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Christian MP Convicted of “Hate Crime” for Quoting Bible Verse – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Christian MP Convicted of “Hate Crime” for Quoting Bible Verse

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By Steven Ertelt, LifeNews, March 26, 2026

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Washington, DC – Päivi Räsänen, a Christian lawmaker and Member of Parliament from Finland was convicted Thursday of a hate crime for a 2004 church pamphlet citing biblical teaching on human sexuality.

The conviction came even as the nation’s Supreme Court unanimously cleared her of charges for quoting the same Scripture on social media.

Räsänen, a member of Parliament with the Christian Democrats since 1995 and a former interior minister who is solidly pro-life, and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola were found guilty in a 3-2 split decision under the “war crimes and crimes against humanity” section of Finland’s criminal code. …

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