Finnish Member of Parliament, Bishop Face Supreme Court on Hate Speech Charges

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Above: Main building of the Supreme Court in Helsinki, Finland, in June 2022. Image copyright: Eetu/Wikimedia Commons

The Spin

Left narrative

Christian texts, like anything else, must be used with respect to the law of the land. Even words that are acceptable in worship may face consequences if used to cause harm to another. Finland is rightly balancing religious tolerance with the need to protect persecuted minorities from unnecessary hatred and abuse.

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Right narrative

Finland's prosecution of Christian values represents a dangerous assault on religious freedom that could effectively even ban Christianity. The prosecutor demands criminalization of harmless Christian speech even without demonstrable harm, creating Soviet-style interrogations that force believers to recant their faith or face prison.

Mario Nawfal on X European Conservative Federalist