Europeans who face criminal charges for what they said or wrote are warning Americans that Europe’s speech laws can silence Americans as well, regardless of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protections.
While testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Paivi Rasanen, a member of parliament in Finland, recounted how she has been prosecuted since 2021 for quoting Bible verses to church members and on social media.
She was acquitted after they put her through hell.
“My prosecution shows how quickly democratic societies can abandon free expression when the state decides which beliefs are acceptable,” Rasanen told The Epoch Times.
“I never imagined that quoting the Bible in a Twitter post would lead to years of criminal charges, yet this is now the reality in Europe,” she said. “Americans should be concerned because once censorship is normalized, it never stays confined to one country.”
This prosecution went on for years. It’s finally ended—for now. However, it undoubtedly had the intended chilling effect on censoring the Bible.
That is their goal. European leaders, not the normal population, are moving towards authoritarianism.
European Progressives are criminalizing Christianity.
THIS IS ABSOLUTE INSANITY
Päivi Räsänen, MP in Finland has been dragged through the courts for 6 YEARS because she tweeted a Bible verse
She was acquitted twice but prosecutors won’t drop it
She was criminally prosecuted for tweeting a picture of a Bible verse (Romans 1) to… pic.twitter.com/diMYpyeyKx
— X Freeze (@XFreeze) February 13, 2026
The Finnish Government criminally charged @PaiviRasanen for posting Bible verses to her social media page. In response, I believe it’s appropriate to post a meaningful verse and tag her captors.
Psalm 23:1-3
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green… pic.twitter.com/48yvRDsTfF— Congressman Brad Knott (@RepKnott) February 8, 2026
At some point the people will be enslaved or revolt. The first to do so normally die
Well, I guess I will have to say. FU to the EU officials. Never give up never surrender. Wait sounds like they already did. Sooner or later the sane need to hold these insane jerks accountable.