Some months ago, I was deeply concerned and confused when I attended a seminar put on by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission about Victoria’s new laws about gender suppression and anti-gay conversion practices.
Stephen, no, no one has been charged, but a few investigations have been made.
This could be interpreted as either (a) the law is doing its job as a deterrent; or (and more likely) (b) there was not an onslaught of gender-suppressing clergy in the first place.
Somehow, this reminds me of the recovered-memory issue of the 1990s. It was very popular and the "correct" viewpoint for a while – people who were sceptical were seen as the enemy or just plain out of touch. Eventually it was discredited, but not before a lot of harm had been done.
And then we could look back to eugenics, a generation or two earlier, and say much the same thing.
Hi are you aware of any pastors who have been charged under the Vic legislation?
Stephen, no, no one has been charged, but a few investigations have been made.
This could be interpreted as either (a) the law is doing its job as a deterrent; or (and more likely) (b) there was not an onslaught of gender-suppressing clergy in the first place.
Somehow, this reminds me of the recovered-memory issue of the 1990s. It was very popular and the "correct" viewpoint for a while – people who were sceptical were seen as the enemy or just plain out of touch. Eventually it was discredited, but not before a lot of harm had been done.
And then we could look back to eugenics, a generation or two earlier, and say much the same thing.