“When a man takes an oath, he’s holding his own self in his own hands like water, and if he opens his fingers then, he needn’t hope to find himself again.”

Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons, spoken by Sir Thomas More.

New Faith Minister

It has emerged that the new Faith Minister is Lord Lemos, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at MCHLG. He succeeds Nesil Caliskan MP and is the tenth person to hold the role in ten years. He answered an Oral Question in that capacity on 24 June. [With thanks to Religion Media Centre.]

Draft Conversion Practices Bill

On Thursday, the Government published its draft Conversion Practices Bill. The proposed ban under the Bill will set the criminal threshold for conversion practices as conduct that aims to change someone’s sexual orientation or transgender identity through abusive acts that seriously harm the victim. Continue reading →