Pastor Accused of Hate Speech Acquitted
Rather surprising news from "post-Christian" (i.e. anti-Christian) Europe:
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Sweden's highest court on Tuesday acquitted a Pentecostal pastor accused of hate speech for having denounced homosexuality as a "cancerous tumor" in a sermon.My Comments:
Ake Green's contentious sermon in 2003 was protected by freedom of speech and religion under the European Convention on Human Rights, the Supreme Court said in a 16-page ruling.
Green, 64, became the first clergyman convicted under Sweden's hate crimes legislation, when a lower court found him guilty of inciting hatred against homosexuals. An appeals court overturned the ruling earlier this year, but Sweden's chief prosecutor appealed the acquittal to the Supreme Court.
Good thing this guy doesn't live in Canada.
posted by Pro Ecclesia 9:53 AM
2 comments
2 Comments:
I suppose we takes the good news where we gets it.
Still, it went all the way to their highest court? Disturbing.
If you would like to read a short comment to the Court’s decision by a Swedish lawyer, please, check my blog post here.
Post a Comment
<< Home