Presbyterian Archbishop Elias Taban [Photo: Radio Tamazuj]
The Archbishop of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) South Sudan has been elected the new regional evangelical president for the North-East Africa region.
The elections were held at a regional assembly conference in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at the end of last month.
Archbishop Elias Taban has in the recent past worked as the president of the Evangelical Alliance in South Sudan and a mediator for the SPLA-IO break-away groups in 2017.
With the new assignment, Elias Taban will oversee Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Eretria, Djibouti, Sudan, Ethiopia, and South Sudan as the new regional president.
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LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Britain’s government vowed on Tuesday to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy and support people who have undergone the practice, joining other nations that have moved to outlaw treatments that aim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said the process “can cause mental and physical harm” and should be stopped, even as some religious groups voiced concern that a ban could criminalise pastoral care for conflicted congregation members.
Here are some key facts about the controversial practice:
What is conversion therapy?
The practice has its roots in society’s attitudes towards LGBT+ people.
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LONDON, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain’s government vowed on Tuesday to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy and support people who have undergone the practice, joining other nations that have moved to outlaw treatments that aim to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said the process “can cause mental and physical harm” and should be stopped, even as some religious groups voiced concern that a ban could criminalize pastoral care for conflicted congregation members.