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Therapy bans and the claimed ‘hostile environment’
A Joint Statement from Core Issues Trust and The International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice. We live in a world of diverse ideologies and cultural practices. Banning and criminalising will not eliminate poor therapy. We call on the Government to ensure that in future its LGBT advisors are representative of different ideological, religious, non-religious and cultural perspectives rather than becoming a monoculture that leads to dogma and viewpoint discrimination.
IFTCC Submission to the United Nations 11th March, 2021
Response to call for input to a thematic report: gender, sexual orientation and gender identity From The International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice (IFTCC) 11th March 2021...
Dermot O’Callaghan in Belfast Telegraph
Dermot O’Callghan comments on the battle for “gay” marriage in Northern Ireland. Letter published in Belfast Telegraph Thursday 16th August, 2017.
Leaving the ‘Gay Cult’ and the Politicisation of ‘Change’. How decriminalisation of homosexuality silences dissenters.
Dr. Mike Davidson, CEO of Core Issues Trust, reflects on the effect of the decriminalisation of homosexuality on ministries like his, which offer therapy to those seeking help for unwanted same-sex attraction.
Understanding Advocacy Science: Why the ‘Conversion Therapy’ ‘Science Briefing’ Fails to Set the Record Straight and Promotes Viewpoint Discrimination
Core Issues Trust considers the ‘Science Briefing’ Paper (July 2017) by Prof. M King and Prof. R. Song.
An open letter to William Nye, General Secretary of the Church of England
You have indicated formally your view that the onus is on therapists to prove that their work is ethical. Within reasonable limits, it should be the other way around. Nothing would hamper vital research more than a ban on new approaches until they had been ‘proven’.
Challenging the Stonewall General Election 2017 Manifesto
Understand the role of Stonewall in Gender mainstreaming in the UK
‘Conversion Therapy’, Suicide and the Question of Harm
‘I don’t want to see another young person take their life,’ says Jayne Ozanne. She wants to see ‘conversion therapy’ banned.
There are four propositions here: that (i) LGBT-identified people experience more depression than others; (ii) they likewise commit suicide more often; (iii) a major cause of this is what she calls ‘spiritual abuse’ in the Church; and (iv) therapy makes matters worse, not better.
What is ‘Conversion Therapy’?
Core Issues Trust offers help for individuals who wish to move away from unwanted homosexual behaviours and feelings, voluntarily. LGBTI activists claim that such provision is “Conversion Therapy”. Check out these FAQs…
An open letter to Jayne Ozanne, from a CIT Director – Dermot O’Callaghan
Following Jayne Ozanne’s refusal to engage with the concerns raised in his letter to her, Dermot O’Callaghan has sent an open letter to members of General Synod concerning the lack of scientific evidence for the claims being made in support of her call to the Church of England to ban ‘Conversion Therapy’. Such a move would align the Church of England to a statement signed in January 2016 condemning such therapy.
De-queering BBC 3’s ‘Queer Britain’, Episode 1
Dr Mike Davidson exposes some of the assumptions and biases in the first episode of BBC 3’s documentary ‘Queer Britain’. Mike leads Core Issues Trust, a UK charity offering support for those with unwanted sexual feelings and behaviours, including homosexuality.
Cynthia Garrett (London Mini Series) and Mike Davidson
Television personality Cynthia Garrett presents a series of messages aimed to encourage people to live their faith in Jesus. In a 2-part series, Mike Davidson shares his story with Cynthia, and about the work of Core Issues Turust – including the new film, “Voices of the Silenced”.
How Stonewall influences all the UK’s political parties
In response to the Stonewall “Acceptance without Exception” campaign, Core Issues Trust recently released its “Equal, not Identical” campaign. Download the “Challenging the Stonewall General Election Manifesto” – Make sure you’re not part of Stonewall’s determination to end the link between biology and gender.
Challenging Stonewall’s Election Manifesto, 2017
In response to the Stonewall “Acceptance without Exception” campaign, Core Issues Trust today released its “Equal, not Identical” campaign. Download the “Challenging the Stonewall General Election Manifesto”, here. View the accompanying explanatory video here: https://youtu.be/okgkyrgH564. Make sure you’re not part of Stonewall’s determination to end the link between biology and gender.