Conversion Therapy Ban of Religious Activities Looms in the British Isles

Mar 19, 2024 by

by Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism: Earlier articles by this writer have highlighted the threat of so-called “conversion therapy” laws, that prohibit counseling against homosexuality and transgenderism. People often do not understand that...

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The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law

Mar 12, 2024 by

by Michael Foran, Artillery Row: Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications. The Government’s deliberations on whether to legislate against conversion practices have been rumbling on for years, and it...

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Conversion Therapy: ‘Signs are not good’

Mar 2, 2024 by

by Nicola Laver, Evangelicals Now: The Scottish Government is consulting on a far-reaching ‘conversion therapy’ ban on ‘any effort to change, suppress or inhibit a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity’. The proposals include a...

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Conversion therapy: Top lawyer says Labour MP Bill ‘likely’ to breach freedom of religion

Mar 2, 2024 by

from Premier: A prominent human rights lawyer has expressed concerns about a Private Member’s Bill (PMBs) on conversion therapy proposed by a Labour MP, asserting that it could “constitute a serious intrusion into the legitimate...

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Ban Conversion Therapy promotes conversion therapy

Feb 29, 2024 by

from Transgender Trend: The second reading of Brighton Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyles’ private members bill to ban conversion therapy is due on March 1st in the House of Commons. Russell-Moyle has robustly defended the inclusion of...

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Banning ‘conversion therapy’ is a threat to religious freedom

Feb 21, 2024 by

by Jacob Williams, spiked: Should it really be a crime for a priest to counsel a parishioner? Religious freedom is central to the liberal tradition. You don’t even have to be religious to benefit from it. Everyone has the right to believe...

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