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May 28, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Åke_green":
Temperance society in opinions registration scandal
Society: 7 Aug 08
Swedish temperance society IOGT-NTO has landed in hot water with evangelists after admitting to breaking the law when registering the religious convictions of its members.
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'Gay sermon' preacher causes temperance society crisis
Society: 17 Feb 08
The expulsion of controversial pentecostalist pastor Åke Green has caused a crisis at temperance society IOGT-NTO.
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Teetotallers ban 'gay sermon' preacher
National: 30 Jan 08
A Swedish teetotaller group adds a twist to its sobriety by banning controversial preacher Åke Green.
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Princess Madeleine harassed by fanatical sect
National: 2 Apr 07
In 2005, the anti-gay, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, anti-Catholic Westboro Baptist Church added Sweden to its list of foes. And according to the Royal Court, Fred Phelps and his small sect have not gone away.
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Say a little prayer for Sweden
Lifestyle: 11 Aug 06
Christianity in Sweden has a long history, but you won't find many Swedes in the pews on a Sunday. But that doesn't mean Swedish religious groups don't have the capacity to cause a stir, as Christine Demsteader reports.
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Far-right group convicted for gay hate pamphlets
Society: 6 Jul 06
Four right-wing extremists have been convicted in the Supreme Court after distributing anti-gay leaflets outside a school in Söderhamn. The men had previously been cleared in a lower court.
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Gay hate law 'mostly hot air'
Society: 16 May 06
The law preventing incitement of hatred against homosexuals should be rewritten, since it appears to offer more protection than it really does. So says Sweden's Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz.
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Gay pride heading for Swedish pastor's town
Society: 20 Apr 06
Gay rights group RFSL has announced plans to hold a gay pride parade in the home town of anti-gay pastor Åke Green. Of course I'm not happy about this, says Green.
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Preachers, fascists and cartoonists
Lifestyle: 15 Feb 06
Freedom of speech or the right not to be offended? Sweden, with large immigrant groups and a liberal free-speech culture, has been wrestling with these issues long before the Muhammad cartoons burst onto the international scene.
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Prosecutor closes Swedish gay death list inquiry
Society: 1 Feb 06
An extreme right wing Christian web site which lists 129 famous homosexual Swedes along with apparent death threats taken from the Bible cannot be prosecuted - much to the dismay of those on the list.
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Gay hate group set free
National: 14 Dec 05
Four men who distributed far-right homophobic propaganda outside a school in Sundsvall have been found not guilty of hate crimes by an appeal court, which drew parallels with the Åke Green case.
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Åke Green cleared over gay sermon
Society: 29 Nov 05
The pastor sentenced to jail for a controversial sermon about homosexuality has been freed by Sweden's Supreme Court. He's relieved, but one Christian liberal says he'll go to hell.
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Green case brings Bible talk to court
Society: 9 Nov 05
See also: Anti-gay pastor: I regret nothing
Pastor Åke Green tells Sweden's Supreme Court that gays are more likely to become paedophiles. Prosecutors are pressing for the controversial anti-gay preacher to be jailed.
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Anti-gay pastor: I regret nothing
Smörgåsbord: 9 Nov 05
Pastor Åke Green, who declared that homosexuality is "a cancer on the body of society", said before his Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday that he stands by his controversial sermon. He is accused of inciting hatred against gays and faces a jail term if convicted.
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Put up and shut up?
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Sep 05
It's easy for foreigners' views about a country to come out half-baked, so should we just put up and shut up? Or can a fresh pair of eyes sometimes add something new to the debate?
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Minister of hate to "hunt down" Swedish king
National: 25 Aug 05
Fanatical American gay hate minister, Fred Phelps, is coming to Sweden to "hunt down" King Carl Gustav. He wants to ram home his message that Sweden is a God-foraken land for its treatment of the pentecostalist minister Åke Green.
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Gay hate pastor in Supreme Court in November
Smörgåsbord: 22 Aug 05
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Swedish royals call in the lawyers over preacher
National: 19 Aug 05
Sweden's royals send in the lawyers against American extremist Christian Fred Phelps, after he published a rant against them on his anti-gay website. It's defamation, says the palace.
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Vatican slams Sweden on religious freedom
Society: 30 Jun 05
A report from the Catholic Church has said that religious freedom in Sweden is under threat. The prosecution of anti-gay pastor Åke Green has put Sweden on a Catholic blacklist with China and Nigeria.
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Green's sermon to become gay hate test case
National: 9 May 05
First he was convicted and then he was acquitted. The ding-dong battle of Åke Green and his controversial homophobic sermon is still not over. Now the Supreme Court must sort out the freedom of speech versus protection of minorities argument once and for all.
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Gay hate pastor faces Supreme Court trial
Society: 9 Mar 05
The case of the pastor jailed for saying that homosexuality is "a cancer on the face of society" and then freed on appeal is to be heard by Sweden's Supreme Court. It's the rights of minority groups against the right to free speech in what is seen as a highly significant case.
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Anti-gay pastor wins appeal
Society: 11 Feb 05
Pentacostalist pastor Åke Green, who was jailed for saying that homosexuality was “a cancer on the face of society”, has had his conviction overturned, to the delight of religious groups. Gay campaigners say they are “disturbed” by the ruling, and prosecutors vow to take the case to the supreme court.
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Bible site "spreads hate against gays"
Society: 25 Jan 05
A Christian website could be prosecuted for “agitation against minorities” due to its pages with "information and conversations on the Bible, society and so-called homosexuality".
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Swedish gay hate priest launches appeal
Society: 19 Jan 05
A Pentacostalist pastor appeals his jail sentence for a sermon in which he called homosexuality a "tumour on the body of society". Supporters say freedom of speech is at risk. Gay groups say the pastor's words were worthy of neo-Nazis.
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Swedish pastor disowns US hate site
National: 7 Jan 05
An American church’s website that thanks God for “5,000 dead Swedes” has been condemned in Sweden. A Swedish Pentacostalist pastor who is hailed as a “martyr” on the site says he is “appalled”.
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"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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