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(Article by Bob Unruh republished from WND.com) Jason Coppel, QC, wrote in a detailed legal opinion for the faith organization that activists who are proposing new definitions in law to address their fears of “conversion therapy” would criminalize the ordinary work of churches. Activists claim so-called “conversion therapy” is an orchestrated strategy to persuade homosexual individuals to leave that lifestyle choice and become straight. But often it’s counseling that is in response to...

I applaud FedEx for not allowing cellphones at work. Every time I go to any store whether a gas station, grocery store or a department store, you have to wait for the clerk or cashier to put their phone down before they can wait on you.  As fast paced as a FedEx warehouse can be, just think of all the injuries they are preventing. David Groves Gun owners need to be part of the solution In his April 17 article, "Mass shooting wont alter gun culture," James Briggs referenced a Bureau of Justice ...

© Facebook Kelly Tshibaka, who late last month announced she would mount a primary challenge against Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski KFile reviewed past articles and blog posts written by Tshibaka, who resigned from her role as Alaska Department of Administration commissioner to launch her Senate campaign.  In a 2009 blog post, the GOP Senate candidate said that the popular "Twilight" series "is evil and we should not read or watch it,” specifically arguing that “entertaining and participatin...

RILEY VETTERKIND The Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday blocked proposed administrative rules that would ban so-called conversion therapy and address pollution from PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” The Republican-controlled Legislature also approved bipartisan bills that would: Allow dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Write into state law protections for pre-existing conditions already in the Affordable Care Act. Create the first statutory guidelines for how t...

(Photo: Flickr Commons/Joe Gratz) A federal appellate court has ruled that an ex-gay Southern California pastor and his Christian ministry cannot take legal action against the online video hosting platform Vimeo after his account was removed for promoting “sexual orientation change efforts.” The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled last week that Pastor James Domen and his Church United cannot sue Vimeo due to the company’s immunity under Section 230 of the Communications D...

UK minister urged to step down over LGBT+ conversion therapy After three years, the equalities minister is still ‘reviewing’ the issue rather than having outlawed it as expected 11 March 2021 - 16:41 Rachel Savage and Hugo Greenhalgh Picture: REUTERS/LOREN ELLIOT London — Britain’s equalities minister should consider stepping down over the government’s failure to fulfil a pledge to ban conversion therapy, a former LGBT+ policy adviser said on Thursday after she ...

There has never been any evidence to support conversion therapy, with even Freud insisting that being gay was not a disease. (Getty/ Imagno) A queer historian has explained that the practice of conversion therapy has always been so indefensible that even the early psychotherapist Sigmund Freud was an “ally”. Queer historian Sacha Coward told the BBC Radio 4 documentary He said: “Homosexuality, non-heteronormativity, non-cisgender people have been discriminated against pretty much since ...

The court also said that no NGO members should be harassed or harmed for helping her.

MPs from across the UK have insisted that any ban on conversion therapy must also include trans people.

Dr Igi Moon is a chartered psychologist whose work focuses on psychotherapy, gender, sexuality and emotion. They are also chair of the Coalition for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Against Conversion Therapy, which includes 17 major therapy organisations, such as BPS and UKCP, GPs, NHS England and NHS Scotland, and is pushing for a ban on conversion therapy in the UK.  Moon told PinkNews why a ban on conversion therapy in the UK is vital, and why all healthcare providers “must come t...