The Association through the Director of Ministries has recently been involved in dialogue with government, alongside various other stakeholders, regarding plans to ban Conversion Practices in NSW.
There is no place in our communities for physically and psychologically abusive and coercive practices, and legislation that bans them would have our support. This is a complex area and we need to appreciate this complexity, and especially to support efforts to keep vulnerable people safe.
Unfortunately it appears from our discussion with government so far that much more broad ranging and deeply concerning legislation is being contemplated, despite pre-election commitments to the contrary. See the previous email HERE to pastors, leaders and churches about this a couple of weeks ago. This matter is ongoing and your prayer and action is encouraged.
