{"id":29980,"date":"2021-03-11T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T14:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=29980"},"modified":"2021-03-18T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T14:36:17","slug":"homosexuals-are-revolting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/homosexuals-are-revolting\/","title":{"rendered":"The homosexuals are revolting!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jayne Ozanne – resigned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Transsexuals are up in arms against the Government after a minister failed to include them in her remarks agreeing the so-called \u2018conversion therapy’ is harmful and should be illegal in a debate in the UK Parliament.<\/p>\n

Homosexual activists are also in open revolt against the Government, with three advisers having quit the government’s LGBT+ advisory panel, the BBC reports<\/b><\/a>, \u2018amid concern it is being too slow in bringing in legislation.’<\/p>\n

Auntie’s website goes on: \u2018The controversial practice involves treatments ranging from psychotherapy to religious teaching and discussion.<\/p>\n

\u2018Campaigners want a “meaningful” law against the practice, which aims to change sexual orientation or gender identity.’<\/p>\n

Those resigning included professional lesbian Jayne Ozanne and pro-trans-sexual campaigner James Morton. But Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng MP said the government \u2018bows to nobody in terms of our pushing for LBTQ issues, LGBT rights and also rights of minorities’. We have known for some time the Conservatives have a pro-sodomy agenda and Mr Kwarteng has articulated it.<\/p>\n

Debate on ‘LGBT Conversion Therapy’<\/h2>\n

The debate, on Monday 8th March 2021, was headed \u2018LGBT Conversion Therapy’. The Hansard report is here<\/b><\/a>. It followed an online petition “Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK” which attracted 256,392 signatures.<\/p>\n

They asked the Government to:
\n\u2022 make running conversion therapy in the UK a criminal offence
\n\u2022 forcing people to attend said conversion therapies a criminal offence
\n\u2022 sending people abroad in order to try to convert them a criminal offence
\n\u2022 protect individuals from conversion therapy<\/p>\n

It’s not grammatical, but the bigger error is that not one MP came up with a single example of anyone being \u2018forced’ to attend therapy or sent abroad.<\/p>\n

Psalm 5:9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.<\/b><\/p>\n

‘Sickens’ petitioners<\/h2>\n

The petition concluded by denouncing \u2018LGBT conversion therapy’ as \u2018psychological and emotional abuse’, the \u2018very thought’ of which \u2018sickens me’.<\/p>\n

\"Elliot<\/a>
Elliot Colburn MP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

  Elliot Colburn, homosexual Conservative MP for Carshalton and Wallington, opened the debate, if it can be dignified as a debate at all.<\/p>\n

  No fewer than eighteen MPs queued up to denounce \u2018conversion therapy’ and not one went along to voice any concern to the contrary about civil liberties, personal liberties or religious freedom. Perhaps as the motion was merely \u2018That this House has considered e-petition 300976 relating to LGBT conversion therapy’ they are biding their time.<\/p>\n

In any event, one MP after another moaned about things which either are not happening or therapies sought out by people who wish they did not have same-sex attractions. The latter group are non-people to the MPs. Their views, even their existence, are not worthy of respect in a democratic society, as some learned judge is sure to say soon.<\/p>\n

Victoria law attacks Christianity<\/h2>\n

The bill goes further than one passed in Queensland last year. No MP praised the Queensland law in the debate on Monday. That’s because the Queensland law only prohibits harmful practices in healthcare settings.<\/p>\n

The MPs, on the other hand, have people of faith in their sights. The Victoria \u2018Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Bill 2020′ (Text here) <\/b><\/a> is much more to their liking.<\/p>\n

Passed last month, its Section 3 outlaws \u2018carrying out a religious practice, including but not limited to, a prayer-based practice, a deliverance practice or an exorcism.’ Nor does it matter if the person gives \u2018consent’ or requests deliverance.<\/p>\n

Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vile affections<\/h2>\n

A similar law in Malta from 2016 declares \u2018no sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression constitutes a disorder, disease or shortcoming of any sort’. But that is just the opinion of mortal men. The Bible expresses the eternal truth that same-sex desires are \u2018vile affections’:<\/p>\n

Romans 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: :27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.<\/b><\/p>\n

What if a person decides being homosexual is not God’s will for their life? Can they seek a prayer partner to stand with them? What if a number of them came together in a support group, rather like Alcoholics Anonymous, and were led in prayer by a minister? It looks as if the minister would be breaking the law, but possibly the whole bunch could be convicted of giving each other \u2018a prayer-based practice’.<\/p>\n

No wonder Australia’s ABC reported that<\/b><\/a> Victoria Liberal MP, Bernie Finn, said he believed the state’s bill went too far. \u2018This bill is an attack on basic freedoms, it is an attack on freedom of choice, it is an attack on free speech and it is an attack of freedom of association,’ Mr Finn said. He could have added \u2018freedom of religion’.<\/p>\n

Kemi: ‘Not an illness’<\/h2>\n

Replying for the Government, equalities minister Mrs Olukemi Badenoch said conversion therapy had \u2018no place in a civilised society’, but added that \u2018robust’ laws were already in place to deal with the most troubling examples, involving violence and sexual assault.<\/p>\n

\u2018Put simply, being LGBT is not an illness to be treated or cured,’ she said \u2018I am absolutely committed to ensuring that LGBT people can be truly safe and free to live their life as they wish,’ so long as they do not wish to be transformed and delivered from their sinful desires by the power of the Gospel, of course.<\/p>\n

She assured us: \u2018The Government have been clear that we do not intend to stop those who wish to seek spiritual counselling as they explore their sexual orientation, but there will be cases when a line is crossed, where someone is actively seeking to change another’s sexual orientation\u2014an innate aspect of their personal identity\u2014via coercion under the guise of spiritual support.’ But again, what if the \u2018another’ is pleading to be set free from same-sex attraction?<\/p>\n

Mental Health<\/h2>\n

\u2018It is clear that conversion therapy is associated with significant mental health problems and isolation from a support network. That, in turn, can lead to homelessness and abuse.’ But that is not true.<\/p>\n

Firstly, homosexuality and trans-genderism are themselves associated with a raft of negative practices and mental health challenges.<\/p>\n

Secondly, prayer in a church setting is being set free from a destructive \u2018support network’ which reinforces sin and oppression, and finding another leading to redemption and freedom.<\/p>\n

Mrs Balenoch asserted: \u2018People will always have the right to seek support from anyone and have conversations to rationalise and understand their own identity. We will not restrict the right to seek counsel when needed, but that does not mean that we will tolerate the use of conversion therapy described in the debate. We are working to understand the impacts on wider rights and freedoms of any Government action to tackle conversion therapy. The legal landscape is complex, and we want to ensure that we get our proposals absolutely right.’<\/p>\n

‘Engage with religious organisations’<\/h2>\n

Lastly, the minister said: \u2018We will continue to engage with religious organisations and groups to understand how best support to LGBT people of faith. It is not the place of Government to dictate what is legitimate spiritual guidance, but it is the Government’s place to protect all their citizens.’ It would be good if the Government were also engaging with churches who take the Biblical witness seriously, because the Bible describes a programme of what we might today call \u2018conversion therapy’ from all sorts of ungodly behaviour, and commends it:<\/p>\n

1Cor 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.<\/b><\/p>\n

Use this link to the UK Parliament website<\/b><\/a> to email your MP to remind the Government about freedom of expression, freedom of association and freedom of religion.<\/p>\n

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