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Gov't to Pastor: Renounce Faith!
worldnetdaily.com ^ | June 09, 2008 | staff

Posted on 06/09/2008 8:26:35 PM PDT by kellynla

The Canadian government has ordered a Christian pastor to renounce his faith and never again express moral opposition to homosexuality, according to a new report.

In a decision handed down just days ago in the penalty phase of the quasi-judicial proceedings run by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal, evangelical pastor Stephen Boisson was banned from expressing his biblical perspective of homosexuality and ordered to pay $5,000 for "damages for pain and suffering" as well as apologize to the activist who complained of being hurt.

According to a report from Pete Vere at the Catholic Exchange, the penalty could foreshadow the possible fate of Father Alphonse de Valk, who also has cited the biblical perspective on homosexuality in the nation's debate over same-sex "marriage" and now faces HRC charges.

Boisson had written a letter to the editor of his local Red Deer newspaper in 2002 denouncing the advance of homosexual activism as "wicked" and stating: "Children as young as five and six years of age are being subjected to psychologically and physiologically damaging pro-homosexual literature and guidance in the public school system; all under the fraudulent guise of equal rights."

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TOPICS: Canada; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: ac; canada; censorship; christianity; faith; firstamendment; gays; gaystapo; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; pastor
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1 posted on 06/09/2008 8:26:36 PM PDT by kellynla
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To: Salvation; NYer; narses

ping


2 posted on 06/09/2008 8:26:59 PM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: kellynla

It is coming to the USA with a vengence. Gird your loins and make your choices.


3 posted on 06/09/2008 8:28:21 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter (I)
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To: kellynla

What’s the “or else” in this case? What will they do to him if he defies the ruling?


4 posted on 06/09/2008 8:30:56 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves. - A. Lincoln)
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To: kellynla

Concise Response: “How do you folks say it - shove it up your a$$?”


5 posted on 06/09/2008 8:31:14 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: kellynla

I anxiously await the day when a dead fascist hangs from every lamppost.


6 posted on 06/09/2008 8:31:23 PM PDT by lesser_satan (Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
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To: kellynla

I guess the Pope will have to steer clear of Canada to avoid getting mired in a human “rights” hearing.


7 posted on 06/09/2008 8:31:58 PM PDT by gpapa
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To: Texas Songwriter

As someone that has preached a sermon or two … it is here already.


8 posted on 06/09/2008 8:32:04 PM PDT by doc1019 (I was taught to respect my elders, but it's getting harder to find one.)
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To: lesser_satan

Ah yes, the Cromwell solution.
They need an organization so defend and appeal these rulings. I would contribute.
Otherwise..they need to seek asylum in the US where we still have the right of free speach if we can keep it.


9 posted on 06/09/2008 8:33:38 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: kellynla
"Mr. Boissoin and The Concerned Christian Coalition Inc. shall cease publishing in newspapers, by e-mail, on the radio, in public speeches, or on the Internet, in future, disparaging remarks about gays and homosexuals.

WOW. So long Canada.

10 posted on 06/09/2008 8:33:55 PM PDT by MarMema (kosovo will always be Serbian)
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To: lesser_satan

Never happen. And you know it.


11 posted on 06/09/2008 8:34:09 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: kellynla

Why don’t they just order him to be gay and be done with this charade?!?


13 posted on 06/09/2008 8:38:33 PM PDT by Fox_Mulder77
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To: lesser_satan
I anxiously await the day when a dead fascist hangs from every lamppost.

Can I whack them with a big stick?

14 posted on 06/09/2008 8:38:45 PM PDT by politicalwit (AKA... A Tradition Continues...Now a Hoosier Freeper)
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To: kellynla

This is insane. In an amazingly ironic way, the Canadian gov’t is indirectly insulting those gay people who have been victims of ACTUAL hate crimes, such as being stabbed to death just for being gay. Simply stating a belief about the topic is totally not the same thing.

Apparently, free speech is the new hate crime. Life is getting more Orwellian every day.


15 posted on 06/09/2008 8:39:54 PM PDT by Soothesayer (I'm breaking out of this hand basket!)
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To: Oldexpat

Otherwise..they need to seek asylum in the US where we still have the right of free speach if we can keep it.”

We have a poor substitute for the real thing.


16 posted on 06/09/2008 8:40:27 PM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll keep getting what you always get.)
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To: kellynla
Hopefully the term "Canadian Government" though technically correct shall be considered misleading. The legacy of the Liberal Party of Canada is to be considered.

Before he came to minority power Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister decried the law that was being used to end free speech.

If Harper gets a majority government, we may see some action. Until then we should all be well aware of Orwell's nightmare scenario. It is here.

17 posted on 06/09/2008 8:40:38 PM PDT by Peter Libra
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To: kellynla
FYI, a link to the Peter Vere article from Catholic Exchange which is referenced in this story:

Catholicism - A Hate Crime in Canada?

18 posted on 06/09/2008 8:42:02 PM PDT by AHerald ("Be faithful to God ... do not bother about the ridicule of the foolish." - St. Pio of Pietrelcina)
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To: Fox_Mulder77

You joke about that but I am 100% certain it will be ordered in the near future.


19 posted on 06/09/2008 8:42:04 PM PDT by Soothesayer (I'm breaking out of this hand basket!)
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To: Old Sarge; Oldexpat
Never happen. And you know it.

Perhaps, but a guy can always dream.

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20 posted on 06/09/2008 8:43:45 PM PDT by lesser_satan (Cthulu '08! Why vote for the lesser evil?)
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