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Warsaw’s Church of Glory leads Praise Evening with Matthew Grech
Church of Glory Church, in Warsaw Poland, will offer an evening of praise and worship this Saturday 21st of September starting 7.00pm (UK time). Leading the evening is “Sound of Glory” worship tream who will also support Maltese Gospel artist, Matthew Grech. Join us this saturdaey LIVE on YouTube
Statement about McKrae Game
Game is credited with being a founder of “conversion therapy” in the 3rd Sept 2019 Washington Examiner article, ‘Founder of conversion therapy organization comes out as gay and apologizes’. In reality he was founder of a successor network to Exodus “International”. He now claims, after coming out as “gay”, that they did “Conversion Therapy”
The possible abuse of professional bodies in denying clients autonomy in achieving sexual identities which refuse to embrace homosexual feelings – by penalising professional psychotherapists.
Efforts to protect vulnerable adults and minors from unscrupulous pseudo- psychotherapeutic interventions are to be welcomed. However, refusal to recognise client autonomy and self-determination in the matter of sexual identity and the right to reorder sexual orientation amounts to discrimination based on ideology.
Freedom of speech to articulate alternative, non-affirming responses to homosexuality is an important right to be protected.
This illustrates a duplicity of standards in the communication about the choices individuals have in responding to homosexual feelings. Any advertising or information campaign challenging the idea that homosexuality is innate, and immutable, is likely to be banned on the grounds that the fact change of sexual orientation and associated behaviours cannot be proven.
The Right to Decide
"We must respect the choices of all who seek to live life in accordance with their own identities; and if there are those who seek to resolve the conflict between sexual orientation and spirituality...
Westminster Campaigns
Between 2012 and the current year there have been a number of campaigns aiming to share information with parliamentarians in Westminster, and on one occasion with Stormont (Northern Ireland). On...
London bus campaign challenges Stonewall’s claim that
Monday, April 16 will see the launch of an advertising campaign carrying the slogan, ‘Not gay! Post- gay and proud. Get over it.’ London buses, travelling five different routes, will carry the advert for two weeks.
The Campaign, April 2012
Extract from Campaign Statement "The organisers, Anglican Mainstream and Core Issues Trust, say Stonewall's similar bus campaign, launched to support their ‘equal’ marriage website, implies the...
A Critique of UKCP’s Ethical Principles and Codes of Professional Conduct:
Guidance on the Practice of Psychological Therapies that Pathologise and/or Seek to Eliminate or Reduce Same Sex Attraction. This article expresses concern that the Ethical Principles of the UK Council for Psychotherapy appear to be based on an inadequate scientific foundation, and to contravene the human rights of persons who wish to receive professional help to reduce unwanted same-sex attractions