The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:40:29 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Bishops seek conversion therapy bill protection /item/33823-bishops-seek-conversion-therapy-bill-protection /item/33823-bishops-seek-conversion-therapy-bill-protection

After a surprise, expedited third reading of long-promised legislation to ban conversion therapy, CanadaƵapp Catholic bishops are hoping the Senate will amend the bill to ensure private conversations and religious teaching about sexuality and gender are not criminalized.

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mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:30:39 -0500
Conversion therapy bill an ‘assault on religious freedom,’ says CLC /item/33273-conversion-therapy-bill-an-assault-on-religious-freedom-says-clc /item/33273-conversion-therapy-bill-an-assault-on-religious-freedom-says-clc

OTTAWA -- Support across party lines for a bill that bans conversion therapy for youth in Canada is being labeled a “brazen assault on religious freedom” by some of the most vocal critics of the federal Liberal minority governmentƵapp political agenda.

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Canada Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:23:55 -0400
MP calls on faithful to make Liberals pay for ignoring conversion therapy concerns /item/33224-mp-calls-on-faithful-to-make-liberals-pay-for-ignoring-conversion-therapy-concerns /item/33224-mp-calls-on-faithful-to-make-liberals-pay-for-ignoring-conversion-therapy-concerns

OTTAWA -- A Conservative MP wants Catholics and other Canadians of faith to remember during the next election that the federal Liberal government is ignoring concerns about a bill to ban conversion therapy for youth that could make some religious discussions about human sexuality illegal.

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Canada Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:11:14 -0400
Churches fear Bill C-6 could expose them to criminal sanction /item/32704-churches-fear-bill-c-6-could-expose-them-to-criminal-sanction /item/32704-churches-fear-bill-c-6-could-expose-them-to-criminal-sanction

OTTAWA -- Canadian religious organizations are concerned that a proposed bill to ban conversion therapy for youth in Canada could expose religious views on human sexuality to criminal sanction.

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Canada Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:00:00 -0500
Charles Lewis: Conversion therapy bill on a risky path /opinion/columnists/item/31719-charles-lewis-conversion-therapy-bill-on-a-risky-path /opinion/columnists/item/31719-charles-lewis-conversion-therapy-bill-on-a-risky-path

In the midst of the COVID-19 virus it is easy to forget what other dangers lurk in our society. We must remember that our government has been involved in a great and destructive program of social engineering — and it is about to get far worse.

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Thu, 11 Jun 2020 08:32:03 -0400