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A Christian publication already cleared by the Canadian Human Rights Commission on claims its reporting on issues involving homosexuality stem from "bigotry, discrimination and hate" will have to defend itself – again – from the same charges. Officials with Catholic Insight have confirmed homosexual activist Rob Wells, whose earlier allegations against the publication were rejected, has appealed to the Federal Court in Canada. "On Aug. 12, Toronto-based Catholic Insight and its editor Father Alphonse de Valk received notification that Wells had filed an appeal … with the Federal Court of Canada. Wells is requesting that the appeal be heard in...

Re. June 7 Advocate news story Human rights ruling disputed: The story is about the Alberta human rights commission ruling that orders me to offer Darren Lund a written public apology. It quotes Lund saying, “I certainly didn’t request an apology, so that was a bit of a surprise.” “I don’t see the value in an insincere apology.” Lund’s response fails to surprise me. What’s interesting is that an apology is precisely what he sought for almost six years. Lund’s original complaint to the rights commission asked that I pay thousands of dollars in fines to him and to Egale...