Some senior church leaders - including former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, and Baptist minister Steve Chalke - this week wrote a letter to the government urging it to ban 'conversion therapy' for 'trans people'. In the letter, they make the claim that "to be trans is to enter a sacred journey of becoming whole."

But is this true? Or does this message contradict foundational Christian teachings?

During this session of Round the Table, communications manager Paul Huxley is joined by three writers on the topic - Christian Concern's Dr Carys Moseley, Rev. Dr Ian Paul and Rev. Matthew Roberts - to analyse what the meaning behind this statement might really be.

Rev. Dr Ian Paul, author and writer at psephizo.com, is also a theologian and member of General Synod, Managing Editor at Grove Books, and Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. You can read his response to the letter here: https://www.psephizo.com/sexuality-2/are-trans-people-on-a-sacred-journey/

Rev. Matthew Roberts is minister of Trinity Church York, part of the International Presbyterian Church. He wrote his response for The Critic: https://thecritic.co.uk/the-religion-of-self-worship/

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