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"Finland Supreme Court Convicts MP for 2004 Pamphlet Expressing Christian Opposition to Homosexuality
The Supreme Court of Finland, in a 3-2 vote, convicted Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen on Thursday of “agitation against a population group” over a 2004 publication critical of homosexuality.
In recent years, Räsänen, who previously served as Interior Minister, found herself in a legal battle on accusations of “hate speech” against LGBT+ people over a 2004 publication, a 2018 radio appearance, and a 2019 social media post that included a bible verse. While she was acquitted by the District Court of Helsinki and the Court of Appeal, the case was eventually brought to the Finnish Supreme Court.
On Thursday, the court voted to convict Räsänen over the 2004 publication, which she titled, “Male and Female He Created Them – Homosexual Relationships Challenge the Christian Concept of Humanity.” The Luther Foundation Finland, which republished the content over the internet in 2019, was also convicted.
The Finland Supreme Court noted that the MP was charged with two counts over the publication “derogatory towards homosexuals on the basis of their sexual orientation.”
“In the text, Räsänen had inter alia noted that homosexuality is an aberration of psychosexual development and described homosexuality as sexual deviation,” the Finnish top court said in a statement."
Finland Supreme Court Convicts MP for 2004 Pamphlet Expressing Christian Opposition to Homosexuality
Finland's Supreme Court, in a 3-2 vote, convicted MP Päivi Räsänen over a 2004 publication critical of homosexuality.
Progressive fascists hate freedom of speech. George Orwell warned us of where the Left would take the West. That time has come.