Canadian professor loses bid to muzzle complaint he filed against pastor for “hate speech”
Human rights panel refuses to stop pastor represented by ADF-allied attorney from posting complaint against the pastor on the Internet
Friday, May 05, 2006

CALGARY, Alberta — Siding with Pastor Stephen Boissoin, who is under fire by a University of Calgary professor for expressing pro-family views, an Alberta human rights panel ruled Thursday against a critical application filed by the professor. The application sought to bar publication on the Internet of the complaint the professor filed against Boissoin.

“The ability to express one’s conscience is a fundamental human right,” said ADF Litigation Counsel Jeremy Tedesco. “The pastor cannot be muzzled simply because someone else does not share his viewpoint.”

The Calgary professor, Dr. Darren Lund, reported Boissoin to the Alberta Human Rights Commission four years ago for published letters Boissoin wrote on homosexual behavior. Lund claimed he had since become the victim of harassment as a result of the availability on the Internet of the complaint he filed against Boissoin. The panel stated, “There is no evidence that Dr. Lund has been harassed or that his family’s safety is in jeopardy.” the rest