Finnish Prosecutor Takes MP to Supreme Court for Tweeting Bible Verses
Christian politician Päivi Räsäsen said she would not give up defending her right to freedom of speech.
Christian politician Päivi Räsäsen said she would not give up defending her right to freedom of speech.
Päivi Räsänen’s case illustrates that dangerously vague ‘hate speech’ laws will be abused by those in power.
International groups and critics have called it an attack on religious freedom.
Authorities have now twice settled on the conclusion that silent prayer is not a crime
The project will among other things look at EU migration policies toward immigrants from Muslim countries.
On a global scale, it is estimated more than 360 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution; 20% of these oppressed believers are located in Asia. Are these victims of any importance to the European Union?
A free country is not one in which one can do whatever one wills. That is anarchy and chaos. A free country is one in which the liberties of its members are sufficiently protected that they can do what is good.
To label one’s opponents as ‘antidemocratic’ may make rhetorical sense, but if the values held as sacred have no foundation besides being considered so by the majority, they will inevitably fail when significant minorities beg to differ.
As we consider the future of Turkey’s relationship to the EU, this is perhaps a good moment for Europe to reflect on its own commitment to human rights. Religious minorities need the EU to stand strong in its commitments to democracy, equality, and freedom for everyone.
Legislative impediments to building and repairing churches in Egypt exist within a general climate of increasing violence against Copts.
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