Re: Australia Bans Prayers for Troons-- Up to 5 Years in Prison for Unauthorized Praying

On May 3, 2025 at 8:47:26 AM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

On 5/3/2025 1:29 AM, BTR1701 wrote:

 
  The scope of this law is so broad, you could probably make a prima facie
claim
 that I'm violating it right now by making this post if someone in New South
 Wales were to read it.

 
"Conversion therapy" is outlawed in NSW. And, apparently, someone there
believes in the power of prayer to effect it.
 
This is an argument about the material efficacy of religious belief.

So why wouldn't a gender activist be equally guilty for encouraging someone to
transition, then? That's every bit the equivalent of praying for them *not* to
transition and could likely shown to be more effective since it has the power
of the state reinforcing it.