You may have seen press coverage saying the Westminster Govt is soon to make an announcement on conversion therapy. This is likely a response to an amendment to the Online Safety Bill which may be discussed tomorrow. We are clear that any new law must not cut across the ordinary work of churches: prayer, preaching,… Continue reading Announcement on Westminster conversion therapy ban expected
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Pressure mounts over ‘illiberal’ Holyrood plans that exceed its powers
Let Us Pray explained last month that the Scottish Government’s plans for a criminal ban on ‘conversion therapy’ put it on a collision course with the courts. A formal legal opinion from top lawyer, Aidan O’Neill KC, is clear that recommendations from the Scottish Government’s ‘Expert Advisory Group’ are “fundamentally illiberal” and exceed the Executive’s… Continue reading Pressure mounts over ‘illiberal’ Holyrood plans that exceed its powers
Who will scrutinise the scrutineers?
The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities Committee (EHRCJ) is once again under pressure over its biased scrutiny of plans to ban so-called conversion therapy. In a recent letter to a Government Minister, the Committee makes a tacit admission that in holding an oral evidence session with the Government’s ‘Expert Advisory Group’, future scrutiny could be compromised. MSPs… Continue reading Who will scrutinise the scrutineers?
Holyrood could waste yet more money after nearly £1m spend on Supreme Court losses
The Scottish Government could waste more taxpayers’ money if it continues pursuing legislation that is beyond its powers. One of Scotland’s best-known KCs advises that proposals for a broad ban on ‘conversion therapy’ are “outside the Parliament’s legislative competence”. The Christian Institute has previously warned the Scottish Government that it will pursue action in the… Continue reading Holyrood could waste yet more money after nearly £1m spend on Supreme Court losses
Stop the bus, I want to get off…
As Holyrood passes its irrational gender self-ID Bill into law, we must recognise this is only one stop on a long and bumpy bus ride. Passing this new law was always going to be a bad move. But it is especially so given both public and professional opinion has turned decisively against the extreme ideology… Continue reading Stop the bus, I want to get off…
Scottish Govt on collision course with courts over conversion therapy plans
A leading human rights lawyer has said that the Scottish Government would be exceeding its legislative powers if it pursues proposals to ban conversion therapy. In an independent legal opinion, top KC Aidan O’Neill says recommendations made by the Government’s own ‘Expert Advisory Group’ are “fundamentally illiberal” and, if adopted, would criminalise innocent parents and… Continue reading Scottish Govt on collision course with courts over conversion therapy plans
Scottish Trans Bill and CT Ban – a recipe for disaster
The Scottish Government wants to allow 16-year-olds to easily change legal sex, whilst also criminalising anyone who might try to intervene, including parents. The controversial Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill lowers the minimum age for changing legal sex from 18 to 16. It also replaces the need for a professional diagnosis from two medical practitioners… Continue reading Scottish Trans Bill and CT Ban – a recipe for disaster
Kemi Badenoch: ‘conversion therapy ban demands have widened’
Those calling for a conversion therapy ban have changed what they are asking for since the Government agreed to pursue the legislation four years ago, says Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch MP. Although the Government promised to bring forward a ban while Theresa May was Prime Minister, and since then has repeatedly said the legislation remains… Continue reading Kemi Badenoch: ‘conversion therapy ban demands have widened’
Activists hurry to limit free speech as doctors reject gender ideology
The Australian journalist, Bernard Lane, this weekend wrote of a landmark court case in his own country, in which the judge was being asked to rule over whether a child could receive puberty-blocking drugs. The case settled before it proceeded to a judgement, when an expert witness ‘abruptly withdrew a recommendation of puberty blockers’. This… Continue reading Activists hurry to limit free speech as doctors reject gender ideology
“Almost illegal even to teach traditional Christian teaching” in Victoria, Australia
With only hours to go until the election of a new government in Victoria, Australia, a well-known journalist has branded the current leadership there “the most dedicated and consistent anti-Christian government in Australian history”. Foreign Editor for The Australian, Greg Sheridan, claims that: “In legislation and abusive rhetoric, the Victorian government has acted to restrict… Continue reading “Almost illegal even to teach traditional Christian teaching” in Victoria, Australia