Alberta's censorship of Rev. Boissoin makes news in the U.S., too

The influential Family Research Council, an $11-million/year pro-family U.S. political action group, has caught wind of Alberta's censorship of Rev. Stephen Boissoin. Here's their item on the subject. An excerpt:

As if the lifetime speech ban were not tyrannical enough, Andreachuk also ordered Boissoin to compensate Professor Lund, who was not a victim of the so-called "hate crime," $5,000. Under the terms of his sentencing, the Reverend must "cease publishing...remarks about homosexuals" and submit a written apology to Lund for publication in the Red Deer Advocate...

Conservatives across Canada are in an uproar over the ruling and many are demanding that Premier Ed Stelmach follow through with his promise to review the unbridled "censorship powers" of the HRC. If he refuses, Alberta's thought police can indict any pastor or average citizen who holds political or moral views contrary to the powers-that-be. 

I would add that it's not just conservatives who are appalled. I'm pleased to report that prominent gay rights activists are appalled, too. Here's the former executive director of EGALE, Canada's largest gay rights lobby.