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SWEDISH PREACHER
THREATENED WITH PRISON |
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October 2005 (ARCHIVES) - Aka
Green, age 63, is a preacher in Sweden. Aka
Green is currently in a judicial
process. In one of his sermons, he preached
a traditional Christian message which could
lead him to up to four years in jail. US
based Christian Radio program
"Crosstalk" interviews a spokesman
for Aka Green.
It was a message
about sin and grace, and homosexuality was
mentioned in it, too. The homosexual lobby
in Sweden makes use of a new "hate
speech" law which the Swedish
parliament voted into existence. When they
read in the newspaper how this preacher was
preaching that homosexuality is a sin, they
were "deeply offended" by this
"disrespectful talk" and put a
lawyer on the case.
A lower court agreed with the homosexual
lobby, "establishing" how Aka
Green was "preaching with the intention
to deeply offend the homosexual
community". Of course, Aka Green
appealed to the ruling of the lower court.
The second court agreed with the preacher
and turned down the complaints of the
homosexual lobby. They were not amused
and took the case to the Swedish Supreme
Courts. Currently, Aka Green is waiting for
the decision of the Supreme Court.
There are many in Sweden who do not really
speak up against this abuse against a
preacher. The "hate crimes law" is
obviously intimidating a lot of other
preachers who are afraid to end down in jail
too. However, people are also organizing a
demonstration to be held in the Swedish
capital of Stockholm.
Download a revealing interview with Stefan
Grevle (President of the Swedish group,
"Christian Oganization for Faith and
Lifestyle."), as it was broadcasted by
Crosstalk Radio. In the show, there was a
call for USA citizens to contact the Swedish
Embassy and Bureau of Tourism as well as
other representational institutes with a
word of protest. November 9, 2005 there will
be a demonstration in Stockholm.
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