Christian Charity Alarmed By Push To Criminalize ‘Gentle, Non-Coercive Prayer’ For LGBT People In U.K.

A Christian charity in the United Kingdom is raising the alarm regarding a proposal to add even “gentle, non-coercive prayer” for LGBT people to the country’s ban on conversion therapy.

The Christian Institute, which is a U.K.-based charity that exists for “the furtherance and promotion of the Christian religion in the United Kingdom,” issued a Thursday statement in response to Jayne Ozanne, a prominent lesbian Anglican and activist who has called even for prayer to be criminalized if it does not affirm LGBT behavior.