Before Germany introduced its new prostitution law, regulations on brothels were shockingly loose. Even a Tupperware party was scrutinised more critically than the sex industry.

Every day, Anja Tang-Hoffmann and her colleagues search newspapers from all corners of Europe to look for incidents of intolerance against Christians. And sometimes, the breaches of religious freedom come even from the governments.

Governments should encourage religious literacy among civil servants and the media. This can prevent Christians from facing negative stereotypes and stigma.

What happens when one of the world’s most secular countries starts deciding how believers should live? Norway is so secular that it risks going too deeply into private matters. In this way, especially religious families can suffer from state interventions.

On Thursday, in the case against Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish prosecutor chose not to dwell too much on the infamous 2019 tweet, but rather on the 2004 brochure about men and women.