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NI Bill of Rights for “everyone” should include Former LGBT people
Core Issues Trust has submitted its response to an Ad Hoc Committee on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. According to the Northern Ireland Assembly website, “A bill of rights contains human rights protections for everyone” … let’s see!
The Turning Tide of Therapy Bans: Dr Christopher Rosik
My Favorite Arguments from the Otto et al. v. Boca Raton, FL, et al. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Christopher Rosik, Ph.D....
Out of Harm’s Way: Working Ethically with Same-sex Attracted Persons
“We are living in a time when the political agendas of activists within professional associations and governmental agencies have taken precedence over the pursuit of scientifically grounded answers regarding therapeutically aided change in unwanted same-sex attractions and behaviors. By sharing their personal experiences and professional reflections on the issues of harm and ethical carein the provision of change oriented intervention, O’Callaghan and Davidson have provided a helpful corrective to this state of affairs”
Beyond Critique: The Misuse of Science by UK Professional Mental Health Bodies
A politically correct ideology is rapidly encroaching on the western world, an ideology which is subtly reshaping the values of society as regards attitudes to sexuality. The shock lies not in the fact of reshaping, for society must always adapt or die, but in the discovery that significant areas of scientific endeavour are now influenced by ideology rather than by pure research.
Parliamentary Debate on ‘Stamping Out’ Gay Cure (sic) Therapies in the UK
Please be advised that we are unaware of any informal or professional psychotherapeutic or counselling practitioner in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Europe or the USA practising ‘gay cure’ as articulated by Minister Morgan as including ‘electro-shock’ and/or ‘aversion’ (nauseous drug) therapies. Where these exist we support such a ban. However, client rights to informed consent and self-determination deserve protection and respect.
Joint Statement in Support of UK Minister Morgan’s Call to end ‘Gay Cure’ Therapy
End Aversion Therapy Not Client Right to Informed Consent and Self-Determination. A Joint statement from CIT and The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity/NARTH Training Institute
Boris and Media Man Face Court Call Over Bus Ads
Boris Johnson and his former media adviser will face a call tomorrow (10 DEC 2013) to appear before the Court of Appeal to explain new evidence about the Mayor’s involvement in banning adverts on London buses during last year’s closely fought Mayoral election campaign. HEARING: TOMORROW – TUES 10 DEC 2013 – 10:30
Belfast Statement
David Pickup is a keynote speaker at the Belfast-based Core Issues being held on Tuesday 14th June at Belvoir Church of Ireland. The conference is called “Interrogating the Pejoratives”. Other speakers include Barrister Andrea Minichiello Williams. David will be giving an evening address on this topic on Thursday, 9th of June,
Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity Statement on the ACC’s Removal of Core Issues Trust from Membership
The Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity (hereafter referred to as the Alliance) is compelled to express in the strongest terms our consternation at the Association of Christian Counsellor’s (ACC) recent decision to remove Core Issues Trust (CIT) from their organizational membership.
“The semantics of duplicity”: Core Issues
In disallowing witnesses to be cross-examined and by ignoring both controversy about categorical notions of human sexuality (which the Royal College of Psychiatrists recently admitted are not fixed nor immutable), and inconsistencies in Boris Johnson’s witness statements, Justice Lang has confirmed today that the British establishment is no longer a guardian of freedom of
How evidence, rights, freedoms and conscience are trampled through view-point discrimination under the UK’s aggressive secular state.
on-going media reports indicate that the UK government is considering criminalising professionals offering help to clients wanting to end homosexual feelings and behaviours. Already an effective ban is in place on such support through the country’s leading mental health organisations against their members responding to such client requests. Those groups motivated by orthodox Christian values with regard to human sexuality to help such people are not exempt from this effective ban.
Truth is stranger than it used to be: when ‘puffing’ isn’t lying
Lord Justice Sullivan yesterday dismissed Core Issues Trust’s application to appeal, claiming that Mrs Justice Lang’s inquiry in the London Bus Case was satisfactory and appropriate. According to Lord Justice Sullivan, Core Issues Trust is simply aggrieved at her findings. In reality, the rights of ex-gay persons have again been trampled by establishment judges.
Judgements
The most important legal points achieved so far Court proceedings reveal Judges' observations: the inconsistencies in TFL’s application of its own procedures and by-laws in banning the CIT advert,...
Appeal June 2015
Court Blocks Appeal of 'Banned Bus Ad' Case “The case has shown clearly that British officialdom has no regard for the rights of ordinary men and women whose identity is “ex-gay” and whose practice...