UK Peer Warns Christians Face Two-Tier Justice as Finnish Lawmaker Misses Event After July ETA Block
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
UK Peer Warns Christians Face Two-Tier Justice as Finnish Lawmaker Misses Event After July ETA Block
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 3
Summary
Lord Stewart Jackson said Christians in Britain face an "open season" of discrimination, alleging authorities let extremist Islamist preachers operate while Christian pastors are harassed or arrested.
Päivi Räsänen became his latest example after British authorities canceled her electronic travel authorization in July following her hate-speech conviction over church writings on homosexuality.
ADF International said Räsänen received a U.K. visa on Aug. 21, but too late to attend a Northern Ireland free-speech event in person, forcing her to speak remotely the same evening.
Jackson said weaker U.K. free-speech protections than in the U.S. leave traditional Christian views vulnerable to activist-driven "lawfare" and criminalization.
He said allies in and outside Parliament are backing legal challenges and pushing stronger speech and religious-freedom protections; the Home Office was asked for comment.