"....in 2003, Pastor Åke Green delivered the above referenced sermon at his Pentecostal church in Borgholm, Sweden. He was charged with inciting hatred against a group of people on the basis of their sexual orientation. Green was found guilty and sentenced to one month in prison. Public prosecutor Kjell Yngvesson is reported as saying: "One may have whatever religion one wishes, but [the sermon] is an attack on all fronts against homosexuals. Collecting Bible [verses] on this topic as he does makes this hate speech." Christianity Today magazine reported: "In his defense, the pastor said he merely wanted to make clear the biblical view on homosexuality, not to express disrespect." Green's lawyer said that the law and conviction violated the pastor's religious freedom. Soren Andersson, president of a Swedish federation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights (RFSL), said that religious freedom never justifies offending people. He said: "Therefore, I cannot regard the sentence as an act of interference with freedom of religion."
"....The conviction occurred a few months after Canada's similar hate propaganda bill -- C-250 -- became law. However, that law has a specific clause exempting hate propaganda speech if motivated by religion. Green could not have been prosecuted in Canada under C-250.
Government's intolerence of Christianity.....PING!
It's happening here in the US, too:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320659/posts
In every age, the Christian message, when preached in its fullness, has always drawn the ire of the secular, godless temporal powers. It's no different today.
Some may perhaps think that in our modern "enlightenment" we can all just get along and come to some sort of reasonable understanding. It won't happen.
Jesus is a sign of contradiction and will be until the end of time.
ping! Also check out the original sermon, FYI.
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Homosexual Agenda Ping - Here's the famous sermon that caused a pastor to be imprisoned.
What does the future hold? Will we sit on our hands and be quiet like little mousies so we don't suffer the same fate?
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