Let Us Pray is expecting a draft Bill on ‘conversion practices’ to be published by the Westminster Government in the next few weeks. The legislation “will neither inadvertently criminalise nor have a ‘chilling’ effect” on those having “challenging” conversations with young people about gender, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch MP has promised. But previous assurances have… Continue reading Westminster Govt to publish draft conversion therapy Bill
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No, Elliot Colburn MP, torture is not still legal
Activists demanding a ‘conversion therapy’ ban say a new law is needed to tackle abuse and coercion. Elliot Colburn, the Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington in South London, last weekend told GB News that the Government should hurry up with a ban on practices which he says amount to “torture”. The leading LGBT campaign… Continue reading No, Elliot Colburn MP, torture is not still legal
‘It’s illegal to question my gender-confused daughter’ warns Australian mum
A mother of a gender-confused teen living in the Australian state of Victoria says the Government has passed a law that “amounts to child abuse” and has called for an “immediate inquiry into this Orwellian law”. The law she’s referring to is her State’s extreme conversion therapy law, which came into force last year. Regarded… Continue reading ‘It’s illegal to question my gender-confused daughter’ warns Australian mum
Oxford Students Union cuts out debating society after ludicrous ‘conversion therapy’ row
by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. Controversial speakers are common guests at the Oxford Union, the renowned two-centuries-old debating society. Examining differing viewpoints on important social issues is a staple for the institution, which is known for taking a no-holds-barred… Continue reading Oxford Students Union cuts out debating society after ludicrous ‘conversion therapy’ row
UN ‘expert’: forcing gender identity on us all
by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the UN’s ‘Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity’. A man on a mission, he is charting his way around the UK, holding meetings with various groups, seeking to “assess… Continue reading UN ‘expert’: forcing gender identity on us all
Alistair Begg discusses the dangers of a broad conversion therapy ban
Respected pastor and author Alistair Begg warns that those pushing for a broad conversion therapy ban are ‘trying to undermine a biblical view of humanity’. Originally from Scotland, Begg moved to the US in 1983 to pastor Parkside Church near Cleveland in Ohio. In an interview with The Christian Institute, Mr Begg commented on the… Continue reading Alistair Begg discusses the dangers of a broad conversion therapy ban
Let Us Pray Scotland tour
For the last two weeks, the Let Us Pray campaign has been holding meetings across Scotland. We set out to inform concerned Christians and church leaders about the threat of a conversion therapy ban to the ordinary work of churches and innocent parenting. Not only were we able to bring supporters up to date on… Continue reading Let Us Pray Scotland tour
Conversion therapy plans presume parents are a “risk” to their children
by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. Christians have long expressed concern that a new law banning ‘conversion therapy’ is likely to criminalise ordinary churchgoers for seeking to follow the Bible’s teaching. While the term ‘conversion therapy’ brings to mind images… Continue reading Conversion therapy plans presume parents are a “risk” to their children
Conversion at “the very heart of the Christian faith”
There is a “specific agenda” among some pressing for a ‘conversion therapy’ ban, “which does appear to be particularly against the Christian faith and the Christian church”. That’s what Revd Dr William Philip of Tron Church Glasgow told the Let Us Pray campaign in a recent interview: “I think that is reflected in the use… Continue reading Conversion at “the very heart of the Christian faith”
Irish Govt research: ‘non-affirming attitude’ is ‘conversion therapy’
by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. Governments around the world are under pressure from LGBT activists to write broad conversion therapy bans into law. The Irish Govt has committed to doing so, but Roderic O’Gorman, the Republic of Ireland’s Minister… Continue reading Irish Govt research: ‘non-affirming attitude’ is ‘conversion therapy’