Finn Jarle Sæle (born 10 June 1947) is a Norwegian editor, activist, theologian and former priest. Sæle is the editor of the Bergen-based Christian conservative weekly newspaper ''

Norge Idag ''Norge Idag'' (literally "Norway Today") is a Norwegian Christian conservative weekly newspaper published in Bergen. In cooperation with the television channel Visjon Norge, ''Norge Idag'' bought former cinema ''Forum Kino'' on Danmarksplass i ...

'', which he founded after he was fired as editor of the Christian newspaper '' Dagen'' in 1999 due to internal conflicts, a position he held since 1985. Sæle has been noted as a Christian right activist, particularly on the conflicts in the Middle East, abortion and same-sex marriage. He has arranged rallies in support of Israel, and advocated for newspapers to publish the ''Jyllands-Posten'' Muhammad cartoons. He has long supported anti-abortion activist priests Børre Knudsen, and

Ludvig Nessa Ludvig Nessa (born 11 December 1949) is a Norwegian Lutheran priest who has been noted as a fierce opponent against legalised abortion in Norway since the 1980s, staging various anti-abortion protests and other controversial stunts. Nessa was defr ...

, a student friend. Sæle is married to former

Christian Democratic Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

member of parliament Anita Apelthun Sæle. They have four children.

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