Posted on 03/30/2022 6:53:28 PM PDT by marshmallow
Helsinki, Finland, Mar 30, 2022 / 05:05 am (CNA). The verdict in the closely watched trial of a Finnish Christian MP was announced on Wednesday.
A court in Helsinki dismissed all charges against Päivi Räsänen, a physician and mother of five, and Juhana Pohjola, a bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland.
The court said in a unanimous ruling on March 30 that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.”
The court said in a unanimous ruling on March 30 that “it is not for the district court to interpret biblical concepts.”
It ordered the state pay legal costs to the defense of more than 60,000 euros (over $66,000).
Räsänen said: “I am so grateful the court recognized the threat to free speech and ruled in our favor. I feel a weight has been lifted off my shoulders after being acquitted.”
“Although I am grateful for having had this chance to stand up for freedom of speech, I hope that this ruling will help prevent others from having to go through the same ordeal.”
The charges against Räsänen, a 62-year-old physician and mother of five, related to her comments in a 2004 pamphlet, her appearance on a 2018 television program, and a Twitter post in 2019.
The Prosecutor General charged Räsänen, who served as Finland’s interior minister from 2011 to 2015, with incitement against a minority group, arguing that her statements were “likely to cause intolerance, contempt, and hatred towards homosexuals.”
The charge against Pohjola concerned his decision to publish Räsänen’s pamphlet, “Male and Female He Created Them.”
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Fantastic news. Thanks for posting.
Y’all we need to keep standing up. Meekness does not mean enabling persecution.
Say what?
“The Prosecutor General”
Name = Lavrentiy Beria 2.0 ?
bttt
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Rare good news.
GOD BE PRAISED
At least it hasn’t become Bible Tweet execution yet.
We are blessed in having a First Amendment which is well-enforced, for the most part.
Christianity is not yet illegal in Finland.
Raija Toiviainen
https://syyttajalaitos.fi/en/prosecutor-general
Since 2018, so she is the one who brought charges.
they are trying to outlaw Christianity, atl east certain precepts of he bible such as homozexuality is an abomination, wrong for man to dress as woman etc- trying ot make it illegal to even cite certain bible passages- but thankfully the court didn’t allow it-— this time anyways-
BTTT!!
Regardless of being acquitted, governments are still the enemy for bringing such charges against someone. They know the punishment is the process and they are successful in instilling fear by just prosecuting someone.
Exconerated, but cowed. This was the leftist goal from the start.
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