Quote the Bible, Go to Prison. A Warning From Finland

Imagine the day when quoting Romans 1 where Paul points out the sin of homosexuality, sends the police to your door.  It’s happening in Finland and you can expect it to spread through Western civilization.  It’s offensive to sinners to point out their sin.  And if you offend someone you can make them feel bad.  And making people feel bad is a type of bullying…and bullying is also something worthy of jail.

The Antichrist is coming!  All of this news is caused by the secret power of lawlessness that Paul spoke of.

*********************

On October 30, the Finnish state will once again drag Päivi Räsänen into court, this time at the highest level, in what can only be described as one of the most brazen assaults on Christian freedom in modern Europe. For the third time in seven years, prosecutors will attempt to brand a grandmother, physician, and long-serving parliamentarian a criminal for the "crime" of sharing a Bible verse online.

Think about that for a moment. The nation that once gave the world Nokia and cutting-edge innovation is now spending years and taxpayer money trying to prove that the Book of Romans is hate speech. If they succeed, Finland's Supreme Court will etch into precedent the chilling declaration that God's Word is "illegal speech."

This is no ordinary trial. Two courts have already vindicated Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola. Twice they were cleared. Twice the courts ruled unanimously in their favor. Yet prosecutors refuse to quit. Why? Because the goal is not justice--it is submission. The fanatical push here is to carve into law the idea that quoting the Bible is itself a criminal act.

If they succeed, Räsänen and Pohjola could face up to six years in prison. Unless, of course, they do what the state really wants: repent of their faith, renounce the Bible, and bow to the new state religion of sexual ideology. That demand--to "recant or be punished"--should sound familiar. It is the same spirit that drove Rome to throw Christians to the lions.

At the heart of this so-called "hate crime" is a 2019 social media post in which Räsänen dared to ask why Finland's national church had partnered with a Pride parade. She posted a photo of Romans 1:24-27 and asked whether celebrating sin could possibly be squared with Scripture. That's it. That's her crime.

Yet prosecutors argue that her use of the word "sin" is "insulting" and unlawful. Pause there: if labeling sin as "sin" is criminal, then every preacher, parent, or Christian who quotes Scripture is in jeopardy. This is why the ADF, defending Räsänen, is right to call this a censorship campaign. The Bible itself--not just her opinion about it--is what's on trial.

 https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=8701