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On 7 December 2015, the web site Christ Church Cincy published a post titled Quoting Bible illegal in Cincinnati starting this Wednesday.... The post was later edited to replace pastor with counselor, but it said: The post cited Cincinnati.com as a source and linked to a 6 December 2015 article titled Cincinnati to consider ban on reparative therapy for LGBT youth. As the title indicated, the ban in question had nothing to do with making it illegal to quote from the Bible, and it reported: Seelbach's concern over the discredited practice of conversion therapy for gay and transgender youth was not new; in December 2014, he confirmed then-rumors about the death of Ohio teenager Leelah Alcorn to Snopes.com. On 29 December 2014, Seelbach eulogized Alcorn in a Facebook post that was subsequently widely shared, publicizing the circumstances of Alcorn's suicide. Ultimately, the original post's title (Quoting Bible illegal in Cincinnati starting this Wednesday...) claimed that Seelbach's efforts criminalized reading from the Bible and pastor's efforts to counsel LGBT congregants. The insinuation was false, as Seelbach's efforts focused solely on the legality of conversion therapy (a practice already banned in California, Illinois, New Jersey, and Oregon): [article-meta]
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