Päivi Räsänen: Censorship Would Be ‘Worse’ Than Prison

Finnish Parliament member Päivi Räsänen carried her Bible into the Helsinki District Court Jan. 24 as her trial commenced on three counts of “ethnic agitation” for expressing her Biblical beliefs about marriage and sexuality. “I am honored to be defending freedom of speech and religion,” Räsänen told media outside the court building. “I hope that today it …