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Räsänen prosecuted for tweet: Keep testifying your faith

21-01-2022

Northern Europe

Leendert de Bruin, RD

Räsänen prosecuted for tweet: Keep testifying your faith

Päivi Räsänen. Photo Hanno Salonen

Northern Europe

Finnish Christian politician Päivi Räsänen has to answer the court on Monday, for her statements about homosexuality. “Keep testifying your faith while you can.”

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