{"id":47470,"date":"2024-04-19T10:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T09:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=47470"},"modified":"2024-05-17T09:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T08:06:05","slug":"bible-tweet-case-to-be-heard-at-finnish-supreme-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/bible-tweet-case-to-be-heard-at-finnish-supreme-court","title":{"rendered":"Bible-tweet case to be heard at Finnish Supreme Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"47470\" class=\"elementor elementor-47470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dfc46be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dfc46be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2938ed70\" data-id=\"2938ed70\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4910cf95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4910cf95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Long-serving Parliamentarian and grandmother P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen to stand trial a third time for expressing Christian beliefs on marriage and sexuality on \u201cX\u201d (formerly Twitter<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prosecution calls for tens of thousands in fines and censorship of MP\u2019s Bible-Tweet; ADF International supports R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s legal defence<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42780a8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42780a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3146\" alt=\"P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen at court. She will face trial at the Finnish Supreme Court.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Paivi-reporters-2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec6c592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ec6c592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">HELSINKI (19 April 2024) <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Former government minister and sitting Finnish parliamentarian P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen will stand trial a third time for her Bible-verse tweet, as confirmed today by the Supreme Court of Finland.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The State prosecutor appealed the case despite the Christian grandmother of 11 being acquitted unanimously of \u201chate speech\u201d charges before both the Helsinki District Court, and the Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear that appeal on a date to be set in the future.<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, who previously served as Finland\u2019s Minister of the Interior, stands criminally charged for sharing her faith-based views on marriage and sexual ethics, in a 2019 <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW257641178 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaiviRasanen\/status\/1140693636176384011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">tweet<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">, and in a 2004<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">pamphlet<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\"> which she wrote for her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">church<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">, centred on the Biblical text, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">\u201cmale and female he created them\u201d<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">The prosecutor has not appealed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">a third<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\"> charge based on her appearance on a radio show, making her <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">Court of Appeal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">acquittal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">on that charge <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">final. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257641178 BCX8\">Only the two remaining charges are subject to this latest appeal.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW257641178 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e6aa57 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"44e6aa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThis was not just about my opinions, but about everyone's freedom of expression.<\/span> I hope that with the ruling of the Supreme Court, others would not have to undergo the same ordeal.\u201c \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, facing trial for her Bible-verse tweet<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3cec30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b3cec30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The parliamentarian\u2019s case will again be heard alongside Bishop Juhana Pohjola, who faces charges for publishing R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s pamphlet two decades ago.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Their cases have garnered global media attention, as human rights experts voiced concern over the threat posed to free speech in Finland.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/campaign\/free-speech-on-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <span class=\"TextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"ui-provider\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;eeb276e8-16c5-4c59-9cdf-342d8da29896|33&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[469775450,&quot;ui-provider&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;ui-provider&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">To find out more about the case, and to contribute to P\u00e4ivi&#8217;s legal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"ui-provider\">defence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"ui-provider\">, click <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW246747703 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">here<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"ui-provider\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW246747703 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Commenting on the Supreme Court\u2019s decision this morning, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen said she had a <\/span><i style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cpeaceful mind\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">and is \u201c<\/span><i style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ready to continue to defend free speech and freedom of religion before the Supreme Court, and if need be, also before the European Court of Human Rights.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:252}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She continued:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn my case the investigation has lasted almost five years, has involved untrue accusations, several long police interrogations totaling more than 13 hours, preparations for court hearings, the District Court hearing, and a hearing in the Court of Appeal. This was not just about my opinions, but about everyone&#8217;s freedom of expression. I hope that with the ruling of the Supreme Court, others would not have to undergo the same ordeal.<\/span><\/i> <i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have considered it a privilege and an honor to defend freedom of expression, which is a fundamental right in a democratic state.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The prosecution is demanding tens of thousands of Euros in fines and insisting that R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s and Pohjola\u2019s publications be censored.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7460a6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7460a6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"The Process is the punishment\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20853cf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20853cf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30aa00d8\" data-id=\"30aa00d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2ae11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2ae11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71743494 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRestV2 CommentHighlightRest SCXW71743494 BCX8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/paul-coleman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Coleman<\/a>, Executive Director of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW71743494 BCX8\">ADF International,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW71743494 BCX8\"> supporting <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW71743494 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW71743494 BCX8\">R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s legal defence said:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP CommentHighlightRest SCXW71743494 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00abThis is a watershed case in the story of Europe&#8217;s creeping censorship. In a democratic Western nation in 2024, nobody should be on trial for their faith &#8211; yet throughout the prosecution of <\/span><\/i><em>\u00a0P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/em><i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and Bishop Pohjola, we have seen something akin to a \u2018heresy\u2019 trial, where Christians are dragged through court for holding beliefs that differ from the approved orthodoxy of the day.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The state\u2019s insistence on continuing this prosecution <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">after almost five long years, <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">despite such clear and unanimous rulings from the lower courts is alarming. <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The process<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the pu<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nishment in such instances, resulting in a chill on free speech for all citizens observing. <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International will continue to stand alongside<em>\u00a0R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/em> and Pohjola every step of the way as they face their next day in court. Their right to speak freely is everyone&#8217;s right to speak freely.\u00bb<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61a63920\" data-id=\"61a63920\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e236978 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e236978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-20278\" alt=\"Paul Coleman and P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen stand together. She will face trial at the Finnish Supreme Court.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b165134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b165134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Police investigations against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen started in June 2019. As an active member of the Finnish Lutheran church, she had addressed the leadership of her church\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaiviRasanen\/status\/1140693636176384011\">on Twitter\/X<\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and questioned its official sponsorship of the LGBT event &#8216;Pride 2019&#8217;, accompanied by an image of Bible verses from the New Testament book of Romans. Following this tweet, further investigations against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen were launched, going back to a church pamphlet R\u00e4s\u00e4nen wrote 20 years ago.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Over several months, R\u00e4s\u00e4nen endured a total of thirteen hours of police interrogations about her Christian beliefs \u2013 including being frequently asked by the police to explain her understanding of the Bible.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d20c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18d20c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bible on trial<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15da0077 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15da0077\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">In April 2021, Finland\u2019s Prosecutor General brought three charges of \u201cagitation against a minority group\u201d against R\u00e4s\u00e4nen. They fall under the \u2018war crimes and crimes against humanity\u2019 section in the Finnish criminal code. R\u00e4s\u00e4nen and Bishop Pohjola faced two days of trial at the Helsinki District Court on 24 January and 14 February 2022. The Bible was front and centre at the trial as the prosecutor began the day by presenting Bible verses, she took issue with.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">On 30 March 2022, the Helsinki District Court unanimously acquitted them, stating that \u201cit is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts\u201d. The prosecution then appealed the \u201cnot guilty\u201d ruling in April 2022. The case was then heard by the Helsinki Court of Appeal on 31 Aug\u20101 Sep 2023. On 14 Nov 2023, the court confirmed R\u00e4s\u00e4nen and Pohjola\u2019s acquittal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">R\u00e4s\u00e4nen has served as a Finnish Member of Parliament since 1995. From 2004-2015 she was chair of the Christian Democrats and from 2011-2015 she was the Minister of the Interior. During this time, she held responsibility for church affairs in Finland.\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35b80e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d35b80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2ee4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2ee4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story only<\/p><p>Pictured: P<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">\u00e4ivi\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), 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