Päivi Räsänen: The Finnish politician prosecuted for sharing a Bible verse
The Finnish doctor and politician Paaivi Rasanen has never been shy about promoting her Christian values even when her party - the Christian Democrats- asked her to stay silent.
As a child she attended sunday school experiencing a spiritual experience at the age of six and realising quite clearly that she too was a sinner as much as the prisoners her parents then worked with.
She became a medical doctor practising until her entry into politics in 1995, when she was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the Christian Democrats. From 2004 to 2015, Räsänen chaired the Christian Democrats…
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