ICYMI: “Put simply, the Bible is on trial”

WASHINGTON, DC — On Monday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) penned an op-ed in Fox News calling out the harassment of the Finnish Christians being put on trial for publicly supporting that marriage is between a man and woman.

The full text of the op-ed is available at the link here; some key quotes are below:

• "Put simply, the Bible is on trial, as it has been in countless places and countless times throughout its history. The delusion that it could not happen again in a modern and allegedly free country has been smashed."
• “This anti-Christian agenda berates the average person - you will be silent or face the consequences. You may no longer live free but must live their lie.”
• "Across the world, the message these aggressive prosecutions want to send is clear – you must conform to the prevailing dogma of the day."
• "Everyone who values the perseverance and preservation of Western Civilization should be gravely concerned by this trial."
• "…this case features a deeper acidic agenda: to fundamentally undermine the foundations of modern Western Civilization, freedom of expression and freedom of religion."
• "The goal is clear: to make the cost of standing firm on a clean conscience so great that most people will simply give in and soil their conscience rather than face the social and legal fallout of holding to the truth."
• “Now, the consequences of this trial will reverberate throughout the world. Bishop Pohjola puts it best, ‘The Gospel of Christ is at stake.’”

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