Posted on 08/05/2021 6:02:26 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Bishops of the Church in Wales have made it clear that any Christian teaching, counselling or prayer which implies preference towards “heterosexual norms”, or which is not positive towards homosexual practice and gay or transgender identity, should be included in a legal ban. The UK government has already committed to “ban conversion therapy”; the definitions of the practice and the scope of the ban is due for public consultation in September and debate in Parliament soon after that.
In a letter responding to a query from the Chair of the Evangelical Fellowship of the Church in Wales about their original statement, the Bishops deny that they are “affirming all and any expressions of sexuality”, but they suggest the “traditional reading of Scripture” on sexuality and marriage held by the church for centuries is unsustainable, and “needs to be revisited”. They go on to say that discussion, prayer and exploration of biblical teaching around sexuality from a “predefined” standpoint can be used to “disguise practices” which are coercive and abusive towards “LGBTQIA persons”.
This statement by the CiW bishops follows on from similar sentiments expressed by the Bishop of Manchester, of whom an Anglican Mainstream editorial recently said: “It’s one thing for the Bishop to disagree with the sexual ethics of the Christian church down the ages. He is going much further than that – he is campaigning for the criminalisation of many of his own faithful clergy who hold to the traditional view.”
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How about fornicator conversion?
Is he opposed to that too?
The Torah plainly condemns sexual perversion. No sexually perverse persons will inherit the world to come. If they do not repent they will not enter restored Jerusalem. They will be cast into darkness. Didn’t the early Apostles predict a “great falling away” from righteousness? Well, here it is! These people are destroying the souls of their own children. How terrible it will be for them on the day of Judgement.
Some “churches” need to be burned, to cleanse them.
Gay Conversion Therapy is the only way Homosexuals can be delivered from that Demonic possession, and come to Christ.
What about the h-commuunty training children in schools and grooming them? Anything there?
What business is it of theirs? If people want try a method that is helpful, it’s up to them. This is like banning psychotherapy, behavioral treatment or cognitive psychology.
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