| John,
I took a message for you from Päivi Räsänen (accused of hate speech and facing legal attacks for tweeting a bible verse), and you need to hear it. This is critical. Not only is Päivi’s freedom at stake, but also yours and mine. The very definition of what it means to live in a free society is one in which the state should not be allowed to dictate what you can or cannot say and think. Over 200,000 already signed the petition, but I want to reach 500,000 or more in the next few days!
Click here to watch the message from Päivi Räsänen and sign the petition to Finland’s Prosecutor General demanding the charges against her be dropped.
Your action is urgently needed today to reach our goal before Päivi Räsänen’s court date on January 24th.
Sincerely, Ignacio Arsuaga and the entire CitizenGO Team P.S. If you have already signed, please share the petition with your friends. Here's the email we sent you earlier on this:
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Päivi Räsänen, who faces jail time for tweeting a Bible verse and defending her faith, was moved by the petitions of CitizenGO members, and agreed to record a video with us summarizing her case and asking for your support. Click below to watch her message and sign your petition demanding the charges against her be dropped. SIGN THE PETITION |
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Dear John,
Finnish parliamentarian and friend Päivi Räsänen is still under a legal attack for tweeting a bible verse and expressing her sincerely held beliefs -- beliefs I believe you and I share, along with hundreds of millions of Christians. Despite facing jail and ongoing persecution, Päivi has shown indomitable strength: “I cannot accept that voicing my religious beliefs could mean imprisonment. I do not consider myself guilty of threatening, slandering or insulting anyone. My statements were all based on the Bible’s teachings on marriage and sexuality,” she said. “I will not back down from my views. I will not be intimidated into hiding my faith. The more Christians keep silent on controversial themes, the narrower the space for freedom of speech gets.” In the next few days, I want to get at least 500,000 signed petitions in defense of this brave Christian woman.
Please click here to watch a special video Paivi made for us and to add your name to the petition.
CitizenGO members rose up in 2021 to stand behind Päivi and rebuke the Finnish prosecutors… and the 200,000 petitions we delivered on your behalf caused quite a stir! So much so that the Prosecutor General of Finland, Raija Toiviainen, described the flood of support for Räsänen as “utterly exceptional, even alarming.” She even expressed concern that prosecutors working for her on the case might feel the pressure and back down. But despite her concern, Toiviainen stubbornly refused to see the reason. That’s why it’s my goal to drive support for Päivi Räsänen even higher and reach our goal of 500,000 petitions before her court date on January 24th. Mrs. Räsänen also receives every petition as a sign of support, and she is incredibly moved by your willingness to defend her. We even recorded a video with her summarizing her case and asking for your support:
Please click here to watch Päivi Räsänen’s message, and add your name to the petition demanding the three "hate speech" criminal charges be dropped immediately.
As you can see, your support is urgently needed. Don’t wait to sign your petition, and, once you have done so, please consider sharing this petition with your friends. Everyone should be concerned at the precedent being set by the charges against Mrs. Räsänen:
Please act today. Sincerely, Ignacio Arsuaga and the entire CitizenGO Team --
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