Saturday was a part trouble around the ward children and familieminister Kjell Britain Ropstad is a member of.
Conversion
Oslo Misjonskirke Bethlehem is one of the 90 churches which belong to the Misjonskirken Norway, which, in turn, is linked to the network Tilhelhet. The network calls itself a christian kontaktforum, which aims to help gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people to change.
“We in the Tilhelhet want to assist you have a – for you – unwanted sexual orientation or unwanted emotions (lesbian/gay/bisexual feelings/transseksualitet), and who want help in the process of finding a new path in this”, is called it in the forum’s presentation of himself on his own website.
On the site states that the purpose of the forum among other things is to convey the belief that one can change sexual orientation, and that one can live a life of sexual abstinence.
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In a comment to the class struggle, which first publicized the case, wrote Ropstad that he did not know the details of this work, or that Misjonskirken is associated with Tilhelhet.
“that I go to a church does not mean that I agree in everything said or done related to the church or organizations that the church is affiliated. I will have a spacious community where there is room for all”, wrote Ropstad.
Ropstad: – Take the distance
on Saturday morning so he still will have to come with further clarifications on the Facebook, after many people had responded.
“Before the issue of the class struggle, and new tags are dealt: I take distance from the work with sexual reorientering. I’m child – and familieminister for all children, regardless of orientation, and for all familieformer. People must decide for themselves what lives they want to live and with whom,” writes Ropstad on Facebook.
prime Minister Erna Solberg is quick to applaud Ropstads comment.
– This is a clear signal from the minister of children and equality. Regjeringsplattformen is clear on gay rights and we shall actively oppose discrimination, she writes in an email to NTB. the
Ropstad has got seriously stood in the storm of the last six months. First came the tough lederstriden with Knut Arild Hareide on which page This should go to, before he led the Progress in the negotiations with the Right, the political Right and Left.
– The statement should Støre have saved up for
Then regjeringsplattformen was completed, came and Ropstad asked in his first partilederdebatt, was the right to fosterreduksjon of healthy embryos debated.
But the main point is that I believe that if you are able to carry forward one, then you should also be able to carry forward two, ” said Ropstad.
He chose later to lament that this measure.
– I figured well once I had said it that it was imprecise. I had the free talk time in the debate, so I had probably tried to complement it, ” said Ropstad to the Newspaper.
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There has also been a part concern about that Ropstad has said that he’s probably not going to go in the Pride parade.
” I am for freedom of expression and diversity, and one can express support in many ways. I don’t think the support depends on whether I choose to go in the train that day, ” he says.
Ropstads the denomination will repent gay
