"Persecuted Christians get no headlines", says Swedish historian Dick Harrison
"Historically, religious freedom is a more radical concept than most Swedes realize," he writes.
Swedish police confirmed that arson of village church was deliberate
This is not the first church burned down in the local area.
Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination declares itself as "trans-inclusive"
In 2009, the left-leaning Swedish Church voted in favor of blessing same-sex marriages.