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Recorded on 15 August 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Felicia Wong chairs a webinar with Dr Päivi Räsänen Finland has a good reputation regarding free speech internationally and long, historical roots in the Christian confession. It is paradoxical that in this country Päivi has been criminally charged for voicing her deeply held beliefs about marriage and gender that are based on classical Christianity. This means that the same is possible in any country. The legal process against Päivi started in 2019. She has been in court twice. The Helsinki District Court and last year the Appellate Court issued unanimous acquittals, but the Prosecutor General appealed that decision to the Supreme Court. She is ready to defend freedom of speech and faith, including the European court of Human rights if necessary. Päivi Räsänen is a medical doctor and has been a Member of the Finnish Parliament for 29 years. From 2004 to 2015, she was the chairwoman of the Finnish Christian Democrats. From June 2011 to May 2015, she was the Minister of the Interior of Finland. She lives in Riihimäki with her husband. They have 5 children and 12 grandchildren. She has written several books from a Christian perspective, for example on marriage, abortion and euthanasia. During this term, Päivi is a member of the Social Affairs and Health Committee and a deputy member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Full event title 'Global Gateway Strategy: EU's Values-Based Strategy for Enhanced International Partnerships and Sustainable Investments' In her remarks, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, presents the Global Gateway investment strategy. In a time of geopolitical turmoil and subsequent global crises, which have hit the most vulnerable the hardest, Global Gateway is the European Union's positive and holistic partnership offer to advance Sustainable Development Goals in partner countries. It reflects the new paradigm of development cooperation, stemming from the need to reset relations with the Global South and build mutually beneficial, equal partnerships to solve global challenges. About the Speaker: As European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Ms Jutta Urpilainen oversees the European Commission's work on international cooperation and sustainable development. Before joining the Commission, Ms Urpilainen served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2019. In 2008, she became the first woman leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Finland's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister. During that time, she became closely involved in development issues, joining the Development Committee of the World Bank Group and IMF, and chairing the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development. She served as the Foreign Minister's Special Representative on Mediation (2017-19) and chaired the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO (2015-18).

Today we're joined by Päivi Räsänen, a member of Finnish Parliament, who is currently on trial in Finland for posting a Bible verse on X after a local church chose to support a "pride" event. Päivi was originally prosecuted for the crime of “agitation against a minority group”, under the section of “war crimes and crimes against humanity” in the Finnish criminal code, and was acquitted twice. Yet the prosecution continues to appeal the not guilty verdict, and Päivi finds herself yet again back in court. The prosecution claims that Päivi's real crime wasn't posting the Bible verse, but claiming that the Bible condemns homosexuality in that post. We're also joined by Kristen Waggoner, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, to discuss the legal specifics of this case and the greater implications of punishing free speech. Päivi shares encouragement for standing up for truth, and her perspective as her case continues. Go to alliemerch.com to get our new Valentine's Day merch! --- Timecodes: (01:30) Päivi's story (29:00) Päivi's testimony (36:20) The legal perspective --- Today's Sponsors: My Patriot Supply — prepare yourself for anything with long-term emergency food storage. Get your new, lower-price 4-Week Emergency Food Kit at PrepareWithAllie.com. EveryLife — the only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. EveryLife offers high-performing, supremely soft diapers and wipes that protect and celebrate every precious life. Head to EveryLife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% of your first order today! Netsuite — gain visibility and control of your financials, planning, budgeting, and inventory so you can manage risk, get reliable forecasts, and improve margins. Go to NetSuite.com/ALLIE to get your one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. Jase Medical — get up to a year's worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE". --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 798 | America's Sacrificing Orphans on the Altar of Transgenderism | Guests: Jessica Bates & Christiana Kiefer https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-798-americas-sacrificing-orphans-on-the-altar/id1359249098?i=1000611489190 Ep 719 | Christians v. the State of Colorado… Again https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-719-christians-v-the-state-of-colorado-again/id1359249098?i=1000589107658 Ep 13 | Two Gay Men + A Christian Baker Walk into a Courtroom https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000413171727 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lawsuit against a member of the Finnish Parliament accused of violating a law prohibiting “War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity,” has been dismissed. Päivi Räsänen's crime was quoting Bible verses in support of traditional understandings of human nature and sexuality.   According to a state prosecutor, the problem wasn't citing the Bible, but “Räsänen's interpretation and opinion about the Bible verses that (were) criminal.” In other words, what Christians have always believed ...   In an Alliance Defending Freedom International press release, Räsänen said:  "It isn't a crime to tweet a Bible verse, or to engage in public discourse with a Christian perspective. The attempts made to prosecute me for expressing my beliefs have resulted in an immensely trying four years, but my hope is that the result will stand as a key precedent to protect the human right to free speech. I sincerely hope other innocent people will be spared the same ordeal for simply voicing their convictions." 

On September 26, the Colson Center is launching Breakpoint Forums, digital discussions about topics that matter. The first Breakpoint Forum will deal with this contentious idea of Christian nationalism. Joining me for this online discussion will be R.R. Reno, the editor-in-chief of First Things, an important journal of Christian thought, and Hunter Baker, professor of political science and dean at Union University. This online event will be September 26 at 8 p.m., ET. Registration is free, but you must sign up at breakpoint.org/forum. __________ Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, is currently on trial, charged with hate crimes against a minority group. To be specific, Räsänen is being accused of violating a Finnish law that prohibits “War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.” According to state prosecutors, Räsänen committed the crime by quoting the Bible in support of traditional understandings of human nature and sexuality.    While prosecutors claim that they're not attempting to restrict religion per se, only certain public expressions, they are attempting to decide what can and cannot be said and done in the name of religion. In fact, the prosecution openly admitted that “[t]he point” of their case “isn't whether [what Räsänen said] is true or not but that it is insulting” (emphasis added).  This important case will carry dangerous precedent for just how free the Free World remains. Christians and others concerned with liberty of conscience should support Räsänen and ADF International as they champion the first freedom in what is ostensibly a Christian nation. While everyone in Finland “technically” enjoys full religious freedom, it is only in the sense that no one is required to be a part of the state church. Both the dominant Lutheranism and the minority Eastern Orthodoxy there are privileged and receive tax funds from their members. However, this official faith has not kept Finns from drifting further into atheism and relativism, nor has it prevented the open hostility to religion evidenced in this egregious court case. As Dr. Andrew Walker tweeted about the trial, “The Christian Nationalist regime of Finland is currently persecuting and prosecuting a Christian Member of Parliament for daring to quote the Bible.”    Such is the problem when Christian is “in-name-only,” whether nations or individuals. Being “officially” Christian, in other words, isn't the same as actually being one. And this goes for “nationalism,” too.   We may appreciate a royal event that showcases the beauty of a deeply Christian liturgy to rest of the world and consider that a type of Christian nationalism, but other types are far more unsettling. For example, a Russian Orthodox priest recently blessed an image of notorious dictator and persecutor Joseph Stalin, saying that Christians should be grateful that Stalin “created” so many martyrs.   Whether we're talking about the Finns, the English, the Russians, or the Americans, the claim to be a Christian nation does not a Christian nation make. Even more important is defining the idea and determining if the idea of a Christian nation is even biblical, and in what sense. More than a few European nations remain Christian on paper, with laws that enshrine the Christian faith in a privileged position. However, many of these nations are among the most secular in the world, with church attendance falling consistently for the past few decades. At the same time, those voices that praise the demise of “Christendom” will soon realize just what the cultural rejection of Christianity entails.  The relationship between Church and state and culture is and has always been contentious. The recent cultural debate about the term “Christian nationalism” is confusing because participants in the debate tend to use mutually exclusive definitions of the term. For some, it's idolatry and a confusion of Gospel mission. For others, it's faithfulness– and the only thing remaining to prevent our children's co-option into an increasingly immoral culture. There are many questions that must be answered, for example:  With the culture and state so hostile to the Church, isn't it time to stand up for ourselves? Will nations exist in heaven? If God made the nations, then why have some disappeared? Even if Christian nationalism has its issues, is it the lesser of two evils? Why do critics of Christian nationalism only complain about partisanship when it's conservatives getting political? Is there a way we can be faithful in the public square without getting labeled “Christian nationalist”? Is longing for our nation to become more Christian the same as being a Christian nationalist? Weren't all Christians Christian nationalists until the American Revolution?  On September 26, the Colson Center is launching Breakpoint Forums, digital discussions about topics that matter. The first Breakpoint Forum will deal with this contentious idea of Christian nationalism. Joining me for this online discussion will be R.R. Reno, the editor-in-chief of First Things, an important journal of Christian thought, and Hunter Baker, professor of political science and dean at Union University. This online event will be September 26 at 8 p.m., ET. Registration is free, but you must sign up at breakpoint.org/forum.   All who register will receive a link to the recording of the forum after it's over.   This Breakpoint was co-authored by Dr. Timothy Padgett. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

The Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola — bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, and Dr. Päivi Räsänen — medical doctor and longstanding member of the Finnish Parliament, join Andy and guest co-host Jordan Harms from the LCMS National Convention to talk about a brief history of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland, the marks of Finnish culture today, how Dr. Räsänen's vocation as physician enables her uniquely to serve her neighbors and church, what prompted the 2004 pamphlet (Man and Woman He Created Them: Homosexuality and the Challenge to the Christian Concept of Man), and how this pamphlet was received. Read more of this story at reporter.lcms.org/2022/finnish-lutherans-fully-acquitted and download the pamphlet at media.lhfmissions.org/file/lhf-missions/pdfs/English-Male-and-Female-He-Created-Them.pdf.

One of Finland's most impressive diplomats in the last two decades has been Jari Vilén, an accomplished envoy who served in the Finnish Parliament and represented the National Coalition Party between 1999 to 2007. In August of that same year, Mr. Vilén was tapped as Finland's Ambassador in Budapest, and by mid-February 2012, he was assumed as Ambassador to Warsaw, which he began later that fall. In 2014, Mr. Vilén was also appointed EU ambassador to the Council of Europe.During a wide-ranging discussion as a guest on CEA Talk with István Teplán, Amb. Vilén addressed a litany of geopolitical topics in a most volatile time for the continent. In introducing his friend and colleague, Mr. Teplán reminded listeners that Jari Vilén currently has been serving as Ambassador to the Barents and the Northern Dimension in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amb. Vilén “is very interested in Central Europe, and a great friend of Hungary,” observed Mr. Teplán, saying that the respected envoy has helped with “the democratization process of [Central European] countries for many years.”

The Cybercrime Wire, hosted by Scott Schober, provides boardroom and C-suite executives, CIOs, CSOs, CISOs, IT executives and cybersecurity professionals with a breaking news story we're following. If there's a cyberattack, hack, or data breach you should know about, then we're on it. Listen to the podcast daily and hear it every hour on WCYB. The Cybercrime Wire is sponsored by Deloitte Cyber. To learn more about our sponsor, visit https://deloitte.com/cyber • For more breaking news, visit https://cybercrimewire.com

Patch notes, and the risks associated with failure to patch. Finland's parliament comes under cyberattack. Killnet says there will be blood, but they may just be grandstanding for the home crowd. Cyberattacks against a UK firm that's criticized Russia's war. We're joined by FBI Cyber Division AD Bryan Vorndran and Adam Hickey, deputy assistant attorney general for the National Security Division with an introduction to Watchguard. Our guest is Matthew Warner from Blumira with tips on avoiding burnout. And not all criminal organizations are working for Russia. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/151 Selected reading. Already Exploited Zero-Day Headlines Microsoft Patch Tuesday (SecurityWeek)  Microsoft August 2022 Patch Tuesday fixes exploited zero-day, 121 flaws (BleepingComputer). IBM Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Cloud, Voice, Security Products (SecurityWeek) Adobe Patch Tuesday: Code Execution Flaws in Acrobat, Reader (SecurityWeek)  ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider Electric Fix Only 11 Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek)  VMSA-2022-0022 (VMware)  Emerson OpenBSI (CISA)  Emerson ControlWave (CISA) Mitsubishi Electric GT SoftGOT2000 (CISA)  Multiple attackers increase pressure on victims, complicate incident response (Sophos News) Life After Death—SmokeLoader Continues to Haunt Using Old Vulnerabilities (Fortinet Blog)  NBI launches probe into attack on Finnish Parliament site (Yle) Russian hacker warns cyberwarfare will turn deadly (Newsweek)  Russian hacker warns cyberwarfare will turn deadly (Newsweek) Suspected Russian cyber attack on British soil as firm subjected to ‘daily' hacks (The Telegraph) Meet DUMPS Forum: A pro-Ukraine, anti-Russia cybercriminal forum | Digital Shadows (Digital Shadows)

In our fifth episode, Gorgi Krlev and Dominik Domnik discuss what it takes to foster innovation that benefits society. We delve into what social innovation is, and what role public policy and specific funding instruments play for the growth of the sector. Gorgi is an assistant professor of sustainability at ESCP Paris. He has conducted a study comparing and assessing approaches from 10 different countries to support social innovation. Dominik works for LMU's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. He has previously worked for a foundation and a family office and set-up his own social business. They discuss the rationale for factoring in the long-term benefits for society when investing into innovative solutions to societal problems, whether you are a policy maker or an investor. We also address jargon and how to bridge cultural differences between the private sector, the public sector, and civil society to jointly promote social innovation. Links Gorgi conducted the study “Financing Social Innovation” on behalf of SEND, the German Social Entrepreneurship Network. Examples mentioned by Gorgi and Dominik: Portugal Social Innovation is a government initiative aimed at stimulating the social investment market in Portugal. It mobilizes around EUR 150 million from the European Social Fund through 4 financing instruments: capacity building for social investment, partnerships for impact, social impact bonds, and the social innovation fund. Power Up Scotland develops early stage social businesses through investment, business support and cross-sector partnerships. It has been launched by Big Issue Invest in partnership with the Scottish Government and the University of Edinburgh. The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra received an endowment capital fund of approximately 84 million euros from the Bank of Finland and the Finnish Parliament. Sitra's work is funded by the returns from its capital. Investments up and running and underway include Social Impact Bonds (SIB), e.g. with a focus on Type 2 diabetes prevention. For feedback on the show or to suggest guests for future episodes, contact us at scifi@esmt.org

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social) welcomes Mats Löfström, member of the Finnish Parliament, vice chairman of the Swedish People's Party's parliamentary group, and Board Member of ELF. They talk about Finland and NATO, how we got here, were we are, and the future of that military union. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of it.

What future for Finland in NATO? As Finland continues its accession process into NATO, I interview Satu Hassi, Chair of the Grand Committee in the Finnish Parliament, to discuss Finland's new security position. What role is the UK's new security pact with Finland playing in its accession to NATO? How is Turkey's opposition to Finland's accession impacting the rest of NATO?

With Europe's changing security landscape, several parties in the continent are favoring NATO membership. Both Finland and Sweden stayed out of NATO during the Cold War, maintaining a neutral stance throughout the period. However, Russia's annexation of Crimea, its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and routine violations of airspace by Russian forces has prompted the non-aligned nations to rethink their security policies and consider a NATO membership. Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015. He rose to politics as a researcher specialized in the affairs of the European Union and was elected to the European Parliament in 2004 as a member of the National Coalition Party. In 2008, Stubb was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs following a scandal surrounding his predecessor, Ilkka Kanerva. In 2011 Stubb stood for election to the Finnish Parliament for the first time and was elected MP with the second highest vote count in the election, which led to Stubb becoming the Minister for Europe and Foreign Trade in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.

With Europe's changing security landscape, several parties in the continent are favoring NATO membership. Both Finland and Sweden stayed out of NATO during the Cold War, maintaining a neutral stance throughout the period. However, Russia's annexation of Crimea, its ongoing invasion of Ukraine and routine violations of airspace by Russian forces has prompted the non-aligned nations to rethink their security policies and consider a NATO membership. Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb is a Finnish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Finland from 2014 to 2015. He rose to politics as a researcher specialized in the affairs of the European Union and was elected to the European Parliament in 2004 as a member of the National Coalition Party. In 2008, Stubb was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs following a scandal surrounding his predecessor, Ilkka Kanerva. In 2011 Stubb stood for election to the Finnish Parliament for the first time and was elected MP with the second highest vote count in the election, which led to Stubb becoming the Minister for Europe and Foreign Trade in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.

Finland's government declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer to seeking NATO membership, hours before Sweden's governing party on Sunday backed a plan to join the trans-Atlantic alliance amid Russia's war in Ukraine.Russia has long bristled about NATO moving closer to its borders, so the developments will be sure to further anger Moscow. President Vladimir Putin has already warned his Finnish counterpart on Saturday that relations would be “negatively affected.”NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday the process for Finland and Sweden to join could be very quick. He also didn't expect Turkey to hold up the process.Speaking after top diplomats from the alliance's 30 member states met in Berlin, Stoltenberg also expressed his hope that Ukraine could win the war as Russian military advances appear to be faltering.In Finland, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin confirmed earlier statements that their country would seek membership in NATO during a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The Nordic country, which was nonaligned before changing its stance on NATO, shares a long border with Russia.“This is a historic day. A new era begins,” Niinisto said.The Finnish Parliament is expected to endorse the decision in the coming days. A formal membership application will then be submitted to NATO headquarters in Brussels, most likely at some point next week.Sweden, also nonaligned, moved a step closer to applying for NATO membership after the governing Social Democratic party met Sunday and backed joining the trans-Atlantic alliance.The plan to join the alliance will be discussed in Sweden's parliament on Monday, and Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's Cabinet will make an announcement later that day.The decision by the Social Democrats breaks with the party's long-standing position that Sweden must remain nonaligned and means there's a clear majority for NATO membership in Parliament.Sweden has not been a member of a military alliance since the Napoleonic Wars. Finland adopted neutrality after being defeated by the Red Army in World War II and losing about 10% of its territory.“Our 200-year-long standing policy of military nonalignment has served Sweden well,” Andersson said during a news conference in Stockholm late Sunday. “But the issue at hand is whether military nonalignment will keep serving us well?”“We're now facing a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe.”Finland and Sweden abandoned traditional neutrality by joining the European Union in 1995.Public opinion in both countries was firmly against joining NATO until the Russian invasion on Ukraine on Feb. 24, when support for membership surged almost overnight, first in Finland and later in Sweden.NATO's secretary-general, meanwhile, sought to highlight Russian military setbacks.“Russia's war in Ukraine is not going as Moscow had planned,” Stoltenberg said by video link to the NATO meeting in Berlin as he recovers from a COVID-19 infection." “They failed to take Kyiv. They are pulling back from around Kharkiv. Their major offensive in Donbas has stalled. Russia is not achieving its strategic objectives.”“Ukraine can win this war," he said, adding that NATO must continue to step up its military support to the country.The ex-Soviet republic of Georgia's bid to join NATO is again being discussed despite dire warnings from Moscow about the consequences. Both countries fought a brief war in 2008 over Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia.Nordic NATO member Norway said it strongly welcomed Finland's decision to seek membership. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt described Helsinki's move as “a turning point” for the Nordic region's defense and security policies.Stoltenberg said he was confident the accession process for Finland and Sweden could be expedited. In the meantime, the alliance would increase its presence in the Baltic region to deter Russian threats,...

Dr. Päivi Räsänen, a medical doctor who has been a member of the Finnish Parliament for 27 years, joins Dr. Mike Chupp on this week's episode. She shares her story about how she has been involved in a legal battle to protect her religious freedoms for the last three years.

In her address to the IIEA, Professor Anu Bradford of Columbia Law School, explores her seminal work on the “Brussels Effect” about how the European Union plays a powerful role as a global regulatory power, and how this role may evolve in the future in the context of regulatory battles for the digital economy between the EU, US and China. About the Speaker: Anu Bradford is Henry L. Moses Professor of Law and International Organizations at Columbia Law School. She is also a director for Columbia's European Legal Studies Center, a Senior Scholar at Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School and a nonresident scholar in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research focuses on international trade law, European Union law and comparative and international antitrust law. She holds an S.J.D. and LL.M. from Harvard Law School, and a law degree from the University of Finland. Prior to her academic career, Professor Bradford practiced competition and EU law in Brussels, and was an advisor in the Finnish Parliament and the European Parliament. She is the author of “The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World” (OUP 2020), named one of the Best Books of 2020 by Foreign Affairs, and of the forthcoming “Battle for the Soul of the Global Internet” (OUP 2023).

This week, closing arguments are scheduled in Finland at the trial of a Paivi Rasanen, a member of parliament, that may be a test case for whether quoting the Bible could be considered hate speech deserving of a crime. It all started in 2019 when Rasanen tweeted to her Lutheran minister questioning the church's support of the Gay Pride parade, quoting verses from the Bible as her reasoning. The exchange ignited a national debate where all of Rasanen's writings, including a 2004 pamphlet, became the focus behind five criminal complaints. She was eventually taken into custody where police questioned her for thirteen hours. Later she was charged with hate crimes against a minority. The real issue though has become, "How far can religious freedoms be protected?" And, "Whether or not people can be charged with a crime for what they believe?" On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Rasanen talks about her ordeal, her faith. This podcast is not a debate about what the Bible says or does not say about homosexuality. There's another podcast that debates that, between two evangelical ministers. Rasanen's interview is about how she feels about possibly facing jail time and/or a fine, for believing something in the Bible.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff King interviews Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament for more than 25 years, about her experience facing religious persecution. The post Episode 74: Facing Jail for Posting Bible Verse appeared first on Persecution.

Olli-Pekka Heinonen is the Director General at the Finnish National Agency of Education. Mr Heinonen has been the Minister of Education and Science (1994-1999), Minister of Transport and Communication (1999-2002) and Member of the Finnish Parliament (1995-2002). He has also been the Television Director at the Finnish Public Broadcasting Company and State Secretary in five different ministries. Mr Heinonen has held various positions of trust within different sectors of society. Mr Heinonen is a member of the Education Advisory Group for the United Nations Technology Innovation Labs. And from the beginning of May, he will start as the new Director General of the International Baccalaureate. Mr Heinonen holds a Master's Degree in Law. He is married and has three children. Social Links LinkedIn: @olli-pekka-heinonen Twitter: @Heino1Olli

In her address to the IIEA, Commissioner Urpilainen focuses on the EU's agenda for a reinvigorated and reformed multilateral order fit to face 21st Century challenges. She discusses inclusive multilateralism in the context of the EU's overall priorities, in particular the European Green Deal, jobs and growth, human development, sustainable financing. She also talks about the importance of strong partnerships, including through a ‘Team Europe' approach that also includes coordination with EU Member States. About the Speaker: As European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Ms Jutta Urpilainen oversees the European Commission's work on international cooperation and sustainable development. Ms Urpilainen served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2019. She was the first woman leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Finland's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister.

Does sexual purity still matter in today's culture? We answer that and more on today's episode of Unapologetic where we defend truth without comprise with Dr Bobby Conway the One Minute Apologist, and Tim Hull. A Christian member of the Finnish Parliament is facing six years imprisonment for sharing her opinion on marriage and human sexuality on social media, on television, and in a pamphlet. The politician, who is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and former chair of the Christian Democrats, has been under police investigation since June 2019 for publicly voicing her opinion on marriage and human sexuality in a 2004 pamphlet, for comments made on a 2018 TV show, and a tweet directed at her church leadership. This is one of many issues. Others include Josh Duggar is being charged with possession of Child Porn, the United Methodist church installs a self-proclaimed drag queen as a pastor, and Hillsong Creative director resigns after an inappropriate photo was discovered. Take the OMA Mental Health Crash Course https://oneminuteapologist.com/mhcc Take the OMA Apologetics Crash Course https://oneminuteapologist.com/acc https://www.patreon.com/oneminuteapologist Do you ever doubt your ability to answer bigger-than-life questions like, “Why do I exist? What is the purpose of life? Can I know God? If so, how? Are miracles possible?” And if God exists what's with all the evil in the world? Do questions like these ever nag at you? If so, you've come to the right podcast. I too am a fellow wonderer who thinks about stuff like this. I (Bobby Conway) am the founder and host of the rapidly-growing ministry, The One Minute Apologist, which is found on YouTube and at oneminuteapologist.com. Here I provide quick, credible answers to apologetic questions that resource people with a hunger to defend their Christian faith. These videos will often include interviews. I've had the privilege of interviewing some of the world's leading Christian apologists. Among them are: William Lane Craig, Josh McDowell, Hank Hanegraaff, JP Moreland, Norman Geisler, Frank Turek, and many more. #purityculture #apologetics #christianapologetics #oneminapologist #Christianity #God #bobbyconway #doubtingGod #doubtingJesus #doubtingtowardfaith

Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr discuss the conflict between the Democrats determination to control ALL Americans, forcing everyone to get the COVID-19 Vaccine an the Republicans who are determined to exercise their US Constitutional Right of Free Will to NOT take the shots. The Democrats are ignoring the data indicting those who are most likely to die are over 65, and most of that group probably will get the vaccine. The science also indicated that those who work outside in the sunlight are far let likely to get ill because of the benefits of Vitamin D from the sun.“Group Think” was first introduced as a problem in 1971 by “Psychology Today”. Because it puts substantial social pressure on conforming to what others are thinking or saying, rather than observing and reaching one’s own opinions from often obvious evidence, "Group Think" is very dangerous in a FREE SOCIETY! Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr are committed to helping you avoid the “Group Think Trap" here on American Ground Radio.Our American Mamas, Teri Netterville and Denise Arthur, have very high regard for those who voluntarily risk their lives every day to protect and to otherwise serve us. They have no tolerance for those who are teaching certain groups of people to engage in disrespectful, hateful, or dangerous behavior towards our police. It needs to stop. Someday, everyone of us may need to dial 911, and we will need someone to answer the phone!Obviously, they are friends, going back about 30 years; but does US House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy have a conflict of interest problem because of his friendship with Pollster Frank Luntz, who has represented a number of very liberal corporations? McCarthy said he rented a room from Luntz because of Pelosi’s COVID-19 Capitol Building use restrictions. Until then, he slept on his Capitol Office couch.Cancel Culture is pushing to destroy too much, including the Judeo-Christian religious faith. In the USA, the 1st Amendment is supposed to protect those rights to speak and worship as we wish. In the European Union, they are recognized as National Rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This includes Finland. However, Päivi Räsänen, a former Minister of the Finnish Interior and a current member of the Finnish Parliament, is facing up to 6 years in prison for Biblical writings in her criticism of homosexuality. This bully culture is becoming too common both in the European Union and in the USA. Päivi Räsänen is quoted as saying, “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.”What a mess! Did we really need this “Biden Chaos”? The Democrats, using Biden’s pen, are working very rapidly to make “America Normal Again”, and they are creating disaster and chaos in the process! Illegal southern border crossings are up 700%, and Press Secretary Jen Psaki says Biden is taking on the challenge at the southern border. How?The voters and parent in the Carroll ISD (Southlake, Texas) fought back against “Critical Race Theory” being put into their school system. It worked! A group called Southlake Families PAC came together, interviewed all the candidates for the local school board and city election positions on the ballot, made one recommendation for each, …. AND THEY WON, with about 70% of the vote in each race! The Democrats had worked hard to “brand” all five candidates endorsed by Southlake Families PAC as “racist”. Clearly, it did not work!

This episode's guest is Enni-Kukka Tuomala. Enni is an empathy designer and artist whose work focusses on tackling some of the key challenges of our time such as racism, sexism, the refugee crisis and the polarisation of politics. Her work has taken her around the world with projects such as "Empathy Exchange" - a social experiment on the streets of Tokyo to initiate positive interactions between people of difference and "Empatia Ele" - a ground breaking project with members of the Finnish Parliament to imbue empathy into the heart of politics. Her Campaign for Empathy recently saw her take up residency in the London borough of Newham where she helped the community use empathy as a tool for bridging divides. She is currently working on establishing permanent empathy HQs in cities around the world. Recorded in the chapel of House of St Barnabus, London.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/stevexoh)

Adrian and Jay get the opportunity to join in on another podcasting experience. Talking about triathlons, movie making, pushing boundaries, all while alternating between super hot sauna and super freezing polar bear swims? Bring it on! ** You can check out 'The Finish Podcast' on iTunes link: https://apple.co/2Iuq2tP

As Winter moves to spring, and the first season of the Polar Retreat comes to a close, we three hosts of the Finnish Parliament sweat out a host episode. We reflect on the previous months and review our “Game-Film”, reflecting on the plays, moves, successes, and failures of our work and personal lives.

The first omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when the Finnish Parliament declared their independence from Russia. Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Shaun McKenna Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

Sauli Väinämö Niinistö, the 12th President of the Republic of Finland, was inaugurated on 1 March 2012. Sauli Niinistö was born in Salo on 24 August 1948 and graduated from the University of Turku with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1974. He served as a rural police chief and as an assistant judge at the Turku Court of Appeal. He practiced law as an attorney and gained experience of corporate administration. He was elected to the Town Council of Salo in 1977 and continued to hold elected posts in local government until the 1990s. Sauli Niinistö was first elected to Parliament in 1987. In 1995, he was appointed Minister of Justice and Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen. He was appointed Minister of Finance in 1996 when the aftermath of the 1990s recession was at its worst, and unemployment was at record high levels. Those difficulties were overcome, however, and Finland entered the new millennium with a robust economy. In 2003, Sauli Niinistö took up the post of Vice President of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. His purview included R&D funding and funding activities in the Nordic countries and Russia, and he was also chairman of the Northern Dimension Partnership Programme. He has also been a Member and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a Member of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). Sauli Niinistö returned to the Finnish Parliament in the 2007 election with the highest number of votes ever gained by a candidate. He was Speaker of Parliament from 2007 to 2011. President Niinistö is married to Jenni Haukio and has two adult sons from his previous marriage. President Niinistö is active in sports and was also Chairman of the Finnish Football Association from 2009 to 2012 and Chairman of the organizing committee for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships. He has written two books.

Listen to the podcast below: http://pod.mittmedia.se/pod/filer/podd_72-17_Soini.mp3 Or download Podd72 from iTunes or Acast. Podcast 72 (Podd72 in Swedish) met with Foreign Minister Timo Soini 12th of October in the Finnish Parliament in Helsinki för a 40 minute long conversation about Finnish foreign policy, her neighbours and the overall security situation in the Baltic Sea region. Here are some … Fortsätt läsa #17 Finland´s FM Soini: ”They know we will defend ourselves like tigers and lions, together” Inlägget #17 Finland´s FM Soini: ”They know we will defend ourselves like tigers and lions, together” dök först upp på Podd72.