Finnish Lawmaker Being Charged For Expressing Her Religious Views speaks out, calls the case 'Dangerous'

[Franklin Pierce]

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen says it is 'unbelievable' that the case has continued because Finland is a 'democracy'

Finnish members of Parliament Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola were in a courtroom Monday facing up to two years in prison. Their crime: expressing religious views.

Räsänen faces three charges of ethnic agitation for a 2004 pamphlet, for taking part in a discussion on a radio show in 2019, and most recently, for tweeting a picture of the Bible.

In a 2019 tweet, Räsänen questioned her church’s sponsorship of an LGBTQ Pride event, and linked to an Instagram post with a picture of Romans 1:24-27.

Bishop Pohjola faces a single charge of ethnic agitation for hosting a pamphlet by Räsänen on his church’s website.

Both Pohjola and Räsänen face prison time if convicted.

When the charges were announced, Finland’s state prosecutor said Ms. Rasanen’s comments were made to cause intolerance, contempt and hatred toward homosexuals.

During the trial, prosecutors read unrelated Bible verses as "bad" speech. This week, Finish prosecutors stated that the Bible should not overrule Finnish law, and that the use of the word "sin" could be harmful.

Räsänen said if she is convicted, it will be "forbidden" to agree with the Bible, adding that the prosecutor compared the Bible to Mein Kampf.

Finnish lawmaker being charged for expressing her religious views speaks out, calls the case 'dangerous'

 

[McDad]

There should be a clear boundary of delineation between religion and Finland's government. A Finnish line, perhaps.

 

[happy-go_vol]

Christian On Trial For Quoting The Bible On Twitter: ‘God Is Working’

Coming to America.

 

[InVOLuntary]

There should be a clear boundary of delineation between religion and Finland's government. A Finnish line, perhaps.

 

[happy-go_vol]

Wonder if she quoted the Koran, would she be held? What say the board's libs?

 

[0nelilreb]

There should be a clear boundary of delineation between religion and Finland's government. A Finnish line, perhaps.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

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Don't encourage him.

 

[85SugarVol]

There should be a clear boundary of delineation between religion and Finland's government. A Finnish line, perhaps.

I read this twice. Looking to pick up on the incisive yet humorous geopolitical point being made.

But nope, just a McDad joke

 

[LouderVol]

This is why our BoR is so important

 

[McDad]

I was wondering if the case is limited to religious books or if it extends to songs of faith, too. Not many people know the old Mortal Kombat game used a religious song originating in Finland. The Finnish Hymn became synonymous with that video game.

 

[85SugarVol]

This is why our BoR is so important

Should be posted at the front door of every government building.

 

[NCFisher]

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen says it is 'unbelievable' that the case has continued because Finland is a 'democracy'

Finnish members of Parliament Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola were in a courtroom Monday facing up to two years in prison. Their crime: expressing religious views.

Räsänen faces three charges of ethnic agitation for a 2004 pamphlet, for taking part in a discussion on a radio show in 2019, and most recently, for tweeting a picture of the Bible.

In a 2019 tweet, Räsänen questioned her church’s sponsorship of an LGBTQ Pride event, and linked to an Instagram post with a picture of Romans 1:24-27.

Bishop Pohjola faces a single charge of ethnic agitation for hosting a pamphlet by Räsänen on his church’s website.

Both Pohjola and Räsänen face prison time if convicted.

When the charges were announced, Finland’s state prosecutor said Ms. Rasanen’s comments were made to cause intolerance, contempt and hatred toward homosexuals.

During the trial, prosecutors read unrelated Bible verses as "bad" speech. This week, Finish prosecutors stated that the Bible should not overrule Finnish law, and that the use of the word "sin" could be harmful.

Räsänen said if she is convicted, it will be "forbidden" to agree with the Bible, adding that the prosecutor compared the Bible to Mein Kampf.

Finnish lawmaker being charged for expressing her religious views speaks out, calls the case 'dangerous'

To the contrary; it's precisely because Finland is a 'democracy'.

This religious persecution already exists in our Northern neighbor.

 

[NCFisher]

I was wondering if the case is limited to religious books or if it extends to songs of faith, too. Not many people know the old Mortal Kombat game used a religious song originating in Finland. The Finnish Hymn became synonymous with that video game.

Now you're just pandering to 85Sugar.

 

[NCFisher]

This is why our BoR is so important

And the irony that it was a compromise between the Federalist and Anti-Feds, who (respectively) thought it important to enshrine some rights as example while Anti-Feds correctly thought that ran the risk of being used out of context to limit rights not documented. Of course, the Federalists rebuffed the concern as not realistic among a nation of persons whose rights were limitless in regards to the governance, and preoccupied by those rights.

Which is why anyone who says "oh, yeah? show me that right in the Constitution!" should get the Three Stooges poke n' slap treatment.

 

[Franklin Pierce]

Indian Government Orders Demolition of Jesus Statue in Christian Village

Government officials ordered the demolition on Tuesday of a 20-foot tall Jesus statue in Gokunte — a Christian village in southern India’s majority Hindu Karnataka state — resulting in the giant sculpture allegedly “smashed to pieces” by the laborers tasked with the teardown, the British Asian Christian Association (BACA) reported on Friday.

The incident took place on the morning of February 15 after a local district administration official arrived in Gokunte along with a demolition team and roughly 40 police officers to pull down the Christian statue. Eyewitness video footage of the teardown published by BACA on Friday shows a laborer operating a backhoe to slowly pick away at the statue’s large concrete and metal base. Other videos show ropes tied to the Jesus figure before machines off-camera pull the structure to the ground.

A local government official told News9 on February 15 “she acted as per the orders of the Karnataka High Court” when approving the Jesus statue’s teardown.

“We demolished the statue based on the High Court order. After seven to eight hearings, the High Court had ordered the demolition of the statue as it was constructed on government land,” the official said.

Indian Government Orders Demolition of Jesus Statue in Christian Village

 

[Weezer]

I was wondering if the case is limited to religious books or if it extends to songs of faith, too. Not many people know the old Mortal Kombat game used a religious song originating in Finland. The Finnish Hymn became synonymous with that video game.