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Christian dad fighting for parental rights smeared in local press

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The Hamilton-area Christian father who is suing the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board after the board refused his repeated requests over two years to withdraw his children from classes dealing with homosexuality and other sensitive issues, is coming under attack from the local newspaper , The Spectator . Dr. Steve Tourloukis, the man behind the lawsuit, which seeks to ensure that he is notified before controversial subjects are discussed in class, is a dentist, a member of the Greek Orthodox Church , and has a daughter in grade one and a son in grade four. In  an editorial  published September 13, The Spectator’s Managing Editor , Howard Elliott , called Dr. Tourloukis’ legal action “distasteful,” “impractical,” and “downright sinister.” Dr. Steve Tourloukis The paper also  published a cartoon  by Graeme MacKay with the editorial that portrayed a caricature of Dr. Tourloukis drowning in an accumulation of the word “hate.” Another version of th...