Some British church leaders are concerned that the UK government’s plans to press ahead with a ban on so-called conversion therapy could effectively criminalise prayer. The proposed legislation will mean therapy to attempt to change people’s sexuality will be banned, and introduce a new criminal offence alongside sentence uplifts for existing ones. On Thursday the Conservative government reportedly said it would initially drop plans for the ban entirely, according to a leaked document obtained by ITV News. However, on Friday the government reversed course, with a government spokesperson telling The Epoch Times that the prime minister was “committed to bringing forward legislation to ban conversion therapy.” “The content, scope, and timing of the proposed bill will be confirmed in due course,” he added. State Overreach? But some Christian clergy fear that with the new rules, authorities will be able to decide what they can and cannot pray for, restricting religious freedom. The …