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Finland Puts Bible on Trial Again Oct. 30

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By Joe Hawkins

Aug 29, 2025
On October 30, Finland will once again put Päivi Räsänen, a grandmother, physician, and long-serving parliamentarian, on trial for quoting Scripture — specifically Romans 1 — in a 2019 social media post questioning her national church’s involvement in a Pride parade. Despite already being acquitted twice alongside Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, prosecutors refuse to relent, dragging the case to Finland’s Supreme Court. If they succeed, God’s Word itself could be legally declared “hate speech,” setting a dangerous precedent not only for Europe but for Christians worldwide.

At stake is far more than Räsänen’s freedom. This trial strikes at the heart of religious liberty and free expression. By branding the Bible as criminal, Finland would effectively demand believers recant their faith to avoid punishment — a chilling echo of ancient Rome’s persecution of Christians............


 
By Joe Hawkins

Aug 29, 2025
On October 30, Finland will once again put Päivi Räsänen, a grandmother, physician, and long-serving parliamentarian, on trial for quoting Scripture — specifically Romans 1 — in a 2019 social media post questioning her national church’s involvement in a Pride parade. Despite already being acquitted twice alongside Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola, prosecutors refuse to relent, dragging the case to Finland’s Supreme Court. If they succeed, God’s Word itself could be legally declared “hate speech,” setting a dangerous precedent not only for Europe but for Christians worldwide.

At stake is far more than Räsänen’s freedom. This trial strikes at the heart of religious liberty and free expression. By branding the Bible as criminal, Finland would effectively demand believers recant their faith to avoid punishment — a chilling echo of ancient Rome’s persecution of Christians............


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“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you"
John 15:18

"Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution"
2 Timothy 3:12
 
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