We’re prepared to go to prison, say Christians opposed to conversion therapy ban

Dec 9, 2021 by

from Christian Today:

Over 500 church leaders from across the UK [now 1250 at 11am on Thursday morning – ed.] have written to the government to say they are prepared to face criminal charges if a conversion therapy ban is introduced.

In the letter, they say that they will “continue to do our duty to God” even if the proposed ban comes into force.

“It should not be a criminal offence for us to instruct our children that God made them male and female, in his image, and has reserved sex for the marriage of one man and one woman. Yet this seems to be the likely outcome of the proposed legislation,” they write.

“We therefore very much hope (and pray) that these proposals will be dropped in their current form. We have no desire to become criminals, and place a high value on submitting to and supporting our government.

“Yet we think it important you are aware that if it were to come about that the loving, compassionate exercise of orthodox Christian ministry, including the teaching of the Christian understanding of sex and marriage, is effectively made a criminal offence, we would with deep sadness continue to do our duty to God in this matter.”

The open letter, which is still collecting signatures online, has been sent days before a government consultation on the proposed ban ends on Friday. Christians are being urged to participate in the consultation to make their concerns known.

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Read also: Now teachers ‘may face court’ under new gender laws if they tell children they cannot use opposite sex toilets, campaigners warn by Daniel Martin, Mailonline

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