The Briefing with Albert Mohler Monday, March 30, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026 A roundup of clashes between religious convictions and modern law, from a Finnish legislator convicted under hate‑speech rules to recent U.S. rulings protecting religious expression. Local labor disputes over Christian views are highlighted alongside national protests that reveal political polarization. The episode also flags the growing danger of AI deepfake pornography targeting students.
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Finnish Conviction Shows Religious Speech Risk
- Finland convicted MP Pavi Rasanen for republishing a pamphlet calling homosexuality a developmental disorder.
- The conviction used Finland's war crimes and crimes against humanity law that criminalizes insulting groups including sexual orientation and religion.
Protected Categories Create Inevitable Rights Collision
- Finland's statute lists religion and sexual orientation together as protected categories, creating direct legal collision between religious belief and LGBT protections.
- R. Albert Mohler warns that in progressivist cultures the new sexual liberties usually prevail over religious liberty.
Rasanen's National Review Response And Appeal
- Pavi Rasanen wrote an essay in National Review describing her conviction as a blow to free speech in Europe and plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
- She noted the pamphlet predated the law and the court admitted it did not incite violence or hatred yet still found criminality in context.