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The Gospel, and the Priorities of the Church
If, therefore, our practical and pastoral concern is limited to what occurs within the confines of the church – whether its building, programmes, members or activities - we then leave the public...
UN Call for Input Report on Colonialism and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
X-Out-Loud responds to Politicians and Activists in Stormont
Opportunity to listen to those we support on their journey out of unwanted LGBT identities. Thursday 6th May at 6.30 PM Facebook LIVE[1] and also on X-Out-Loud YouTube[2]. You're invited to watch a...
Statement on the Ban Conversion Therapy in Northern Ireland Coalition
Core Issues Trust urges the Stormont Assembly to recognise the flawed, and controversial basis of this motion and to consider the rights and freedoms of the former LGBT minority it targets. The motion is a fundamental denial of basic freedoms of speech, belief, conscience and association for all persons in Northern Ireland. An assembly that supports such a motion has lost sight of the people it serves.
IFTCC on ‘Conversion Therapy and You’
The IFTCC has announced a series of 6 episodes examining therapy bans in a range of countries. The series is led by Dr Mike Davidson (UK) and Dr Laura Haynes (US) and features participants from various countries across the world. Series 1 begins Thursday 15th April 2021 at 7.00 pm or 8.00 pm CEST
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...
CONVERSION THERAPY BANS Enshrining a Contested View of Human Nature in Law
Download the Full article here CONVERSION THERAPY BANS Enshrining a Contested View of Human Nature in Law This article examines bans on “conversion therapy”, a broad term used to describe...
Deletion of Core Issues Trust (CIT) Facebook Page
Without warning, Facebook has permanently deleted the Core Issues Trust page, claiming that the charity is in breach of its community standards. Since June 2020, the page has received repeated, malicious interference from LGBT activists who will not recognise those who formerly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered.
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....
IFTCC Conference 27-28 November, 2020
No matter if you are available on the 27/28 November, book now for the 6th Annual (Online) conference and get access to all playback and recorded materials for 12 months!
Spotlight on Collusion: the BBC and the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Mike Davidson offers a perspective on the BBCs NI Spotlight focus on ‘conversion therapy’ and the misleading contributions of the Royal College of Psychiatrists to both the Church of England and to the State on this issue
Ex-lesbian’s testimony: Jesus set me free from sexual sin
CIT Co-worker Kylie Delia describes herself as an ‘ex-lesbian’. Her story is one of joy, encouragement and extraordinary transformation in Jesus Christ. “I use that phrase to show what I’ve come out of,” she explains, “because in Christ, today I am a new creation.”