Is Prayer Now Criminal? Bob McCoskrie on NZ's Conversion Therapy Law

About this episode

Bob McCoskrie discusses the implications of New Zealand's Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022 on prayer and parental rights.

Is it now a criminal offence to pray for someone struggling with gender confusion? Could a parent face prosecution for affirming their child's biological sex? Bob McCoskrie of Family First joins Dane to unpack the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022 — and why he believes it should be repealed immediately. Bob explains how the law's vague definitions, the removal of consent as a legal defence, and its deliberate one-directional design have created a chilling effec...

People in this episode

Host: Dane

Guest: Bob McCoskrie

Topics covered

• conversion therapy
• New Zealand law
• freedom of speech
• gender identity
• parental rights

Keywords

• conversion therapy
• New Zealand
• Bob McCoskrie
• gender confusion
• parental rights
• freedom of speech
• law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Family First, Free Speech Union

Books & works: Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022

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