Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen. / Photo: P. Räsänen press
Christians in Finland are in the midst of a “huge discussion” about the Päivi Räsänen case, sources in the country have told
Evangelical Focus.
Last week, the member of the national parliament and former government minister was formally charged with
The two-year
pre-trial investigations of the Finnish General Prosecutor against Räsänen, a medical doctor with strong Christian convictions, are seen by theologically conservative Christians in Finland as a clear study case of the erosion of the ability of citizens to express their deeply held beliefs.