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Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by microcolonel on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:50PM (#21275468)
> Should Gitlab not allow projects from churches who create tools to help minister to homosexuals (in trying to convert them away from homosexuality)?

No matter how misguided in practice, is it even immoral for people who believe that homosexuality is immoral to try convincing gay people to change?

> There are really complex questions here.

This is the sort of question that GitLab should not be asked to answer.

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Re:Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work by microtherion on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:20PM (#21275878)
> is it even immoral for people who believe that homosexuality is immoral to try convincing gay people to change?

It depends on the details.

On one end of the spectrum, a one-off conversation may be OK.

On the other end, there are the horrible things inflicted on gay people in the name of "conversion therapy". And many people who believe homosexuality is illegal want to keep that practice legal (or make it legal again, respectively).

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