Case Dismissed, Finnish Parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen Exonerated
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🗓️ 16 November 2023
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Summary
The lawsuit against a member of the Finnish Parliament accused of violating a law prohibiting "War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity," has been dismissed. Päivi Räsänen's crime was quoting Bible verses in support of traditional understandings of human nature and sexuality.
According to a state prosecutor, the problem wasn't citing the Bible, but "Räsänen's interpretation and opinion about the Bible verses that (were) criminal." In other words, what Christians have always believed ...
In an Alliance Defending Freedom International press release, Räsänen said:
"It isn't a crime to tweet a Bible verse, or to engage in public discourse with a Christian perspective. The attempts made to prosecute me for expressing my beliefs have resulted in an immensely trying four years, but my hope is that the result will stand as a key precedent to protect the human right to free speech. I sincerely hope other innocent people will be spared the same ordeal for simply voicing their convictions."
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| 0:00.0 | With a woman a look at culture from a Christian worldview on John Stone Street with the point, |
| 0:05.0 | the lawsuit against a member of the Finnish parliament accused of violating laws prohibiting war crimes and crimes against humanity have been dismissed. |
| 0:12.8 | Pavi Rosinin's crime was quoting Bible verses to support traditional understandings of |
| 0:17.2 | human nature and sexuality. |
| 0:19.2 | According to state prosecutors, the problem wasn't citing the Bible but quote |
| 0:22.6 | Rosinin's interpretation and opinion about the Bible verses that were |
| 0:26.4 | criminal in other words what Christians have always believed in an alliance defending freedom |
| 0:30.8 | international press release Rosinin said this, quote, |
| 0:33.6 | it isn't a crime to tweet a Bible verse or to engage in public discourse with a Christian |
| 0:37.6 | perspective. The attempts made to prosecute me for expressing my beliefs |
| 0:41.3 | have resulted in an immensely trying four years. |
| 0:44.0 | My hope is that the result will stand as a key precedent to protect the human right to free speech. |
| 0:49.3 | I sincerely hope other innocent people will be spared the same ordeal for simply voicing their convictions. |
| 0:55.0 | For the Coulson Center, I'm John Stone Street. |
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