{"id":1222053,"date":"2022-01-18T13:37:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222053"},"modified":"2022-01-18T13:37:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T18:37:17","slug":"canada-law-could-lock-up-religious-people-for-five-years-if-they-resist-childs-transition-gay-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-law-could-lock-up-religious-people-for-five-years-if-they-resist-childs-transition-gay-identity\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada: Law Could Lock Up Religious People For Five Years If They Resist Child\u2019s \u2018Transition,\u2019 Gay Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcanada-law-could-lock-up-religious-people-for-five-years-if-they-resist-childs-transition-gay-identity%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A new Canadian law called C-4 outlaws so-called \u201cconversion therapy,\u201d which is defined in the law as any counseling or advising against transgender or nonbinary identity or non-heterosexual sexuality \u2014 even if the young person or adult requests it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Canadian law, C-4, bans any counseling that advocates for the Christian standard that sex is reserved for one man and one woman within marriage,\u201d The Daily Wire\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pastors-call-out-conversion-therapy-laws\">Morning Wire<\/a>&nbsp;reported this&nbsp;weekend. \u201cIt also potentially criminalizes any instruction confirming that human beings are created as wholly male or female from birth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how the text of the law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parl.ca\/DocumentViewer\/en\/44-1\/bill\/C-4\/royal-assent\">defines<\/a> \u201cconversion therapy\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><em>In sections 320.\u200d102 to 320.\u200d104, conversion therapy means a practice, treatment or service designed to<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(a)\u2002change a person\u2019s sexual orientation to heterosexual;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(b)\u2002change a person\u2019s gender identity to cisgender;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(c)\u2002change a person\u2019s gender expression so that it conforms to the sex assigned to the person at birth;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(d)\u2002repress or reduce non-heterosexual attraction or sexual behaviour;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(e)\u2002repress a person\u2019s non-cisgender gender identity; or<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(f)\u2002repress or reduce a person\u2019s gender expression that does not conform to the sex assigned to the person at birth.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notably, influencing a person\u2019s sexuality or gender identity is only considered \u201cconversion therapy\u201d when it falls inline with biblical teachings; influencing a minor or adult to be gay, nonbinary, or transgender, is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\">\u201cFor greater certainty, this definition does not include a practice, treatment or service that relates to the exploration or development of an integrated personal identity \u2014 such as a practice, treatment or service that relates to a person\u2019s gender transition \u2014 and that is not based on an assumption that a particular sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is to be preferred over another,\u201d the legislation emphasizes.<\/p>\n<p>Those who disobey the law could face up to five years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone who knowingly causes another person to undergo conversion therapy \u2014 including by providing conversion therapy to that other person \u2014 is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than five years; or guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction,\u201d the law states.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by Morning Wire,&nbsp;prominent Canadian pastor James Coates said the law essentially \u201ccriminalize[s] evangelism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Th Daily Wire\u2019s Matt Walsh showcased the law via social media, sparking outrage from conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada\u2019s new law declares that you are guilty of \u2018conversion therapy\u2019 and subject to five years in prison if you counsel your biological male child to accept his male identity,\u201d he posted, captioning a portion of the legislation.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Canada&#8217;s new law declares that you are guilty of &#8220;conversion therapy&#8221; and subject to five years in prison if you counsel your biological male child to accept his male identity <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqapqWK3TZ\">pic.twitter.com\/lqapqWK3TZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1482892049108066304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAuthoritarian, child-destroying lunacy,\u201d Ben Shapiro commented.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Authoritarian, child-destroying lunacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHQ3Rtg9N1\">https:\/\/t.co\/nHQ3Rtg9N1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1482893087642996738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s legal under this law to convert children to LGBT. People always said that would happen. They were called crazy people using the slippery slope fallacy. Well here we are. At the bottom of that slope,\u201d politico Mike Cernovich reacted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s legal under this law to convert children to LGBT. People always said that would happen. They were called crazy people using the slippery slope fallacy.<\/p>\n<p>Well here we are. <\/p>\n<p>At the bottom of that slope \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k53F2mmZVg\">https:\/\/t.co\/k53F2mmZVg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cernovich\/status\/1482894471842840581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if your kid feels insecure or confused with their gender or sexuality, you can only get \u2018therapy\u2019 if they convert to the identity that is anything BUT the biological norm,\u201d posted advocate Landon Starbuck. \u201cThat\u2019s not therapy, that\u2019s conversion coercion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So if your kid feels insecure or confused with their gender or sexuality, you can only get &#8220;therapy&#8221; if they convert to the identity that is anything BUT the biological norm. That\u2019s not therapy, that\u2019s conversion coercion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZABTJqfIC\">https:\/\/t.co\/sZABTJqfIC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Landon Starbuck (@LandonStarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LandonStarbuck\/status\/1482910616931164166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/pastors-call-out-conversion-therapy-laws\">Pastors Call Out \u2018Conversion Therapy\u2019&nbsp;Laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Canadian law called C-4 outlaws so-called \u201cconversion therapy,\u201d which is defined in the law as any counseling or advising against transgender or nonbinary identity or non-heterosexual sexuality \u2014 even if the young person or adult requests it. \u201cThe new Canadian law, C-4, bans any counseling that advocates for the Christian standard that sex &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1222053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1222053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1222053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1222053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1222053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1222053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}