The Finnish Supreme Court decided on Friday to accept the appeal of the prosecutor against Christian Democratic MP Päivi Räsänen. It is the next step in a long legal battle.

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The Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen is no longer prosecuted for her statements in the radio show “What did Jesus think about homosexuals?” Her lawyer says she has “won” this part of the case.

Matti Sankamo, the lawyer of the Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen, is “quite certain” that the Supreme Court will accept the application for an appeal against Mrs Räsänen.

The prosecutor in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, has appealed against Mrs Päivi Räsänen’s acquittal.

Women from the Danish Faroe Islands no longer have to travel more than 1,300 kilometres for an abortion if it is up to the government. The local authorities on the Danish Islands propose to change this. The Faroer pro-life organisation Pro Vita asked the Justice Ministry to do more research first.

Will the new Danish king follow in his Christian mother's footsteps or will he be a more secular king? That is one of the questions Danish Christians have. The first signs are promising.

Churches in Belarus have to submit to stricter requirements of the state. Law amendments make it easier for the authorities to liquidate a religious community.

Estonia was the first country to open marriage to people of the same sex. Since January 1st, homosexuals can tie the knot and even adopt children.

Terror threats have hindered churches from giving free access to visitors during the December holidays. In at least four European countries, the police were on high alert.