The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice.
  • Reannlegge@lemmy.caEnglish
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    27 days ago

    voluntary, faith-based therapy for kids.

    Chiles contends her approach is different from “conversion therapy” practices from decades ago, like shock therapy.

    I really wish people would realize children do not have “voluntary, faith” they believe what they are told. Sky Daddy is going to punish you for touching yourself? Better not do that.

    • JillyB@beehaw.orgEnglish
      5·
      27 days ago

      To a lot of people, that doesn’t matter. Many believe that parents have the right to raise their kid however they want. To these people, the “voluntary” is only referring to the parents.

  • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    11·
    27 days ago

    There ought to be a conversion therapy to get people who believe in nonsense like god and jesus the help they need. When they use their make believe books to legislate, their delusion spreads to more stupid people who don’t know any better. We need to spread the words of “critical thinking” and “reality based facts” to the god-believers.

    • Tenderizer@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Theophobia(?) is not helpful. Shaming people for their religious beliefs benefits nobody. Biblical fundamentalism is a problem, sure, but science does not have an explanation yet for many things like the initial formation of single-celled life and the birth of the universe (big bang aside). We are in no position to judge someone for how they choose to fill those gaps.

      • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Ah yes, because the rational person hears a story from a book about a god talking like some marvel supervillain celestial, and says: Sounds about right. That has no place in a secular government.