Should ’Gay Conversion Therapy’ be banned? Jayne Ozanne vs Peter Lynas

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🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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The UK Government has published proposals to ban 'gay conversion therapy'. Should such a law be welcomed by churches as a protection for LGBT+ people, or a cause for concern at the potential criminalisation of prayer? Peter Lynas of the UK Evangelical Alliance and Jayne Ozanne of the Ban Conversion Therapy coalition debate the proposed legislation. For the Government consultation: https://equalityhub.citizenspace.com/government-equalities-office/banning-conversion-therapy For the Evangelical Alliance: https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/public-policy/ending-conversion-therapy For Ban Conversion Therapy coalition: https://www.banconversiontherapy.com Jayne Ozanne in Premier Christianity: https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/jayne-ozanne-the-christian-campaigner-explains-why-she-wants-to-ban-hate-prayer/5807.article Peter Lynas in Premier Christianity: https://www.premierchristianity.com/opinion/whats-the-problem-with-banning-conversion-therapy/5822.article **This show covers sensitive issues regarding the pastoral care of LGBT people in the church. Discretion is also advised in engaging with the responses to this post. Differing points of view are welcome, but we request that all comments remain polite and respectful.** --- For exclusive resources and to support us: • Confident Christianity apologetics course: http://www.premier.org.uk/getconfident • Support (USA): http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow • Support (rest of the world): https://my.premier.org.uk/donate/donate-unbelievable-2021 • For our newsletter https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For our blog: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievable-the-blog • For the podcast: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PremierUnbelievable • Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb • Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

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0:00.0	You end up discriminating against those who are seems like attracted because you're going
0:11.4	to end up treating gay people differently than you treat straight people because they
0:14.9	can come and get counseling for anything they want straight people but gay people can't
0:18.6	get it if they have a predetermined outcome even if they choose it.
0:22.5	You are courting without wanting to recognise it such deep trauma and harm and it is spiritual
0:28.7	abuse. I know it's done in love it's because you think it's the right thing to do but it
0:34.5	is harmful and wrong and you must be held to account.
0:41.2	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Brielly.
0:47.4	Hello and welcome back to the show. A really important issue being debated today. A bill
0:53.0	to ban so called gay conversion therapy. I'll introduce my guests in just a moment. Unbelievable
0:58.6	is the place for conversations that matter and going long today. We'll just have time
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1:34.8	Right now let's get into today's show.
1:41.1	Today on the show we're asking should gay conversion therapy be banned my guests are
1:45.8	Peter Linus and Jane Ozan. The UK government has recently published proposals to ban so-called
1:51.7	gay conversion therapy and a consultation seeking views from the public in fact the deadline
1:56.7	is the 4th of February. The proposed legislation may also cover regulations around what kind
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