Finnish Lawmaker Faces Same Charges She Was Cleared of A Year Ago | EWTN News Nightly

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A Finnish lawmaker and champion of free speech will head back to court to face the same charges she was cleared of a year ago. Päivi Räsänen is a member of Finnish parliament who shared her Biblical-based views on marriage and sexuality in a 2019 tweet and radio debate. A year ago today, she was charged with hate speech and found not guilty. Then, a Finnish prosecutor appealed that decision and is calling for Rasanen to pay tens of thousands of dollars in fines and revoke her tweet. Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International, Lorcan Price, joins to share why the prosecutor reopened this case. Rasanen is not alone. Finnish Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola will also face charges again that he has already been cleared of. Price tells us more about his case. He discusses what's at stake for free speech in Finland and for religious freedom as well. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf