A courageous leader once criticized the church hierarchy in Europe. That led to an interrogation, an investigation, and a public trial meant to intimidate all those who shared this leader’s beliefs.
No, that isn’t the story of Martin Luther. It’s the ongoing case of Päivi Räsänen, a former Finnish member of Parliament who is now being prosecuted by the state because she dared to speak her Christian views on sexuality. Her case is a modern-day heresy trial — and a harbinger for free speech in the Western world.
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