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Pohjola

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[paw-hyaw-lah] / ˈpɔ hyɔ lɑ /

noun

Finnish Legend.
  1. a region to the north of Finland, ruled by the sorceress Louhi: often identified with Lapland.


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The appellate court upheld a March 2022 acquittal of parliament member Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola.

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Prosecutors also charged her and Bishop Pohjola over the publication of a church pamphlet in 2004 stating those beliefs.

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Her co-defendant, Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, was charged in connection with his publication of a pamphlet by Ms. Räsänen stating the traditional Christian view on marriage and sexuality.

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Bishop Pohjola was charged for publishing 20 years ago a booklet Mrs. Räsänen had written on the traditional Christian view of marriage.

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Ambassador Rashad Hussein, at-large envoy for international religious freedom, asking them to advocate for Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish parliament, and Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland.

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