Paul Rees

a Christian pilgrim amazed by the grace of God.

[Sonia Sodha @soniasodha]

The campaign for a 'conversion therapy' ban - a govt bill on this was published today - was dreamt up by lobbyists seeking to criminalise exploratory therapy with gender-questioning children. We published this Observer editorial in 2023 on why a criminal ban is so dangerous.

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

📣🚨CONVERSION THERAPY BAN PETITION

The Government has announced it intends to press ahead with a ban on conversion therapy. Like most 'bans', this sounds benign. How could anyone not want to ban giving electric shocks to gay kids?

But the fact is, that's already against the law, as are all the other coercive practices conjured up by the phrase 'conversion therapy'. So what is it the Government wants to ban, exactly? The answer is 'converting' children who think they're trans to being 'cisgendered'. That's where the impetus for this ban has come from — well-funded pro-trans lobby groups like Stonewall and Mermaids.

So any parent who 'misgenders' their confused adolescent daughter, or tries to talk them out of embarking on an irreversible medical pathway, could face criminal charges for trying to 'convert' them. And we're not talking about out a slap on the wrist. In the state of Victoria, Australia, which brought in a conversion therapy ban in 2021, the maximum penalty for trying to 'convert' someone is 10 years in prison.

It won't just be parents and medical professionals who will risk imprisonment for trying to talk gender-confused children out of mutilating themselves. Any religious leader who shares the teachings of their faith on issues like homosexuality and gay marriage, could also face prosecution. That's what this authoritarian Government wants to ban — any dissent from radical progressive orthodoxy when it comes to sex and gender.

So please do sign our petition and let Andy Burnham know how you feel about this anti-free speech measure. Speech is always curtailed in the name of preventing 'harm'. But stopping parents talking honestly to their children about the risks of irreversible medical procedures will cause actual, real world harm. This is a fight we have to win.

✍️ Sign our petition below 👇

[Paul Rees @plrees]

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We need a recovery of a positive vision of what is good, beautiful and true.
The 100 year history of ‘woke’ (in 15 minutes) | Paul Marshall https://t.co/zW1IlMXXPU via @YouTube

[Paul Rees @plrees]

He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 1 Thess. 5v10
Eternal relationship to the Saviour who died and rose for us, in the community of the saints.

[Prof. Mark Taubert @ProfMarkTaubert]

If true, hugely disappointing. No one has listened wrt this carcrash of an Assisted Dying Bill:
1. The Royal College of Physicians have said this Bill is unsafe
2. The Royal College of Psychiatrists have said the Bill is unworkable and unsafe
3. The British Geriatrics Society have said the Bill’s safeguards are not adequate
4. Domestic abuse charities have said the Bill is unsafe
5. Organisations representing disabled people have said the Bill is unsafe
6. Royal College of GPs says the Bill lacks adequate safeguards
7. Lord Stevens, ex NHS CEO, said legislating for assisted dying in the current climate of hospice cuts is “utterly ridiculous”
8. MIND says the safeguards are not adequate
9. The CLADD group at KCL have said the Bill is “not fit for purpose”
10. The British Association of Social Workers say the Bill’s is not safe enough
11. The Assoc. for Palliative Medicine has said the Bill is unsafe

[Paul Rees @plrees]

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Why do Christians give of their finances to support the work of their local church in the spread of the gospel?

‘For everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your own hand.’
1 Chronicles 29v14

[David Robertson @theweeflea]

the Church of Scotland General Assembly of 2026 demonstrated all the symptoms of a church in terminal decline.https://t.co/F4DbxRDXa8

[Paul Rees @plrees]

Great to be hosting the pillar international conference with 256 pastors from around the world making and maturing disciples in USA, Europe, Africa, UAE, Latin America.

[Murdo Fraser MSP @murdo_fraser]

New Green MSP has a motion calling for a ban on ‘conversion practices’. This is no more than an attempt to criminalise gender critical voices. Parents who question a child seeking to transition risk a prison sentence. No civilised society should accept this nonsense

[Paul Rees @plrees]

A prayerless ministry will not last

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2026 Alexander Hamilton Awards: The Honorable Ben Sasse https://t.co/0RYV5qk3hb
An important reflection on society right now.

[Paul Rees @plrees]

@CharlotteBapCh @Liam_Garvie ‘election is not a sofa but a summons’
1 Peter 2v4-10
A people who together live to declare God’s praises.

[Paul Rees @plrees]

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How do you face death?
When you can say to God - ABBA! Father
@glenscrivener

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