Fact check: Is a European politician being persecuted for tweeting from the Bible?
Case of Finnish lawmaker has become cause célèbre in U.S. religious-right media
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U.S. right-wing Christian media thrive on stories about alleged persecution of Christians or anyone who promotes “family values,” and an abundance of articles about Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, is a case in point. Articl…