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

On 5/3/2025 1:17 PM, BTR1701 wrote:

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

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

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   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.

I take as a given that "conversion therapy" is illegal in NSW.  But I don't know if its definition includes, e.g., dick-lopping, etc. .