Christians should be deeply concerned by proposals to introduce a so-called ‘conversion practices’ ban. Scripture calls believers to ‘speak the truth in love’ (Ephesians 4:15) and to proclaim the whole counsel of God, including biblical teaching on sex, marriage and repentance. From Genesis 2:24 to Romans 1:26-27 and 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, the Bible teaches that our identity is found not in sexual desire but in Christ.
Let us be clear. Assault, abuse, and coercion are already criminal offences, and rightly so. No faithful Christian supports such behaviour. But given that these things are already illegal, a ban on conversion practices can have but one purpose: to silence any criticism of LGBT ideology. This is a progressive blasphemy law in all but name, and it has Christian parents and church pastors in its sights.
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