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‘Ex-gay’ Christian outfit sues UK cinema chain – and wins

Vue Cinemas, which refused to screen a ‘pray away the gay’ film, has settled a lawsuit brought against it by the Christian group Core Issues Trust.

According to this report, “ex-gay” Mike Davidson, above, producer of Voices of the Silenced, said he was “delighted” with the outcome.

Vue Cinemas — which operates nearly 90 theaters in England and Ireland — admitted that it breached the terms of a contract when it refused to show this crass piece of propaganda because it was “in direct conflict with our values”.

The documentary – filmed in seven countries and featuring 15 people “emerging from the homosexual life” – was scheduled to be shown at one of Vue Cinema’s theaters in February when it was canceled with just one day’s notice.

A Vue Cinema spokesperson said:

The claim made relates simply to a technical breach of contract because of the late cancellation of the screen booking and was for a nominal amount.

The film was ultimately shown in a conference room at the Emanuel Centre in Westminster.

Among the prominent “experts” featured in the film are Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, now-deceased and very discredited clinical psychologist Joseph Nicolosi, and therapist David Pickup.

The film argues that modern secularists are not as “neutral” as they purport to be, outlines the implications their worldview has for 21st century Christians, and shows historical examples of how state-controlled pagan societies in the ancient world, particularly the Roman Empire, suppressed believers.

In short, it’s pure boo-hoo-Christians-are-being-persecuted garbage.

Andrea Williams, of the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting Davidson, said voices like his need to be heard in the debate over gender and sexuality.

Their experiences [former LGBT persons] simply don’t fit in with current LGBT ideology and narratives which claim that it’s impossible for someone’s sexual attraction to change. LGBT activists shouldn’t be allowed to define or deny other people’s life experiences or squeeze them out of the public debate.



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