Christian Man Faces 5 Months in Jail for Sharing ‘Ex-Gay Testimony’- In Nation’s First Case
A Christian man in Malta is facing fines and jail time for promoting “conversion therapy”, after he shared his testimony of how he broke free from the scourge of homosexuality after becoming saved. His supposed transgresssion occurred in an interview with PMnews Malta in April 2022.,
Matthew Grech, a Christian charity worker, faces five months in prison and a fine of $5500. In Malta, like our neighbors to the norther in Canada, it is against the law to promote conversion therapy. The Christian Legal Center, which is representing him, says this is “the first-ever prosecution for ‘conversion practices’ in Malta.” According to CBN News:
During the media interview, he shared his story about his childhood and the confusion he had experienced when it came to his own sexuality and relationships. He spoke about how, as an adult, he had been involved in homosexual relationships before becoming a Christian, which changed his life dramatically.
Grech spoke about how he does not agree with the term “conversion therapy” and said that the deeper he went into his Christian faith and exploring the Bible, the more “I understood that in the Bible, homosexuality is not an identity as we make it nowadays. And neither is it a feeling, but a practice.
This means that no matter what sexual feelings a man or a woman is experiencing if they have sexual relations with a person of the same sex, they commit the homosexual act in God’s eyes, and that is a sin,” he explained. “Just like every other sin, one can repent from it and ask God for forgiveness and ask Him for strength to overcome… I’m talking here from a Christian perspective…”
These assertions by Gretch, which line up with the scripture, are in sharp contrast to organizations like Revoice or TGC, who routinely accept the notion that God does redeem one’s sexuality. From their perspective, aided by teachers like Sam Allberyy and Jackie Hill Perry, once you’re gay, it’s not going away Gretch told CBN:
“I am determined, however, to raise awareness on the danger and harm that ‘conversion therapy’ bans are and will cause, not just to churches and society in Malta, but all around the world.
I am committed to keep sharing my testimony because I don’t want other men and women to go through what I went through in my upbringing and adolescence. I don’t want them to be victims of unwanted sexual feelings. I don’t want them to be robbed of the biblical side of the story around sex, sexuality and marriage. I don’t want the masses to believe ‘born gay, cannot change’, and allow that to go unchallenged.”
His trial is scheduled to begin Feb 3
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Lock him up. Hate speech is still hate!
Lock him up! We need to give child abusers more opportunity! All who disagree are gay heretics!
Malta is 90% Christian, and their constitution establishes Catholicism as the official state religion. Which begs the question, how did so-called “conversion therapy” ever become against the law in the first place. Though there are many problems with the Catholic church, the scripture is still respected, which would mean that they have arrested him in violation of the constitution of Malta.
Just take the scripture right into the courtroom, and let it be the argument. Show how everything that was said is in line with scripture. Then see if the judge or jury are foolish enough to try to rule against God’s Word.
Just keep in mind that you frequent a site that doesn’t use bylines. They’re just stirring up anger to generate ad revenue, but they don’t actually care about you or think the same way you do. If they did, they’d put their names on the story and would occasionally touch on the love and compassion of Jesus Christ and not the vitriol they profess in his name.
That’s a heaping helping of hypocrisy, coming from a troll who steals other people’s screen names, then bears false witness against them. You don’t even post using your own screen name, much less your real name.
I would ask you if you think Jesus would engage in that sort of deceit, but I know you’re not a Christian to begin with. You have no respect for Him. Nor do you have any measurable conscience at all.
He showed you all the love and compassion you need, when He died on the cross. What more do you need? Is that not enough? Next is coming His wrath and judgement. And it is coming soon. Repent before it is too late.
It’s going to be very embarrassing for you if we meet one day when you go to a job interview and you realize that I’m the boss. It could be a year from now and everyone will say “hey that guy’s great” and I’ll have to say, “hold on a minute, that guy yells.”
… you, troll, are a thief, liar, deceiver, bearer of false witness, false accuser, reviler, a reprobate worker of iniquity, who rejoices and delights in wickedness, and who unrepentantly and pridefully continues in sin.
You don’t know the first thing about Jesus’ love and compassion.
Protestia did not force the government of Malta to charge the man with a crime for reiterating what the Bible says. The government of Malta did that. If anyone is provoking indignation, it is the government of Malta. And it is worthy news, which we all need to know about, whether you like it or not.
Further, an anonymous byline makes an article no less factual and no less true. But apparently since you don’t like the content, but you can’t refute the facts, you resort to juvenile bellyaching about stupid mess like bylines and ads.
There’s nothing wrong with advertisements, as long as they properly control which ads are displayed. It costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time to produce a website such as this. It’s not cheap.
You don’t need to know the name of Staff Writer.
Get a life.
Thanks for the lesson in journalism, Dr. Tekton. Keep hiding; your shame is telling.
The Lord takes very good care of me, and He always will as He always has.
I don’t need you. I don’t need your job. I don’t need your money. You have no authority or power over me, troll. You cannot intimidate me.
Guess who’s said the following:
“Men who are not sexually attracted to women have no choice about being homosexual. Proponents of heterosexuality should, therefore, use the word “choose” sparingly when referring to homosexual men.”
https://dennisprager.com/column/homosexuality-an-attempt-at-clarity/