go out and criticize other countries !!!!!
Even Americans are losing the traditional American concept of free-speech. It even includes speech that is not “peaceful.”
I can say “Algore is a criminal who should be hanged.” US lawmakers and courts have traditionally defined it as free speech
When I start to instruct others to do so, or give details of how the deed is to be done, only then is the line crossed.
Of course, our deep-state has highly weaponized the courts and federal law enforcement exactly on the issue of free speech.
Leftists can call for violence of all kinds, even practice it on the streets, and they will be supported by government money and education institutions, and hosted on state-run TV.
The very strict interpretation is only for Conservatives.
“Algore is a criminal who should be hanged.”
While I may disagree with your statement I would fight to the death for your right to say it..
well maybe...
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Did they (these congressmen) run out of things to antagonize over right at home? How about cleaning up California, NY, etc. before casting eyes abroad?
One would think that European courts would step in.Finland is a member of the EU.
The EU is run by people who hate traditional religious values, I wouldn't look there for support.
That could be true but my guess is that “freedom of religion” is written into EU law somewhere.
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