Finnish Evangelical pastor, MP under investigation over anti-LGBTQ booklet

The 24-page booklet, titled 'Male and Female He Created Them – Homosexual relationships challenge the Christian concept of humanity,' was published in 2004 and is still available online.

The head of an Evangelical Lutheran diocese in Finland and a member of the Finnish parliament could face criminal charges after police began investigating them last week regarding the publication and distribution of an anti-LGBTQ booklet, Evangelical Focus reported.

The preliminary investigation into the cases focuses on Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen – author of the 24-page booklet titled Male and Female He Created Them – Homosexual relationships challenge the Christian concept of humanity, which was published in 2004 – and Juaha Pohjola – dean of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, as well as the booklet’s publisher.

Helsinki Police questioned them for five hours as part of the investigation, jpost.com reports.