Christian Advocates Warn UK Conversion Therapy Ban Could Criminalize Biblical Teaching

Joanna Timm: Australia shows us exactly where Britain’s conversion therapy ban is headed

Joanna Timm is Senior Public Affairs Officer at The Christian Institute. One of the most repeated refrains in today’s politics is the promise that controversial policies will only ever be used against other people. Hate speech laws will only affect extremists. Online censorship will only target harmful content. And conversion therapy bans? Well, they will only ever be used against abusive charlatans. The Government’s draft Bill to ban so-called …

Christian Advocates Warn UK Conversion Therapy Ban Could Criminalize Biblical Teaching

by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief LONDON (Worthy News) – Christian advocates warned Tuesday that British government plans to ban so-called “conversion therapy” could criminalize parents, pastors, and other believers for expressing Biblical teaching on sexuality and gender. The Evangelical Alliance umbrella group said it firmly opposed attempts to change a person’s sexuality through force or coercion, but stressed that existing la…

UK plans conversion ‘therapy’ ban – what the draft legislation says

Howard Cheng/ShutterstockAfter eight years of successive governments pledging action, the UK government has finally published draft legislation to ban conversion practices in England and Wales. If enacted, it would create new criminal offences to protect people from attempts to change their sexual orientation or gender identity. The proposals come as international momentum has grown. Earlier this year, the Council of Europe called on all member …