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Wednesday November 30, 2005
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - A Pentecostal pastor who denounced homosexuality as a ``cancerous tumor ' in a sermon said Tuesday he would stop preaching against gays after Sweden's highest court acquitted him of hate speech.
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Tuesday November 29, 2005
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Sweden's highest court on Tuesday acquitted a Pentecostal pastor accused of hate speech for having denounced homosexuality as a "cancerous tumor" in a sermon.
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Thursday November 10, 2005
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A Swedish clergyman accused of inciting hatred against homosexuals has defended his comments in Sweden's Supreme Court.
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Tuesday May 10, 2005
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Sweden's Supreme Court has said it will review the acquittal of a Pentecostal pastor who denounced homosexuality as "a deep cancer" in a sermon.
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Friday February 11, 2005
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A Swedish pastor convicted of hate crimes for a sermon denouncing homosexuals as a "cancer" was acquitted Friday by an appeals court that said he was protected by the country's free speech laws.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish pastor convicted of hate crimes after branding homosexuals a "cancer" in a sermon has won support for his appeal from clergymen and free speech advocates who see the case as a challenge to freedom of religion and expression.
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Friday January 21, 2005
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A Swedish pastor convicted of hate speech for a sermon denouncing homosexuality is appealing his sentence of a month in prison. Aake Green told an appeals court in southern Sweden that all he did was enlighten people on what the Bible says. RFE/RL reports that the case has divided Swedes about where the balance lies between tolerance and free expression.
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Thursday January 20, 2005
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The Associated Press
Thursday, January 20, 2005
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/01/19/news/sweden.html

STOCKHOLM - A Swedish pastor convicted of spreading hate by denouncing homosexuality in a sermon asked an appeals court Wednesday to overturn his conviction and the 30-day prison sentence he received.

Aake Green, 63, was sentenced to a month in prison in June 2004 under the country's hate crimes law after he cited Biblical scripture to condemn homosexuality during a church service, calling it "a deep cancer tumor on all of society" and warning that Sweden risked a natural disaster because of its tolerance for gays and lesbians.
Aake Green's sermon

Green, who also said AIDS has its roots in homosexuality, was convicted in a district court after the prosecutor, Kjell Yngvesson, argued that Green "expressed disdain for the homosexuals as a group" and compared his sermon to a racist shouting a Nazi salute.

The case has drawn attention in Sweden and abroad with churches, religious groups and free-speech advocates calling Green's conviction a direct challenge to freedom of speech and religion. During the hearing Wednesday, dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the court, some carrying signs in support of Green, others against him.

"Important principles, such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech, are at stake here," Ralph Toerner, a priest belonging to the Swedish branch of the British-based Holy Catholic Church, said outside the courthouse in Joenkoeping, 330 kilometers, or 205 miles, southwest of Stockholm.

Green's lawyer, Percy Bratt, claimed his client was protected by the United Nations' declaration on human rights.

"This case is not just about Aake Green, but about practitioners of different religions around the world," he said.

Under Sweden's hate crimes law, it is illegal to make agitating or inflammatory remarks aimed at a group of people, such as those belonging to a particular race, religion or country. That law was amended in 2003 to include gays and lesbians.

Yngvesson urged the court to uphold Green's conviction and extend his jail sentence to six months, arguing that his sermon was not protected by freedom of religion.

"Quoting the Bible is allowed, but to gather everything from the Bible that condemns homosexuals and then add in your own condemning opinion is more questionable," he said.

A verdict is expected Feb. 11.

In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Green said his sermon was not meant to foment agitation toward gays. "I've only enlightened people on what the Bible has to say," Green said, adding that if his appeal is upheld, he will appeal that decision to the Supreme Court. "I don't think there is a legal basis to convict me."
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