The Church of England has voiced its support for the United Kingdom’s plan to ban “conversion therapy,” while other Christian groups have warned of the free speech implications of such restrictions.
On Tuesday, the U.K. government rolled out its 75-point LGBT Action Plan to better fight discrimination against the LGBT community and improve the lives of LGBT persons.
Among many other things, the plan would compel the government to “consider all legislative and non-legislative options to prohibit promoting, offering or conducting conversion therapy.”
In a statement released Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Church of England praised the action plan, specifically singling out the call to ban conversion therapy.
“We warmly welcome the government commitment to eradicate gay conversion therapy in this country,” the statement reads.
The action plan comes as the Church of England pressed the government last year to outlaw conversion therapy and after ministers met with Church Estates Commissioner Dame Caroline Spelman about the issue.
Last summer, the Church of England Synod…
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