The Welsh Government has announced a working group to advise it on “actions to ban conversion practices in Wales for all LGBTQ+ people”. -Let Us Pray warns that the group is likely to make inappropriate recommendations due to the repressive ideology of those in the group. -Group members include Jayne Ozanne, who has said “gentle,… Continue reading Let Us Pray warns of ‘repressive ideology’ as Welsh Govt launches a one sided conversion therapy advisory group
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Response to today’s announcement on conversion therapy by the Government at Westminster
Responding to today’s announcement of a draft Bill banning conversion therapy, Simon Calvert of the Let Us Pray campaign said: “Everyone deserves to be protected from verbal and physical abuse. But the rhetoric of anti-conversion therapy campaigners makes clear that their target is not just abuse, which is already illegal. Their goal is to outlaw… Continue reading Response to today’s announcement on conversion therapy by the Government at Westminster
Press release: Let Us Pray Campaign disappointed at “muddled” amendment to Online Safety Bill that would suppress church outreach
The Let Us Pray Campaign has reacted with disappointment and concern to a proposed amendment to the Online Safety Bill that would suppress church outreach and even gender critical feminism. The amendment tabled by Alicia Kearns – couched colloquially rather than in the language of statute – would require social media firms to filter out… Continue reading Press release: Let Us Pray Campaign disappointed at “muddled” amendment to Online Safety Bill that would suppress church outreach
Announcement on Westminster conversion therapy ban expected
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
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?
Response to Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s Report on banning conversion therapy
Simon Calvert, spokesperson for Let Us Pray said: “LGBT people deserve to be protected from physical and verbal abuse just like anyone else. But these proposals go much, much further. The report demands a law that could criminalise traditional churches and ‘gender-critical’ feminists alike – simply because their conversations around sex and gender do not… Continue reading Response to Scottish Expert Advisory Group’s Report on banning conversion therapy
Australian ‘conversion therapy’ ban is “Tavistock ideology enshrined in law”
Under the headline “Distraught parents now face prosecution if they don’t accept gender transition of their vulnerable kids” The Daily Mail Australia has exposed the extreme conversion therapy ban now in force in the State of Victoria: “A new Victorian law which forces mothers and fathers to accept their children’s desire to change gender has… Continue reading Australian ‘conversion therapy’ ban is “Tavistock ideology enshrined in law”
Christians warn Govt: Don’t let the conversion therapy ban become an LGBT blasphemy law
The Government has confirmed it will bring forward a bill outlawing ‘conversion therapy’. But Let Us Pray, a campaign to protect the ordinary work of churches, is warning against legislative overreach. It says the Bill could turn into an LGBT blasphemy law, criminalising the mere expression of opinions. Simon Calvert, spokesperson for Let Us Pray,… Continue reading Christians warn Govt: Don’t let the conversion therapy ban become an LGBT blasphemy law
Anti-faith group calls for ban on prayer, faith declarations, repentance and confessions
An anti-faith group has called for a legal ban on a long list of everyday faith practices including, prayer, faith declarations, repentance and even confessions. In their response to the UK Government’s Conversion Therapy Consultation, anti-faith group, Humanists UK, argues strongly for a widening of the ban on conversion therapy to include what it calls… Continue reading Anti-faith group calls for ban on prayer, faith declarations, repentance and confessions