Warnings that conversion therapy ban threatens Christian teaching

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  26 Oct 2025
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Warnings that conversion therapy ban threatens Christian teaching

Equalities Minister Olivia Bailey Photo: x.com/livbailey

Two dozen evangelical church leaders have warned the Equalities Minister of the implications of a full “conversion therapy” ban on historic Christian teachings.

Olivia Bailey MP made clear at a panel hosted by LGBT organisation Stonewall at the Labour Party conference on 28 September that she is “determined” such a ban will be fully inclusive. The 24 church leaders across conservative evangelical denominations have published an open letter to her expressing “grave concerns”.

It states: “We are deeply concerned that the Westminster Government’s plans for a ‘full, trans-inclusive ban on conversion practices’ could criminalise mainstream, historic Christian teaching on marriage and sexual ethics, and make sharing the Gospel with some people illegal.”

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