Finnish MP sees legal battle as chance to testify for Christ

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  15 Nov 2024
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Finnish MP sees legal battle as chance to testify for Christ

Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen has said that her recent trial has given her opportunities to ‘testify about Jesus’ that she would not have otherwise had.

Wife to a Lutheran pastor and a mother of five, she has held a parliamentary seat as a member of the Christian Democrats since 1995, serving as the party’s leader between 2004 and 2015.

The 64-year-old was investigated and charged with offences relating to incitement of a minority group following criticism of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland for its involvement in LGBT Pride events.

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