It is easy to see where the majority of pressure for a ‘conversion therapy’ law is coming from. Spend a little while on the official campaign website and you’ll find one group’s fingerprints all over it. Nothing makes it clearer than signing up for campaign updates. You’ll get an email back declaring “We are Stonewall”.… Continue reading Vue cinemas funding anti-Christian campaigning
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Former UK Equalities Minister says Govt should pass bad legislation and fix it later
Mike Freer MP says the UK Government should move ahead with banning conversion therapy, even though the legislation is not “perfect”. Freer was a UK Equalities Minister between September 2021 and July 2022, and was given responsibility for overseeing the highly controversial proposal. Here’s how the story was reported in Politics Home: While recognising legislation… Continue reading Former UK Equalities Minister says Govt should pass bad legislation and fix it later
LGBT activist tells teachers to ditch normal safeguarding
Parents should not be told about their child’s gender struggles, even if teachers feel it is vital for the child’s mental health, claims the Chair of the ‘Ban Conversion Therapy’ Campaign. Jayne Ozanne, who heads the coalition that includes controversial groups Stonewall and Mermaids, explained on Times Radio that only with a child’s explicit consent… Continue reading LGBT activist tells teachers to ditch normal safeguarding
Rishi Sunak’s conversion therapy headache
This article was first published in The Parliament Politics, 3 July 2023. by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. The Prime Minister has a problem on his hands thanks to an old Government pledge to end ‘conversion therapy’. Successive PMs and… Continue reading Rishi Sunak’s conversion therapy headache
Irish Govt continues work on confused ban
Ireland’s Equalities Minister, Roderic O’Gorman, has updated the Irish Government’s Cabinet on his plans for a ban there. Legislation will be drafted over the summer in the hope of pre-legislative scrutiny taking place in the autumn. The Bill is intended to begin to progress through both Houses by 2024. The Republic of Ireland previously considered… Continue reading Irish Govt continues work on confused ban
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
Scottish Govt must rethink ‘conversion therapy’ plans, church leaders say
Church leaders from across many denominations in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to rethink its plans for a ‘conversion therapy’ ban, in a letter to the Equalities Minister. They explain that “a ‘conversion therapy’ ban would go far beyond outlawing abuse and coercion; instead it would criminalise ordinary Christians and church leaders for… Continue reading Scottish Govt must rethink ‘conversion therapy’ plans, church leaders say
Ozanne: Christian transformation is code for ‘conversion therapy’
by James Kennedy James works in public affairs for The Christian Institute and is part of the Let Us Pray campaign. What should we do if we struggle with certain biblical concepts? Throw them out? That is the solution the Chair of the Ban Conversion Therapy coalition, Jayne Ozanne, appears to have arrived at. Ozanne… Continue reading Ozanne: Christian transformation is code for ‘conversion therapy’
Love letters to lawmakers
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