I have friends and readers on both sides of this issue, and I would like to keep it that way. Fifty years ago, gay people were widely stigmatized as perverts; today, defenders of a traditional view of sexuality are delegitimized as bigots.

Evangelical representatives from France, Austria and Italy took part in an OSCE meeting held in Rome. Julia Doxat-Purser, from the European Evangelical Alliance, expressed concern about how evangelicals are portrayed in a ‘toxic atmosphere’ that increasingly fuels hatred towards ‘the other’.

The Finnish politician has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after the Finnish Supreme Court ruled that the booklet Man and Woman He Created Them, published in 2004, breached legislation on hate speech against homosexuals.

The gathering of 35,000 Christians in Madrid last weekend can and should be debated, just like any other public event. But it should not be treated as a democratic anomaly simply because it is evangelical, large-scale and visible.

Canada has made international news recently for two pieces of legislation aimed at curbing the spread of hatred. Faith leaders have raised concerns about how these laws might limit religious expression.

Evangelical Christians in the UK feel they can live out their faith openly, but half say that expressing their convictions on controversial issues has become more difficult.

The entity criticises the ruling by the Finnish Supreme Court, which acquitted Räsänen of charges relating to her social media posts of 2019 but convicted her of keeping accessible a text published two decades ago.

Judges consider that prayers or expressions of opinion cannot automatically be regarded as an attack on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies.

The Finnish prosecutor would have condemned Jesus when, in John 8:11, he said to the woman caught in adultery, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more”.

A shocking court ruling will cause Christian defenders of Trump to say “See, everything we say about Europe is right”.

The Supreme Court’s conviction of the Finnish politician and doctor could set a “troubling precedent for freedom of expression and religion across Europe”, says the European Evangelical Alliance.

Finland’s Supreme Court has ruled by three votes to two that a booklet on human sexuality published 22 years ago constitutes hate speech against LGBT people. The Christian politician is “profoundly disappointed” but her case may be brought to the European Court of Justice.

Magistrate Monica Vella delivered the verdict for Matthew Grech, who faced up to five months in prison and a 5,000-euro fine if convicted of violating the Affirmation of Sexual Orientation, Gender and Gender Expression Act.

Human rights violations against Iranian Christians include “imprisonment, exile and forced labour”, says a new report.

A major survey shows that hate speech online, personal privacy and societal polarisation also concern a vast majority of citizens in EU countries.

Beliefs are “not holders of fundamental rights”, says the government. Catholic, evangelical, Jewish and Muslim faith groups warn about growing insults and attacks against religious communities.

From Uganda to the US, Christians struggle with how to respond to rising authoritarianism.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe also reports a rise “in legal restrictions affecting freedom of religion”.

The Supreme Court held a rare oral hearing without asking the Finnish politician any questions. “This is a battle that must be fought to the end”, said Räsänen after the hearing.

Finnish Christian politician, Päivi Räsänen, is about to face her final trial for her writings on Biblical marriage. “I pray the hearing could open up opportunities to present the Gospel”, she says.

The proposal to create lists of healthcare objectors reopens the debate in Spain on the boundaries between rights, confidentiality, and professional freedom. An article by Susana Cossio.

The World Evangelical Alliance urges Turkey “to engage in structured dialogue wit Protestants” and warns of the growing hate speech against Christians.

The Evangelical Alliance is among the signatories of a letter condemning the use of the cross as a symbol of exclusion of foreigners. They consider it to be a ‘corruption’ of the gospel message.

Here are my thoughts about some of the things people are saying about the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Pentecosal pastor Nikolay Romanyuk was accused of opposing war against Ukraine. “I do not retract my sermon”, he said in court.