Apparently there are more than 175,000 lawyers in the UK. That’s a big number. In fact, it’s about one in every 200 working adults. It says something about the importance and complexity of legislation in our modern world. Those who propose, write and vote through the laws on which this complex web depends must take… Continue reading Love letters to lawmakers
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Watch our round table on the dangers of a conversion therapy ban
A few months ago, Let Us Pray hosted its first ever round table featuring official supporters Revd Calvin Robinson, Revd Dr Matthew Roberts, Dr Julie Maxwell and Dr Stuart Waiton. Dr Waiton, a senior lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at Abertay University, said the conversion therapy ban was “the most horribly dangerous authoritarian piece of… Continue reading Watch our round table on the dangers of a conversion therapy ban
Scot Govt must not ride roughshod over family freedoms
Parents, buckle your seatbelts once again, as the Scottish Government prepares to bring forward another piece of legislation which threatens to criminalise you. This time it is to do with broad proposals to ban conversion therapy. A recent legal opinion by leading human rights KC Aidan O’Neill warned: “these proposals would also criminalise parents who… Continue reading Scot Govt must not ride roughshod over family freedoms
Jo Bartosch: ‘a conversion therapy ban would be devastating for women and girls’
A conversion therapy ban would enshrine gender ideology into law, warned feminist journalist Jo Bartosch in a recent interview with Let Us Pray. Bartosch, who has written for Spiked, The Times, The Telegraph and The Critic, was clear that a conversion therapy ban would have absolutely devastating implications for women and girls and “serious ramifications… Continue reading Jo Bartosch: ‘a conversion therapy ban would be devastating for women and girls’
Detransitioner’s mum: I may be accused of ‘conversion therapy’
Earlier this week, BBC Radio 4’s PM programme had a fascinating interview with a brave young woman who had ‘detransitioned’. Her mum was also interviewed. The BBC’s Evan Davis spoke to the pair at length about their experiences of the transgender movement and its impact on relationships within the family. They charted one of the… Continue reading Detransitioner’s mum: I may be accused of ‘conversion therapy’
Dutch Govt legal advisors say no evidence conversion therapy ban is needed
The Parliament of the Netherlands is considering a Bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’. The Bill aims to outlaw ‘acts aimed at changing or suppressing sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression’. The Government’s legal advisory body, the Council of State, has said the Bill should be dropped if a clear gap in existing legislation cannot… Continue reading Dutch Govt legal advisors say no evidence conversion therapy ban is needed
The campaign to ban conversion therapy: whipping up fears about Christians
Last month, Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle was forced to apologise for comments made to Tory MP Miriam Cates, after shouting at her in the House of Commons. Anyone familiar with the story will immediately note that the apology was for ‘the mistaken tone’ of his comments, not what he actually said. That is very unfortunate.… Continue reading The campaign to ban conversion therapy: whipping up fears about Christians
What does ‘conversion therapy’ look like?
What would you do if your teenaged son or daughter announced to you that they might be transgender? It’s not an easy question to answer. It would depend on a lot of things, of course. How long have they been thinking about it? How certain are they of their feelings? Why are they feeling this… Continue reading What does ‘conversion therapy’ look like?
Church leaders tell Prime Minister ‘conversion therapy’ plans could criminalise Christians
The authors of a Christian declaration on marriage, sex and identity have written to Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Equalities Minister, Kemi Badenoch, over proposals to ban ‘conversion therapy’. They explain that the more than three thousand Christians who have signed the Greater Love Declaration could be criminalised by a ban, if it wrongly deems… Continue reading Church leaders tell Prime Minister ‘conversion therapy’ plans could criminalise Christians
LUP welcomes UK Equalities Minister’s letter on conversion therapy ban
Let Us Pray spokesman Simon Calvert said: “This letter confirms what we’ve been saying for years. Banning conversion therapy is an absolute minefield, primarily because no-one knows what it is. Activists used to say they wanted to outlaw brutal abuse like electro-shock therapy. But that’s already illegal. Now they’re admitting what they really want is… Continue reading LUP welcomes UK Equalities Minister’s letter on conversion therapy ban