Washington D.C., Jan 11, 2005 / 22:00 pm
An U.S.-based nonprofit organization, committed to protecting religious liberties, has taken its mission overseas.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty submitted an amicus brief yesterday with the Swedish Supreme Court, calling for the Court to reverse the conviction of a pastor prosecuted for teachings made from the pulpit.
In submitting the brief, The Becket Fund reaffirmed its commitment to protecting religious liberty around the world.
Pastor Ake Green was sentenced to one month in jail for a sermon he preached in 2003 on Biblical texts addressing homosexuality. The sermon was later printed in a local newspaper, and Green was prosecuted on the basis that his sermon offended Sweden's homosexual community.