Ake Green, a pastor in Sweden, was sentenced to one month in prison on a charge of "hate speech against homosexuals", for a sermon on homosexuality. (5/8/04) [Source 104]

"In Europe people are starting to be jailed for saying what they think." - Vladimir Palko, Slovak Interior Minister, in protest to the Swedish ambassador. The minister commented in response to the jailing of a Christian pastor. (5/8/04) [Source 104]

"Here in Australia, Daniel Nalliah and Daniel Scott were convicted under hate crimes law.. Quoting the Quran accurately was no defence, nor was the loving context for Muslims from a Christian view. (12/04) [Source 104]

A property manager in England was demoted, received a £14,000/yr pay cut and just avoided the sack for ... commenting on Facebook that churches should not be forced to participate in same-sex union ceremonies. (24/10/11) [Source 110]

Canada's 'Human Rights' Commissions and Tribunals carry the full power of government, but lack the due process or rules of evidence found in courts. Even rapists and murderers get better legal protections than those who speak their thoughts.x (5/8/04) [Source 105]

In Canada, as elsewhere, an activist merely has to claim their feelings have been hurt or they've been offended.. The accused then becomes an "offender" and in Stalinesque reversal of legal principle, the "offender" must prove their innocence. (5/8/04) [Source 105]

In 'progressive' Canada, those accused of hate are punished by the process. The complainant bears no costs. The accused pays their costs, the government's costs (if they lose - which is likely) and pay the accuser a “damages” reward. (5/8/04) [Source 105]

Canada's Stalinesque legal procedures in prosecuting (or persecuting) speech, action and thought create a lose-lose process from beginning to end. The battering ram intentions of these laws, who they serves and who they silence, could not be made more clear. (5/8/04) [Source 105]

A Michigan student was asked by his teacher for his feelings on homosexuals. The boy replied that as a Catholic he was offended by the gay and lesbian lifestyle. He was ordered to leave the room under threat of suspension. A law suit is pending. (16/12/11) [Source 109]

Elane Photography (USA) was fined $6,600 for declining to photograph a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony. Even with constitutionally protected religious liberty, non-discrimination laws prove stronger. (4/08) [Source 109]

A Catholic Teachers union passed resolutions making it policy to pressure Catholic schools to surrender their rights to maintain their Catholic identity.[Source 111]

A homosexual won a job discrimination claim against the Church of England. After being passed over for a youth worker’s post, he claimed he was unlawfully discriminated against due to his homosexuality. The employment tribunal agreed. (18/7/2007).[Source 111]

When Sweden passed its 2002 hate speech statute, it explicitly targeted "church sermons". The jailing of Pastor Aka Green two years later saw the law put to effective use. Collecting Bible citations on this topic is hate speech." (5/8/04) [Source 104]

The Canadian Human Rights Commission fined the City of London (Canada) and its mayor $10,000 for refusing to proclaim Gay Pride Day and ordered the city to proclaim the valuable contributions of gays and lesbians to the community. (1997) [Source 105]

In Toronto, Scott Brockie was fined $5,000 for refusing to print homosexual-themed stationery at his printing business. (1997) [Source 105]

In Canada, the StarPhoenix newspaper and its client advertiser (Hugh Owens) were ordered to pay $4,500 damages for publishing an ad that quoted Bible verses regarding homosexuality. After lengthy and expensive appeals it was overturned in April 2006. (“Court Reverses Ruling,” WorldNetDaily, April 14, 2006). (2002) [Source 105]

A council in Canada was ordered to pay $2,000 to two lesbians, as well as their legal costs, after refusing to rent its facility to them for use in their 'wedding'. (2005) [Source 105]

City councilman John Decicco was fined $1,000 and made to apologize for saying homosexuality was “not normal or natural” during a council meeting discussing the issue.The monies were awarded (or rewarded) to the activists who complained.. (2006) [Source 105]

The Vancouver Rape Relief Society was fined a $7500 for not allowing a male-to-female “transsexual” to train as a rape and abuse hotline counsellor. They held that as a women-only society its clients might not accept a transexual as a woman. (2002) [Source 105]

The Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary, was ordered to defend a pastoral letter defending traditional marriage. Bishop Henry said: “... we’re into a new form of censorship and thought control, and the commissions are being used as thought police.” (2005) [Source 105]

'Catholic Insight' magazine ran an article refuting “same-sex marriage” using both Bible and church teaching. An activist accused them of promoting “extreme hatred and contempt”. After the usual expensive and stressful proceedings, the complaint was not upheld. (2/2007) [Source 105]

The Canadian government ordered MacGregor Ministries shut down as its materials were ‘critical’ of the beliefs of non-Christians. They were ordered to either make wholesale changes, or shut down. They moved to the US. (2008) [Source 105]

Stephen Boissenwrote a 'Letter to the Editor' about homosexual indoctrination taking place in schools. He was ordered to not oppose homosexuality in any public forum and to compensate the 'offended' homosexual $7,000. for pain and suffering”. (2008) [Source 105]