Supreme Court rules against ban on “conversion therapy”: A Holy Wednesday reflection
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🗓️ 1 April 2026
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The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on LGBTQ “conversion therapy” for young people infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor. Their ruling reversed a lower court’s decision that had upheld the law. However, the news is not all positive on the religious liberty front. But if you’re not a Christian counselor who seeks to share biblical truth with your clients or an evangelical living in the Middle East, Finland, or India, such threats may seem too distant to be personal. Here’s why they’re not, and why this day in Holy Week is especially significant for our souls.
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| 0:00.0 | We're glad you've joined us for the Wednesday, April 1st, 2026 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article podcast. |
| 0:09.9 | I'm narrator, Chris Elkins, giving voice to today's daily article written by cultural apologist, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:18.8 | The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy for young people |
| 0:27.6 | infringes on the free speech rights of a Christian counselor. Their ruling reversed a lower court's decision that upheld the law. |
| 0:36.5 | According to Associated Press, quote, |
| 0:39.8 | the justices agreed that the law raises free speech concerns and send it back to a lower |
| 0:45.8 | court to decide if it meets a legal standard that few laws pass, in quote. |
| 0:51.5 | Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the court, said the law censor speech based on viewpoint |
| 0:57.6 | and added that the First Amendment stands as a shield against any effort to enforce orthodoxy in thought |
| 1:04.7 | or speech in this country, end quote. Notably, the court ruled eight to one with Justice Katanji Brown Jackson, the lone dissenter. |
| 1:14.5 | However, the news is not all positive on the religious liberty front. |
| 1:18.4 | The Family Research Council has documented 1,384 acts of hostility towards U.S. churches occurring between January 2018 and December 2004. |
| 1:32.1 | Catholic churches have especially come under attack in this country. |
| 1:35.8 | In the Middle East, the Hoover Institution reports that Christianity is declining rapidly |
| 1:41.5 | due to the persecution of believers. |
| 1:46.6 | In Finland, a member of the parliament and a Lutheran Church bishop were convicted for writing and publishing a pamphlet 20 years ago |
| 1:52.9 | defending biblical sexual morality. In India, Christian groups are speaking out against legislation |
| 1:59.5 | they say could enable the government to |
| 2:02.0 | seize their properties. But none of that may feel especially relevant to you today. |
| 2:06.7 | If you're not a Christian counselor who seeks to share biblical truth with your clients, |
| 2:11.3 | or an evangelical living in the Middle East, Finland, or India, such threats may seem too |
| 2:17.3 | distant to be personal. Here's why they're not, Finland, or India, such threats may seem too distant to be personal. |
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