A Christian member of the Finnish Parliament is facing new police investigations for citing Bible verses on social media to object to the Lutheran church’s participation in an LGBT pride event, according to a U.S.-based international law firm.
Finnish politician under investigation for citing Romans to oppose LGBT pride
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Finnish politician under investigation for citing Romans to oppose LGBT pride
Finnish politician under investigation for citing Romans to oppose LGBT pride | Tuesday, September 03, 2019
Päivi Räsänen speaks in Espoo, Finland in May 2009. | Wikimedia Commons/Eurooppalainen Suomi
A Christian member of Finlandâs parliament is under investigation after she cited the New Testament on social media to voice her objection to the Lutheran church s participation in an LGBT pride event.
The Helsinki Times reports that the Helsinki Police Department has opened pre-trial investigations into remarks made by parliament members Päivi Räsänen and Hussein al-Taee, a Shia Muslim.Â