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		<title>Swedish Pastor to Stop Criticizing Gays</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - A Pentecostal pastor who denounced homosexuality as a &#8220;cancerous tumor &#8216; in a sermon said Tuesday he would stop preaching against gays after Sweden&#8217;s highest court acquitted him of hate speech.
The Supreme Court in Stockholm said Ake Green&#8217;s anti-gay sermon two years ago was protected by the freedom of expression under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor Accused of Hate Speech Acquitted</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) &#8212; Sweden&#8217;s highest court on Tuesday acquitted a Pentecostal pastor accused of hate speech for having denounced homosexuality as a &#8220;cancerous tumor&#8221; in a sermon.
Ake Green&#8217;s contentious sermon in 2003 was protected by freedom of speech and religion under the European Convention on Human Rights, the Supreme Court said in a 16-page [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish court hears &#8216;hate&#8217; case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Swedish clergyman accused of inciting hatred against homosexuals has defended his comments in Sweden&#8217;s Supreme Court.
In a sermon two years ago, Pentecostal pastor Ake Green told his congregation that homosexuality was a &#8220;deep cancer tumour&#8221; on society.
Speaking in court, Mr Green said the comment referred to a homosexual lifestyle, rather than individuals.
A conviction against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish court reviews &#8216;hate&#8217; case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sweden&#8217;s Supreme Court has said it will review the acquittal of a Pentecostal pastor who denounced homosexuality as &#8220;a deep cancer&#8221; in a sermon.
Ake Green was convicted of hate crimes in June 2004 and given a 30-day suspended prison sentence.
But then an appeals court in February threw out the case, saying it was not illegal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish pastor is acquitted on appeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A Swedish pastor convicted of hate crimes for a sermon denouncing homosexuals as a &#8220;cancer&#8221; was acquitted Friday by an appeals court that said he was protected by the country&#8217;s free speech laws.
The Goeta Appeals Court said that while Aake Green&#8217;s views of gays can be &#8220;strongly questioned,&#8221; it was not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish Appeals Court to Rule on Pastor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A Swedish pastor convicted of hate crimes after branding homosexuals a &#8220;cancer&#8221; 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.
Aake Green, 63, was convicted last year for using inflammatory speech against homosexuals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Case Of Swedish Pastor Convicted Of Hate Speech Tests Limits Of Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish pastor appeals hate conviction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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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&#8217;s hate crimes law [...]]]></description>
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