Megachurch Pastor Signals Shift in Tone on Gay Marriage The New York Times


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Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal congregation founded in Australia by anti-gay marriage pastor Brian Houston. Hillsong became widely known when Justin Bieber, who's friends with the New York City pastor Carl Lentz, was famously baptised.


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Ahem. We daresay a great many things could be "further from the truth" than Page's assertion. Take Hillsong pastor Brian Houston's 2015 blog post titled "Do I Love Gay People?" — for which the.


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Hillsong Church, commonly known as Hillsong, is a charismatic Christian megachurch and a Christian association of churches based in Australia. The original church was established in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, as Hills Christian Life Centre by Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie Houston, in 1983.


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Hillsong Church pastor Brian Houston has issued a statement specifying his position on marriage and homosexuality after a news outlet reported that he "won't take (a) public position on LGBT issues."


Megachurch Pastor Signals Shift in Tone on Gay Marriage The New York Times

Hillsong Church founding pastor Brian Houston insists that his Sydney-based megachurch has made "absolutely no change" in regard to its "stance on homosexuality and gay marriage," after a critical blog post claimed that two engaged openly gay men were leading Hillsong NYC's choir.


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Hillsong Church Statement by Senior Pastor Brian Houston August 2015 I wish to correct reports that Hillsong church has "an openly gay couple directing a choir" at our New York City campus. Hillsong's position on homosexuality and gay marriage has not changed and is consistent with Scripture.


How Hillsong, a Hip Megachurch, Became Entangled in Scandal The New York Times

Justin Bieber's church Hillsong is accused of racism, anti-LGBTQ behavior, and exploiting volunteers after pastor Carl Lentz was fired for having an affair Melkorka Licea


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Leaders of Hillsong have been avoiding condemnation of homosexuality for some time, and the pastor of Hillsong's New York City campus, Carl Lentz, has declined to take a public position on same.


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Statement from Brian Houston - Senior Pastor, Hillsong Church Re: recent media comments on homosexuality October 2014 I encourage people not to assume a media headline accurately represents what I said at a recent press conference. Nowhere in my answer did I diminish biblical truth or suggest that I or Hillsong Church supported gay marriage.


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Former Hillsong members accuse megachurch of exploitation, homophobia. A concert at a Hillsong Church in January, 2005. Fairfax Media via Getty Images. On the heels of its star pastor Carl Lentz.


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Following backlash after the firing of Josh Canfield, a gay man who served as Hillsong's NYC choir director, over his sexuality, Houston wrote, "Hillsong Church welcomes ALL people but does.


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The founder of Hillsong megachurch, Brian Houston, has resigned after investigations reported that he engaged in inappropriate conduct of "serious concern". Until Wednesday (23 March) Houston was global senior pastor of the church, which he founded with his wife Bobbie in 1983.


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A celebrity homosexual couple (known as the "Broadway Boyfriends" from their stint on the reality show, Survivor) told the press back in January that they had "come out" to Hillsong leadership and that "nothing had changed" since in their relationship to the church since then ( link ). The full quotation: "I need to be truthful with everyone.


Conservative Christians and LGBTQ people don’t have to be enemies The Washington Post

While his parents' church was explicit in its stance - homosexuality is a sin - Hillsong was less transparent. "It did feel like a "don't ask don't tell" kind of situation," Canfield says.


‘Hillsong’ Casts a Secular Lens on an Evangelical Band The New York Times

Hillsong Church pastor Brian Houston has been forced to issue a statement clarifying his views on gay relationships after media reports suggested he had softene At a press conference last week he was asked about his views on same-sex marriage and how to make Church relevant to modern-day life.


Hillsong Church's Brian Houston Clarifies Position On SameSex Marriage HuffPost

Hillsong's position on homosexuality and gay marriage has not changed and is consistent with Scripture. As I have stated previously, I believe the writings of Paul are clear on this subject. Several months ago when one of our choir directors made an unexpected public statement regarding his engagement to a man who sometimes sang in the choir, it was a complete surprise to us as well.