The Government has said that the second day of the Criminal Justice Bill’s Report Stage will take place on 4 June. An amendment on ‘conversion practices’ has been tabled by Alicia Kearns MP (Con), known as New Clause 117 (NC117). Assuming it is selected, it will be debated in the first three-hour debate on that… Continue reading ‘Conversion practices’ to be debated in Westminster on 4 June
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Let Us Pray official supporters sign letter to PM opposing ‘conversion therapy’ law
Three of Let Us Pray’s official supporters have put their name to a letter to Rishi Sunak, calling on him to oppose any plans for a conversion therapy law. On Wednesday 15 May, the Government’s Criminal Justice Bill is to begin its Report Stage. A large number of amendments are likely to be considered at… Continue reading Let Us Pray official supporters sign letter to PM opposing ‘conversion therapy’ law
‘Conversion therapy’ and a new top team in Holyrood
Does a new First Minister in Scotland signal an end to ‘conversion therapy’ plans? Not so fast, says Let Us Pray’s Joanna Cook. A new First Minister for Scotland was appointed earlier this week. What effect does that have on the plans for a ‘conversion therapy’ law? The leader of the SNP, John Swinney MSP,… Continue reading ‘Conversion therapy’ and a new top team in Holyrood
MP repeatedly proposes flawed conversion therapy amendments
Author of the landmark report on NHS gender services, Dr Hilary Cass, recently admitted “I just don’t know how you would define” a conversion therapy law. Dr Cass has good reason to say this. Even the politicians who have committed themselves to a ban can’t find a way to do it. For the last few… Continue reading MP repeatedly proposes flawed conversion therapy amendments
MP seeking ‘consensus’ on CT ban calls sceptical colleagues ‘bigots’
Alicia Kearns is one of the foremost Conservative Party advocates for a conversion therapy ban. Back in December, she tabled a Private Member’s Bill to criminalise such practices on behalf of Labour colleague Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who she has been working closely with on the issue, which will be debated on 1st March. They say the… Continue reading MP seeking ‘consensus’ on CT ban calls sceptical colleagues ‘bigots’
Can Christians ignore right and wrong? They should, says ‘Labour Trans Equality’
By James Kennedy Today I spotted a strange claim from a Labour Party sub-group, who seem to think a new law on ‘conversion therapy’ should stop Christians from having a view on “what is right and what is wrong”. A significant portion of my time is spent scouring through documents others have written about ‘conversion… Continue reading Can Christians ignore right and wrong? They should, says ‘Labour Trans Equality’
Did the Scottish Equalities Minister just promote an anti-religious campaign?
The Scottish Government has faced heat in recent weeks over its proposals for a new law to ban ‘conversion therapy’. In former days, bold new policy proposals on the advancement of LGBT thinking would have found a natural home among Scotland’s political elite. But the eruption of public fury over attempts to legislate gender self-ID,… Continue reading Did the Scottish Equalities Minister just promote an anti-religious campaign?
The faulty foundations of a ‘conversion therapy’ law
LGBT activists had hoped the King’s Speech (7th Nov) would include new legislation on so-called ‘conversion therapy’. The speech sets out the Government’s agenda for the forthcoming Parliamentary session. But thankfully, after much reported wrangling behind the scenes, no such controversial announcement was made. But it doesn’t stop the Government progressing a draft Bill. And… Continue reading The faulty foundations of a ‘conversion therapy’ law
‘Abandon conversion therapy law plans’, PM told
In the last week, several Christian groups have called for the Prime Minister to ditch plans for a new law on ‘conversion therapy’. The Government’s legislative agenda will soon be set out in the King’s Speech on 7th November. Previously, it was reported in the press that a new law on conversion therapy would be… Continue reading ‘Abandon conversion therapy law plans’, PM told
Peter Tatchell: ‘People are being held and abused in churches all across the country’
Last week it was reported that the Government plans to include a Bill on ‘conversion therapy’ in the King’s Speech on 7th November. Media speculation previously said the plans would be dropped, and the Labour Party even announced at its conference that it would legislate where the Conservatives had chosen not to. But regardless of… Continue reading Peter Tatchell: ‘People are being held and abused in churches all across the country’