Imprisoned for the Faith
Bishop Álvarez of Nicaragua was sentenced to 26 years in prison for “undermining national integrity” and “propagation of false news” for preaching on themes of God-given human dignity and justice, in which he denounced the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church, and the Nicaraguan people.
Imprisoned for the Faith
On trial for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her biblical worldview. That’s the case of Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish medical doctor, active parliamentarian, former Minister of the Interior, mother, a
Bishop Álvarez of Nicaragua was sentenced to 26 years in prison for “undermining national integrity” and “propagation of false news” for preaching on themes of God-given human dignity and justice, in which he denounced the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church, and the Nicaraguan people.
Imprisoned for the Faith
Bishop Álvarez of Nicaragua was sentenced to 26 years in prison for “undermining national integrity” and “propagation of false news” for preaching on themes of God-given human dignity and justice, in which he denounced the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church, and the Nicaraguan people.
Imprisoned for the Faith
On trial for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her biblical worldview. That’s the case of Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish medical doctor, active parliamentarian, former Minister of the Interior, mother, a
Bishop Álvarez of Nicaragua was sentenced to 26 years in prison for “undermining national integrity” and “propagation of false news” for preaching on themes of God-given human dignity and justice, in which he denounced the human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government against the Catholic Church, and the Nicaraguan people.
More must be done to protect free speech
« ‘Hazel Lewis, a London street preacher, is planning to sue the Metropolitan Police. In February 2020, she was arrested while expressing her soteriological religious beliefs — to which passers-by took offence. When it comes to faith, after all, one man’s creed is another’s misdeed. Referring to people as “sinners” may be a Biblical truth to one, and an arrest-worthy offence to another.
Last month, 18 months after the arrest, a district judge found that there was no case to answer — a ruling reserved for prosecutions so bereft of evidence that no reasonable tribunal of fact could convict based on a proper understanding of the law, » writes Jeremiah Igunnubole in The Times.
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