{"id":12966,"date":"2013-08-20T09:13:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T13:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=12966"},"modified":"2020-03-17T00:53:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T06:53:51","slug":"new-jersey-governor-signs-law-banning-counseling-therapy-for-youth-struggling-with-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/new-jersey-governor-signs-law-banning-counseling-therapy-for-youth-struggling-with-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Governor Signs Law Banning Counseling, Therapy for Youth Struggling With Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Christie-Credit-Bob-Jagendorf-300x243.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"194\" \/>By Heather Clark<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Christian News Network<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TRENTON \u2013 Reiterating his belief that homosexuality is \u2018not a sin,\u2019 the Republican governor of New Jersey signed a bill into law on Monday that bans the use of conversion or reparative therapy, or to otherwise help youth who are struggling with homosexual feelings to overcome their temptations.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Chris Christie\u2019s office released a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150702105201\/http:\/\/nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/552013\/approved\/20130819a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> during the day outlining that Assembly Bill 3371 had been signed into law following its passage in both state houses in June.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.njleg.state.nj.us\/2012\/Bills\/A3500\/3371_I1.HTM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Text of the bill<\/a> notes that the law bans \u201cthe practice of seeking to change a person\u2019s sexual orientation, including, but not limited to, efforts to change behaviors, gender identity, or gender expressions, or to reduce or eliminate sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward a person of the same gender.\u201d However, the regulation does not apply to counseling that seeks to affirm homosexual emotions or behaviors. <a href=\"http:\/\/christiannews.net\/2013\/08\/19\/new-jersey-governor-signs-law-banning-counseling-therapy-for-youth-struggling-with-homosexuality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a> to continue reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Heather Clark Christian News&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[614,17,113,45],"tags":[59,2932,173,2914,1174],"class_list":["post-12966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world-in-crisis","category-children-at-risk","category-homosexuality","category-signs-of-the-times","tag-america","tag-homosexuality","tag-freedom","tag-children-at-risk","tag-public-schools","wpcat-614-id","wpcat-17-id","wpcat-113-id","wpcat-45-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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