A Government consultation paper on banning conversion therapy, released in the last hour, repeatedly pledges to protect religious freedom, frustrating activists who are lobbying for a repressive anti-religious ban. Let Us Pray welcomed the pledge, but warned that the proposals are confusing and lack detail. The consultation document states: The policy approach set out below… Continue reading Activists demand repressive prayer ban as UK Govt says prayer and religious teaching “will not constitute conversion therapy”
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Govt pledge not to ban prayer in ‘conversion therapy’ ban is welcome, but “the devil will be in the detail”
The Let Us Pray campaign has welcomed the UK Government’s pledge that its ban on so-called conversion therapy will target coercive pseudo-therapies and will not outlaw prayer and the ordinary work of churches. But the new campaign, launched this week, warned that the legislation will have to be very carefully crafted to fulfil this pledge.… Continue reading Govt pledge not to ban prayer in ‘conversion therapy’ ban is welcome, but “the devil will be in the detail”