Päivi Räsänen, a member of parliament for the Christian Democrats and Finland’s former Interior Minister, criticized the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ECLF) on social media after it had participated in Helsinki’s gay pride week in June, Fox New reports.
“How does the foundation of the church’s teachings, the Bible, fit with elevating sin and shame as reasons for pride?” Räsänen posted alongside a picture of Romans 1:24-27.
The verse characterizes homosexuality as ‘sinful,’ ‘shameful,’ and ‘unnatural.’
The seemingly innocuous post caused Finnish police to open pretrial investigation into Räsänen on charges of incitement against sexual and gender minorities.
“The pre-trial investigations have not yet been completed. Police will provide more details once the investigations have been completed or presented to a prosecutor for consideration of charges,” the Helsinki Police Department officer overseeing the investigation told the Helsinki Times.
In response to the widespread criticism, Räsänen said she was criticizing the church’s leadership, not gay people, and that if the investigation was taken any further it would have a “chilling effect” on the country’s society.
“It seems that many Christians in my country are now hiding and going to the closet now that the LGBT-community has come out to the public,” she said.
But Bill Mahr said,”That’s a myth”…
little Petey Butt-egg-egg is not amused
Instant replay on the ‘Salem witch hunts’ with a twist.
St Michael the Arch Angel WILL protect us(a).
She should issue a “correction”, and quote passages from the koran that condemn homosexuality. That should tie them up in knots.
She needs to be investigated for all the Umlauts in her name.
It’s turning out to be a great idea to put the queers in charge of determining what a hate crime is, isn’t it.
LWF churches are “Lutheran” in name only. 😡
Martin Luther is rotating at 10,000rpm under the pulpit in Wittenberg at these charlatans… 😳
The prophecies tell us that most of the Church will fall away from sound doctrine and follow a false one in its place.
When you see these things, like the acceptance and even promotion of homosexuality and other beastly sins, done by the those claiming to be Christians and their Churches don’t despair.
It means the final end of Satan’s rule on Earth is coming to an end soon, and mankind will finally return to God and his plan for us. Seek salvation for Christ and pray for those that haven’t, carry the Gospel to them as well as you know how. That is a Christian’s purpose here at this time.
BTW, don’t expect the world to love you for it, expect them to hate you but do it anyway.
Good comment about “Straights being in the Closet and Perverts out”.
Here is a woman with courage. Yes, they aren’t all liberal weaklings.
1984 was not supposed to be an instruction manual…….
Finland will next get to dine on “Soylent Green”……
Don’t laugh…..Its coming to America….soon.
God will not be mocked!