In June 2008 in the Canadian province of Alberta, the Human Rights and Citizenship Commission ordered pastor Stephen Boissoin and his Concerned Christian Coalition to stop publishing and broadcasting disparaging remarks about gays, after earlier finding that a letter Boisson published in the Red Deer Advocate incited hatred against homosexuals in violation of the province's human rights law. The Commission also awarded $5000 damages to the high school teacher who had filed the complaint. (See prior posting.) On Thursday, according to Canadian Press, a Court of Queen's Bench in Alberta overturned the Commission's ruling, finding that Boisson's letter was protected free speech.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
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Well finally a great deal of sanity and conmonsense takes over again in Canada.
See what happens when political correctness takes over a nation? They violate our basic human rights to criticize and condemn what we find offensive and wrong. That's the American Way... even in Canada.
The first amendment requires it.
Great news. The first amendment protects the right to criticize homosexuality in the USA.
Am glad the Canadians agree with this human right also.
Did you know they actually tried to censor religious free speech criticcal of the homosexual agenda!
Why don't people actually get the facts on this case. Read the legal brief submitted by Stephen Boissoin and the judges decision:
http://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/ccs/uploads/Boissoin_QB.pdf
http://stephenboissoin.com/downloads/scan013_20091203_180444[1].pdf
http://missmarprelate.blogspot.com/2009/12/boissoin-runling-quotes.html
Find out who Steve was and is. You will not find single bad word written about him by any one who actually knew him then or knows him now. And he was a well known youth worker at the time. He had given everything he had to helping troubled kids, including many gay kids. No one who knows him would accuse him of hurting a fly.
This case was based on the allegation that a gay teenager had been assulted because of the letter. There is no evidence this ever happened. No police report was ever filed. The alleged victim was never identified to the commission or the court. Someone??? took a teenager to the Red Deer Advocate to complain about the letter. Darren Lund, an anti-Christian activist, was a high school teacher in Red Deer at the time, who wanted to bring a United Church minister into the school to teach the kids that the Bible was wrong about homosexuality. Steve had every right to respond. He saw the evidence every day of the harm that promiscuity and lack of moral context regarding every kind of sexuality was having on kids. He had every moral and Charter right to respond to government policy in the public schools.
Steve's letter may have been strongly worded and have offended some people, but Darren Lund could have responded by writing a letter himself, but instead, he went home crying and got Big Brother to come take the other kids lunch money. Probably in the range of $200,000 in expenses for Steve. And a ridiculous order from the "Human Rights" Tribunal that Steve pay $5000 to Lund, a non-victim for his whining and suffering and apologize to Lund publically for his deeply held religious beliefs. Even serial killers can not be ordered to do this (maybe in North Korea they can). Thankfully Judge Wilson did every thing but laugh out loud at this.
Darren Lund is a Hate Pimp. For this, many liberal organizations have richly rewarded him, including giving him an associate professorship at U of C.
Stephen Boissoin has been put through more than 7 years of hell for voicing very controversial opinions. Even if you hate Stephen's words, how many of us have not done exactly that, even in writing. Read the letter now that it can actually be published freely. Every one of us should be grateful to Steve for not just giving in to this thug and PAYING HIM OFF like many who have been hauled before these evil Inquisitions have done, just to make it go away.
As for threats of violence against Lund; maybe someone in the media should ask what kind of threats Stephen got, like HIV loaded syringes. He just doesn't whine about it and portray himself as a victim the way Lund does.
By the way, Stephen never compared people in consensual relationships to pedophiles. He was talking about radical activists in the public schools and NAMBLA.
Humans, whether individuals or governments, cross a dangerous line when they go beyond judging men' evil deeds (we are called to judge right from wrong according to law), and start judging the motivations of a man's heart (love or hate). That is God's territory.
Are we all in agreement here? Not sure what Rose's gripe was. I think Steven was being supported by the anonymous comments --or am I missing something?
"The first amendment protects the right to criticize homosexuality in the USA."
Got news for ya: it also protects homosexuals.
"Did you know they actually tried to censor religious free speech criticcal of the homosexual agenda!"
Really? And where was that? Be specific, now.
"Not sure what Rose's gripe was."
Her "gripe" had to do with nobody bothered to get the facts, Barb.
"...or am I missing something?"
*sigh* Always, endlessly and forever...
Specifically, in Canada, for sure --where ministers have been prohibited from broadcasting on the air any criticism of homosexuality from the Bible.
Also in one of the Scandanavian countries, a minister preached in the church against homosexuality--deliberately testing the so-called hate laws restricting speech on that topic. I think he was to be sent to jail--I never heard how it resolved.
"Specifically, in Canada, for sure --where ministers have been prohibited from broadcasting on the air any criticism of homosexuality from the Bible."
Nope. Try again?
Lady J --why do you say no --when what I said is true?
It's not true.
Focus on the Family found that it IS true. They were too critical from their religious view about homosexuality. While James Robison, the tv minister, DID get away with mentioning the biblical view on homosexuality, hairsplitting occured to find FOF in violation of Canadian policy.
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