Less than two weeks after its introduction, Canada has passed into law a Bill banning conversion therapy. The Bill passed through the House of Commons and Senate at lightning speed with no scrutiny whatsoever, aided by the success of a motion in the House of Commons which allowed the Bill to bypass committee stages. The… Continue reading Canada bans “sincere expressions of religious beliefs”
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Church ministers’ letter to Govt on conversion therapy
Over 1700 church ministers and pastoral workers have signed a letter urging the Government not to criminalise the ordinary work of churches. If you are a church minister or pastoral worker, we urge you to sign. The authors say churches “act in love, with gentleness and respect, for the good of all” but fear that… Continue reading Church ministers’ letter to Govt on conversion therapy
Government release ‘easy read’ guide to conversion therapy consultation
The Westminster Government has released a new ‘easy read’ guide to its conversion therapy consultation. The announcement was made at the same time as an eight-week extension of the consultation was confirmed. The climbdown over the hurried timescale was forced after campaign group Fair Play For Women threatened judicial review. They said that the ‘easy… Continue reading Government release ‘easy read’ guide to conversion therapy consultation
8 week extension to conversion therapy consultation announced
The Government has confirmed that it is extending its conversion therapy consultation by eight weeks. The consultation will now run until 4 February 2022. Last month we raised concerns about the shortness of the consultation, which was originally set to run for just six weeks. Since then, the bungled roll-out of an ‘easy read’ version… Continue reading 8 week extension to conversion therapy consultation announced
Evangelical Times: ‘tracking systems to monitor pastors’
The Evangelical Times has reported that some lawyers want ‘tracking systems’ to “monitor pastors who do ‘conversion therapy’”. The report was reflecting on the contents of the ‘Cooper Report’, which asks the Government to bring forward a very broad ban on conversion therapy. Produced for the Ozanne Foundation, the Cooper Report was co-signed by leaders of… Continue reading Evangelical Times: ‘tracking systems to monitor pastors’
Hello to our first 1,000 supporters!
We here at Let Us Pray have been really encouraged by the messages of support we’ve received since our official launch on Tuesday. We’re especially delighted that nearly 1,000 people have signed up to support our campaign in just two days. (You, dear reader, can do the same by hitting the “join the campaign” button… Continue reading Hello to our first 1,000 supporters!
Welcome to the Let Us Pray campaign
Do you think praying should ever be a crime? Most people would say ‘no’. Whatever we might think of someone else’s beliefs, calling for people to be locked up is pretty extreme. The Let Us Pray campaign is here to defend the ordinary work of churches from an excessively broad ‘conversion therapy’ ban that could… Continue reading Welcome to the Let Us Pray campaign