Finnish politician back in court on ‘hate crime’ charges for sharing Bible verses about homosexuality - LifeSite

Dr. Päivi Räsänen tells Jonathon Van Maren that she has ‘endured hours of police interrogation in addition to two criminal trials’ and that Finnish authorities seem to be making ‘an example of’ her to chill Christian speech. Thu Sep 7, 2023 - 10:45 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — On Thursday, August 31, Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish physician and parliamentarian, was in court in Helsinki once again. She has been in court for years, fighting hate crime charges for writing a pamphlet defending the Christian view of marriage as well quoting Scripture online and defending Scripture in the press. The Finnish prosecutor made her case crystal clear. Referring to Räsänen’s 2004 pamphlet, she stated: “The point isn’t whether it is true or not, but that it is insulting.” That, in essence, is the gist of the state’s case against Räsänen. For a summary of the persecution of Dr. Päivi Räsänen, you can read one of my previous reports (including an interview) here—I have been tracking this story for years. In …