Finnish Politician Wins After Facing Jail Time Over Bible Verse - but is the Battle Over?
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- Опубликовано: 14 ноя 2023
- A Finnish politician who faced a years-long legal battle for sharing her biblical views on sexuality has been found not guilty of hate speech for sharing a Bible verse, among other expressions. Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a member of Finland’s parliament whose religious freedom plight made international headlines, expressed relief after the Helsinki Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed the three criminal charges against her.
"I am deeply relieved," Räsänen told CBN Digital. "The court has fully endorsed and upheld the decision of the District Court, which recognized everyone’s right to free speech." The politician continued, "It isn’t a crime to tweet a Bible verse, or to engage in public discourse with a Christian perspective."
Räsänen, who recently described the elongated legal battle over her Christian beliefs as "absurd," "crazy," and akin to "medieval times," said the prosecutions have been personally difficult. But she hopes the conclusion of the case creates 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," Räsänen added.
Finland's former interior minister has been vocal about her legal plight, telling CBN Digital months before her latest vindication she simply could not believe she has had to face two separate legal battles for merely sharing her Christian beliefs. In an interview after she was cleared of charges, she expanded upon her free speech and religious freedom battle, and explained why she hasn't been willing to back down.
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Thank you Päivi for standing up for the word of God! Finland and its judiciary should be ashamed!
Kiitos Suomi! 🇫🇮
Totally ashamed!...if she had quoted from the Koran would she have to go through this circus? Praying for you Paivi.
일겠습니다. 주 예수 그리스도께서 찬송을 받으시옵소서
Ashamed? For what? Declaring her not guilty?
While she and many other religious people are nuts, it showed the justice system worked and protected her freedom of speech.
@@balticwater his point was, if she'd quoted from the Koran, she wouldn't of had to go through that circus🙄 yes, free speech prevailed indeed! It's the liberal woke who are nuts an dangerous
I’m uplifted by this brave, determined woman’s victory. Bravo.
Amen. Speaking Bible truths is not hate speech; it's love speech because God is love.
Your faithfulness means much more - also for Finland - than we can imagine! Be richly blessed 🙏🙏
No weapon formed against you will prosper
The Finnish state prosecutor Anu Matilda is quoted as saying: “Rasanen’s interpretation and opinion about the Bible verses are criminal.” Opinions are now “criminal”. Wow, what a slippery slope we’re standing on.
The world has been blinded 🙏
That is the thing. What the Bible clearly teaches is directly in opposition to LGBT rights and sooner or later it will become a life-or-death confrontation.
In a world where pro-Hamas people can public call for the Genocide of Israel after women are raped, babies murdered and old men shot in their sick beds... of course showing The Bible is criminal! You can redefine anything you like nowadays!
What a very stupid remark from the prosecutor.
If you say that I should be killed, it is an opinion and it can also be criminal, depending on the circumstances.
Hallelujah.. Praise God.. Thank you Jesus for keeping your daughter.
Thank God. It is a global engineered trend that anyone can pretty much say or do what you want unless you are a Bible believing Christian and stand for faith, family and freedom. Push back time.
WELL SAID. You see it's all the great powers of the world rebelling at once to turn against God, as Psalm 2 verse 1 says! Good thing Christ is LORD! Lord Jesus, won't you please help us to start kicking out these unfaithful stewards and putting in godly Christian leaders instead?
Absolutely right. And this seems to be true worldwide. So great news! Bless you Lady!
We need elected politicians like this in our government and all governments of society
I’m an Alliance Defending Freedom prayer partner and have prayed for Päivi throughout this ordeal. Praise God that she has been acquitted again.
Same here! 🙏 What a privilege to fight the good fight of faith in prayer and watch God answer.
Good job!
Also, praying for you.
God is a rewarder to those that are faithful & obdient to His Word! Brave & courageous woman..onward Christian soldiers! Ty for sharing this..Praise the Lord!
Outstanding! Hallelujahs!
Congratulations!❤❤❤ Let us keep on praying! This is a strong testimony for Finland and hopefully for other countries, too. ❤❤❤
Praise GOD ❤
All praise and thanks be to God. God bless you ❤
Dr. Paivi Rasanen is one strong woman who is a faithful servant of God. Her win is one for all Christians worldwide. May God continue to bless and protect Dr. Paivi Rasanen. May He continue to give her strength as she works in Finland's parliament.
xD
I shared a Bible verse on an open forum on our companies page after they decided to start celebrating pride month. I got a verbal warning.
Thanks for standing up for righteousness. We need more courageous people like you.
You walk in the same footsteps as Päivi Räsänen! YOU are blessed!
This is awesome keep standing up for your rights!!
"If we are silent about Bibilical issues, the space for freedom of speech becomes narrower, it doesn't become bigger". Profoundly true! More of us need to be speaking out more often and more loudly now than ever. Only by doing so can we ensure that we continue to have these freedoms. Otherwise they WILL be taken from us... I rejoice with you Päivi in this powerful victory.
Matthew 5:13-15
Salt and Light
13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
God bless her!!😃❤️🙏🙌🎊😇
Congratulations from Norway! ❤ A christian 20 year old booklet, and one tweet should really not be an issue in court. You are important for the freedom of the peoples of Scandinavia. Thank you! 🎉
Those who judged you will face the real judge when they die and they see what happens. Iam sad they are so cruel.
Yes it is psychological violence how they treat her. A buddhist, muslim or hindu woman would never be asked about their ideas about gay people.
Only a christian.
Romans 1:28
New International Version
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.
It's sad that many women are braver that many men today. We all should be as brave as this woman.
Probably they like to be eunuch.
The government assault on her Bible Verse Is a Anti-Semetic Hate Crime... in some other nations...
You need to see what's going on before you make that statement.
God is good...all the time.
@@marksheehan8026 as a Christian woman, thank you for being a strong man who speaks up for the gospel of Christ also. All believers must do this, both male and female.
Wonderful how your stand for the Gospel served as platform for The LORD to deliver you from your accusers and honour you with His favour and Grace! Many more blessings!
I got beaten in the face cuz I spoke the truth - I had my share of harassment but it means nothing cuz God helped me many times that I oftentimes astonished- if he helps a rugged and ranting Lutheran like me you want to tell me he will not heal another wretch?
She and her words are so beautiful! What a warrior!
Praise God & Bravo to her! She is strong in The Lord ❤
I can only imagine how many tantrums were thrown after she rightfully won this trial. People are hell bent on silencing the truth these days.
Fantastic news and rightly so. What a witness you are. Bless you. ❤
Now that she is in office, the discussion needs to be had, concerning the protection of the Bible and the liberty to quote from it as readily as any other ancient work are quoted from.
Hallelujah. God is good all the time
Praise God!❤ GOD bless you Päivi, thank you for standing for free speech and for our faith.
Thank You for Standing UP and Fighting these Unrightious Charges~! You have given us HOPE~!
Kudos to this very brave woman who stands what she believes in against mainstream media terrorists 😊 May your God bless you forever
We have to speak the word of God, otherwise we grieve the Holy Spirit when we are under pressure and stand down. STAND UP FOR JESUS ❤️❤️❤️
Thank God for raising up brave disciples like this! ❤
I’m 69 an American. So hard to believe what has happened. Oh wait a minute. This is America! Lots of self censoring and lots of discrimination against Christianity, and now Judaism also. This woman is a marvel. Much admiration for her
Congratulations! Justice has prevailed! Our Lord is good and trustworthy! You set a landmark for many to freely speak their faith!
To God be the glory.👏👏👏🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮
Such a wonderful victory!!
If God is for you, who could be against you, Bless you Paivi for your loyalty and courageous stand for truth
God Bless you. V
GOD'S WORD WILL STAND FOREVER 🙏
God bless you and yours Paivi and thank you for standing up for our holy Bible and the word of God. We too are surrounded by these fiends in Britain. God speed.
Thank you for your faithful witness to the gospel.God bless you ❤
Lets all pray that the prosecutor and those lobbying her have a face to face meeting with the Lord Jesus. Thank you Lord for the righteous victory. Dr. Rasanen is an incredible woman.❤
Congratulations to Paivi and her defense team for prevailing. God is good all the time. All the time, God is good!
I stand with you, Paivi from America. Freedom of speech and religious belief is so important. PTL for your victory!
Congratulations…God’s blessings for your continued politically unfettered Christian testimony and overall well being.
Thank God for people like her for they are truth seekers who stay grounded and not confirmed to the ways of the world. 🙏❤
Praise God
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 NLT - Let me now remind you, dear brothers and sisters, of the Good News I preached to you before. You welcomed it then, and you still stand firm in it. It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you-unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place. I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.
If the prosecutor does decide to appeal it is a sign that they do not care about freedom of speech.
That is a sign … that they hate God, and are fighting against Him.
이것은 정교회, 침례교, 개신교회 성경을 믿는 교회와 보수적인 가톨릭교인, 즉 우리 모두의 승리입니다.
We prayed for her!
Thank God!! Servent of got justice ❤️🇫🇮
Rejoicing over this decision!
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?
Praise the Lord! Wonderful result. God bless you, Päivi!
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?
Awesome 😢❤😢
Very proud of you Dr Päivi, for standing strong by your values and not buckling to the mass narratives. Also for so beautifully "correctly" spreading God's word.🙏🏼
Praise the Lord ❤
God Bless and much love to everyone ❤
Many Blessings for messaging God's Words for all to hear in Finland and beyond and suffering through 2 Courts for the freedom to express! May you continue without more interference.Greeings from Canada where our freedoms are more and more limited in speech and script.
HALLELUJAH AND AMEN!!!!🕊😇👵🇺🇸🇮🇱💖
Praise God and thank you Päivi for not being afraid or ashamed to spread 'The Good News' - We are praying for you, and so glad to have 'righteous' leaders all over the world stand up for what they believe. Blessings and Victory in Jesus!
Praise the Lord. God bless you dear sister friend. Complete Favor and Full Victory. --j--
Hallelujah Amen 🙏🏻✝️
I wonder when something like this will happen in sweden 🤔🤔 This country is in deep darkness. Lord have mercy 🙏
🙏 Let us pray also for Sweden!
Thank you, God, for helping Paivi again! 👏 🙌 🙏
Praise The Lord
What a blessed woman of God! Respect Ma'am!
Amen sharing the Hope and the Truths ❤🙏
Well done 👏🏻
Thank You God she is given justice. Congratulatins for all charges dropped and for being brave and standing strong in your faith and beliefs. All glory to God.
Excellent news! 🙏
Peace does not come by keeping quiet! Time to trust the LORD and speak up!
If you stand for nothing then it is sure that nothing stands for you.
Trust in the LORD.
Thanks be to God for this victory.
Thanks Dr Paivi
GOD!!! IS!!! GOOD!!! ALL!!! THE!!! TIME!!! PRAYER!!! IS!!! THE!!! KEY!!! BE!!! BLESSED!!!🕊🤍
Thank you Jesus! You are a bold Christian women.
Jeremiah 5:14. Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth like fire, and this people like wood, and it shall devour them. 🙌🙌🙌 Hallelujah ❤
I hope it goes to the Supreme court. she would win and set a precedent. Many blessings.
The Lord says He will honour those who honour Him. This lovely lady has been honoured. I am so delighted that she has been vindicated.
This dear woman with her accent keeps saying “persecutor” rather than prosecutor. Bless her! Truth!
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?
God’s word COMMANDS us to love our brother! How is that hate speech!!!! God IS love
Praise the lord
Blessings to you! Thank you for your courage and standing up.
She should fight for freedom of speech in her country.
Thank God she stood up for the Word of God when her church wouldn't. It's tragic that sexual activist use threats, fear and distortions to force people to validate sexual license.
Praise the Lord! Answer to prayer and Justice previaled!
Let's pray the prosecutor comes to sincere repentance.
How crazy is it to promote and protect freedom of sexual expression but not allowed to speak freely on your views…total Hippocrates!
I agree but it is spelled" hypocrite".... Not a Hippo crate.
Indeed!! especially not to freely speak about faith: concerning where we spend our eternity..
Yes !! Blessings to you 🙏😊 Congratulations!!
God bless and strengthen her!
Thank and praise God 👏 🙌 🙏
Praise God! We have been praying for you! I’m very happy! ❤
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?
God bless her...pray he holds her up..!
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift, which is precious beyond words! 2 Corinthians 9:15 AMP
Blessings❤
Bless you from the Netherlands. ❤
Hello 👋 beautiful 🌹, how are you and the weather condition like today ?
Praise God for this beautiful ladies stand.. speaking the truth in Love..
And your patient victory!!!
She’s so sweet and speaks the truth in love. I pray her trials end here.
Wow! Thank you for your unfailing love for the truth. Thank God for you. You are a role model for me as a Korean Christian in my 59’s living in the most secular left wing state of California.
Praise God!!! ❤
You are great ! To GOD be the glory !
Alleluia! Thank you Christ! Blessings in Christ to you, Dr Päivi Amen.
It's better to have separation of church and state in every country