Freedom of Expression at stake – EEA Statement on Päivi Räsänen, May 2021
- FREEDOM OF RELIGION & BELIEF, NEWS, SLIDER
- May 11, 2021
The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) warmly welcomes the unanimous decision by a Finnish court to reject all accusations brought in against the Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen and the Lutheran bishop Juhana Pohjala.
READ MOREIn this article, I would like to introduce you to Latin America, a region that is not often considered in reports about persecution of Christians. Because it’s a majority Christian continent and most countries are democracies that have incorporated international provisions for religious freedom in domestic legislation, many assume there are no problems related to religious freedom.
READ MOREEEA is writing to the Finnish government to express concern about the case of Päivi Räsänen, a former government minister accused of hate speech for quoting the Bible.
READ MOREFreedom of religion or belief for all has always been a top priority for EEA, for our work in Brussels but also for our interactions with our members and partners. The people most qualified to understand and respond well to the freedom of religion problems in a nation are, of course, those in that nation. So EEA is dedicated to strengthening its national Evangelical Alliances so that they can play their important role.
READ MOREDid you know that every four and a half years, every nation on earth has its human records thoroughly checked by the United Nations (UN)? And did you know that it is not that hard for national Evangelical Alliances to help shine a light on where you think your nation needs to do better? Basically, every 3 years, the UN questions every country very thoroughly in a “universal periodic review” (UPR). And the wonderful World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) team at the UN in Geneva could help you submit a report on the human rights issues which concern you most.
READ MOREIn Italy, if you are not Roman Catholic, you can sometimes feel second class. And sometimes you really are treated as second class in religious matters. But the Italian Evangelical Alliance rejects a sense of victimhood. They do not minimise the challenges that faith minorities face. But they do not want to be obsessed by them. Nor do they want Evangelicals withdrawing from society.
READ MOREThe Evangelical Alliance was originally created in London in 1846. A number of founding members were representing European countries. The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) was founded in 1951. The EEA exists to foster unity and evangelical identity and provide a voice and platform to 23 million European evangelical Christians. The mission of the EEA is to CONNECT for com-mon purpose, EQUIP for integral mission and REPRESENT with a united voice. It is a grassroots movement from all Protestant traditions present in 36 European countries. The Brussels office of the EEA promotes active citizenship of its constituency and represents it to the European Institutions. The EEA is part of the World Evangelical Alliance (www.worldea.org)
Postfach
Hertistrasse 31
8304 Wallisellen Switzerland
Rue Belliard 205/14
1040 Brussels
Belgium
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.