{"id":77318,"date":"2025-09-12T09:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T07:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=77318"},"modified":"2025-09-12T17:16:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:16:54","slug":"us-state-department-tweets-support-for-paivi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-state-department-tweets-support-for-paivi","title":{"rendered":"US State Department Speaks Out in Support of Parliamentarian Prosecuted for Bible-Verse Post: \u201cIn a Democracy, No One Should Face Trial for Peacefully Sharing Their Beliefs\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"77318\" class=\"elementor elementor-77318\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50ee8bbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50ee8bbe\" 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-4bdf7580\" data-id=\"4bdf7580\" 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-61ed2cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ed2cea\" 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>Parliamentarian P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, former Finnish Minister of the Interior, faces Supreme Court hearing over a 2019 Twitter post on 30<sup>th<\/sup> October despite two previous unanimous acquittals<\/li><li>US State Department: \u2018The case against Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, which accuses her of hate speech for simply posting a Bible verse, is baseless&#8230;\u201d<\/li><li>ADF International is supporting R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s legal defence<\/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-6ddddf2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ddddf2f\" 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=\"895\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DLR-tweet-on-Paivi.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77319\" alt=\"DLR Tweet about Paivi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DLR-tweet-on-Paivi.png 895w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DLR-tweet-on-Paivi-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DLR-tweet-on-Paivi-768x423.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/>\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-59c8cce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c8cce7\" 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>Washington D.C. (12 September 2025) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0A \u00a0US State Department bureau said on Wednesday that the criminal prosecution of \u00a0Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen \u201cis baseless\u201d and<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1965822594168377565\"> tweeted<\/a> a Bible verse in support. The show of solidarity comes after the Finnish Supreme Court has set the date for an oral hearing in the free speech case involving P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola. Both were previously unanimously acquitted of \u201chate speech\u201d charges by two lower courts after publicly expressing their Christian beliefs.<\/p><p>The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, &amp; Labor (DRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1965822594168377565\">issued a statement on\u00a0the case of P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen on X<\/a>, saying: <em>\u201cIn a democracy, no one should face trial for peacefully sharing their beliefs. The case against Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, which accuses her of hate speech for simply posting a Bible verse, is baseless, as two courts have unanimously found.<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cI\u2019m thankful that the US State Department has taken note of my case and expressed its support. In a free society, it should never be a crime to share a Bible verse or express beliefs rooted in faith. The burden of the legal ordeal of the past few years has been challenging, but I remain hopeful that justice will prevail\u2014not only for me, but for the wider principle of free speech in Finland. No one should face criminal charges for peacefully voicing their convictions.\u00bb<\/em><\/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-1bd83122 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1bd83122\" 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\">\u201cI\u2019m thankful that the US State Department has taken note of my case and expressed its support. <\/span>In a free society, it should never be a crime to share a Bible verse or express beliefs rooted in faith.\" \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<\/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-93ca9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ca9e\" 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>R\u00e4s\u00e4nen, who is a medical doctor, Finland\u2019s former Interior Minister, and a parliamentarian since 1995, was criminally charged with \u201cagitation against a minority group\u201d in 2021. She was charged under a section of the Finnish criminal code titled \u201cwar crimes and crimes against humanity\u201d for sharing her Christian beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaiviRasanen\/status\/1140693636176384011\">a 2019 tweet<\/a>, as well as a 2019 live radio debate and 2004 church pamphlet. Bishop Pohjola was charged for publishing R\u00e4s\u00e4nen\u2019s 2004 pamphlet.\u00a0The prosecution has dropped the charge regarding the radio debate in its appeal to the Supreme Court.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u201c<em>Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you&#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>In its post, the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1965822594168377565\">State Department bureau included a Bible verse<\/a>: <em>\u201cMatthew 5:11: \u201cBlessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.\u201d<\/em><\/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-1af2b573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1af2b573\" 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><em>\u201cI applaud the US administration for speaking out in defense of freedom of expression worldwide and for engaging in robust diplomacy to that end,\u201d <\/em>R\u00e4r\u00e4nen added.<\/p><p>Responding to DRL\u2019s comment, <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/paul-coleman\">Paul Coleman<\/a>, Executive Director for ADF International who serves on R\u00e4s\u00e4nen&#8217;s legal defence team said:<\/p><p>\u00a0\u201c<em>We welcome the US State Department\u2019s strong stance in support of P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen and the fundamental right to free speech. When a democratic government publicly affirms that no one should be prosecuted for peacefully expressing their beliefs, it sends a powerful message. This case has always been about more than just one individual\u2014it\u2019s about the right of every person to speak freely without fear of criminal charges. We\u2019re grateful for this recognition and will continue standing with P\u00e4ivi until this unjust prosecution is brought to an end once and for all.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0Learn more about the case: <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/paivi\">https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/paivi<\/a><\/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-57e876fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57e876fe\" 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-4a3133a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a3133a4\" 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\tImages for free use in print or online in relation to this story only\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-46994111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"46994111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paivi_hero_reduced-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"46994111\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Paivi Hero Reduced\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA5NjUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTJcL3BhaXZpX2hlcm9fcmVkdWNlZC0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ2OTk0MTExIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/paivi_hero_reduced-1.jpg\" data-width=\"1000\" data-height=\"500\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"46994111\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Paul And Paivi\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAyNzgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTFcL1BhdWwtYW5kLVBhaXZpLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjQ2OTk0MTExIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Paul-and-Paivi-1024x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"Paul Coleman and P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen stand together. 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She will face trial at the Finnish Supreme Court.\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A  US State Department bureau said on Wednesday that the criminal prosecution of  Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen \u201cis baseless\u201d and tweeted a Bible verse in support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":77319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[130,25,64,36,242,219,1305,71],"class_list":["post-77318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-europe","tag-free-speech","tag-freedom-of-speech","tag-paivi","tag-paivi-rasanen","tag-paul-coleman","tag-state-department","tag-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Parliamentarian Prosecuted Receives US Dept. of State Support<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"US Dept. of Sate says the criminal prosecution of Finnish MP P\u00e4ivi R\u00e4s\u00e4nen \u201cis baseless\u201d and tweeted a Bible verse in support.\" 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