The Empirical Case against “Conversion-Therapy” Bans
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“Currently a bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ is being considered in the Canadian Senate (Bill C-8), as well as in multiple states in the US.
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Currently a bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ is being considered in the Canadian Senate (Bill C-8), as well as in multiple states in the US.
“Here’s that moment we should be ready for as a parent. No, not just gender identity, but also, ‘Mom, I don’t know if I believe in God,’ or, ‘Mom I’m pregnant’… the list is endless. But the question is, how do you respond in that exact moment? Here’s where I would encourage parents to consider four helpful practices.” - Jonathan McKee
Fred Deutsch: “I am grateful for the input on both sides of the issue. I set out to have a conversation and bill supporters were successful in that because it heightened parents’ awareness about the issue…I don’t believe Gov.
“What do libraries, public schools, Sesame Street, and the Super Bowl have in common — that is, besides having children make up a significant slice of their target audience? If you guessed that all of them have been the targets of LGBT propaganda in the past month, you guessed correctly.” - CBMW
“Horror stories from kids who blocked puberty and altered their still-developing bodies are becoming difficult to ignore.” - American Conservative
“Practicing physicians who engage in treatment for young patients, such as puberty blockers, gender confirmation surgery or hormone therapy, could be charged with a misdemeanor if the child were below the age of 16….In addition to HB 1057, the South Dakota Legislature has also approved Senate Bill 93, which would allow parents to refuse gender affirming treatments for their children.” -
“Why do some children’s authors wish to promote sex, orgies, drugs, and violence? Is there not enough such obscenity in our adult culture – our movies, our music, and our books – without letting it ooze over into children’s literature?” - Intellectual Takeout
“When Virginia public school teacher Peter Vlaming cited his Christian faith as the reason he declined to reference a transgender student with new pronouns, a school administrator replied that his ‘personal religious beliefs end at the school door.’” - Christianity Today
“Any minor is going to be too intellectually undeveloped to be a meaningful spokesman for any movement. That makes the attempt to use him as a spokesman exploitative.” - W. Examiner
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