Tag Archives: Paivi Rasanen

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

On Thursday, August 31, Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a Finnish physician and parliamentarian, was in court [...]

Victory: Päivi Räsänen acquitted of all charges

Absolutely wonderful news out of Finland: Dr. Päivi Räsänen has been acquitted of all charges. [...]

A Western politician is on trial for hate speech–for quoting the Bible in public

By Jonathon Van Maren It has finally happened: in a Western nation, a prominent politician [...]

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A Finnish MP is facing trial–and jailtime–for quoting the Bible

By Jonathon Van Maren This month, a politician in a Western nation will be going [...]

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Finnish politician now facing jail for defending biblical view of sexuality

By Jonathon Van Maren Finnish parliamentarian (and former cabinet minister) Päivi Räsänen has been persecuted [...]

Western nations moving to criminalize private conversations dissenting from LGBT ideology

By Jonathon Van Maren As the Trudeau government moves forward on Bill C-6—the so-called “conversion [...]

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Prominent Finnish politician investigated by police for defending Bible’s teachings on sexuality

By Jonathon Van Maren Back in May, I wrote a column for First Things on the ongoing persecution of [...]

Finnish MP investigated by police for defending biblical definition of marriage

Back in May, I wrote an article for First Things based on an interview I [...]

The Persecution of Päivi Räsänen

I have an article up at First Things on the persecution of Finnish parliamentarian Päivi [...]