@tanjaostman Thank you for the explanation....🌹
@Olamide Here is an article! I didn't even read it all through or watched the videos, but I think the content is fair. https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/23/in-case-with-global-implications-finland-puts-christians-on-trial-for-their-faith/?fbclid=IwAR03Q_ybBGdHdOwr8iZlwbxWcmvBVNUbWQOkK77kebEBvgIGUT9Ib0r7K4A
@tanjaostman @Olamide Thank you for posting this. I read it. It is certainly a chilling story for devout and committed Christians of former "Christian nations."
@His_story @Olamide Thank you for that comment! And it's a little bit contradicting, since a great majority of the population is (nominal) evangelical Christians. Around 70 % belong to the Lutheran State Church (in the 80s it was 90 %). But it's a very strong tradition with infant baptism, which leads to membership. So most members haven't chosen themselves to become members.
@tanjaostman @Olamide That’s a very interesting break-down. It sounds like there isn’t much true commitment. Thank you for that info. It sounds like what’s happening in US churches, where there is a growing polarity between “Christians” who don’t believe the Bible and those who do.
@His_story @tanjaostman @Olamide yes this is true. But God is building His Church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. That's the Church I want to see
@Kruselady @tanjaostman @Olamide Amen! to that.
I don't know if you already got an answer on this, but yes, it's true, unfortunately. I live in Finland.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/P-9-2021-000919_EN.html
@Olamide @bethany @MaryMamuzich This is both true and not true... It's always tricky to cover a topic only with a short text/meme. I must admit that I haven't followed this in detail, because the case with Päivi Räsänen has been going on for a couple of years. The trial is not over yet, so she has not been setenced yet. I follow her on FB, and there she links an article where the headlines says that she thinks she will win the trial. Here is an interview (made in Norway) with her in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44pyFC3rawg