Finnish Lawmaker Has Hate Speech Charges Dismissed | EWTN News Nightly

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An appeals court in Finland unanimously dismissed three hate speech charges earlier today against lawmaker Paivi Rasanen. She had been charged with "agitation against a minority group" in 2019 for sharing her Christian beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics on social media. Rasanen won her case in a lower court. Earlier this year it was escalated to a higher court. Paivi joins to share what her reaction was when the verdict was announced and what went through her mind. Her legal counsel from the Alliance Defending Freedom, Lorcan Price, discusses how significant this ruling is and what he thinks it means for free speech, not just in Finland but worldwide. He tells us what kind of impact this could have. Paivi explains what the biggest take away for her was from this case and how she thinks it might impact others who wish to share their religious beliefs. Lorcan fills us in on what the big take away from this was. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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• Self-Control