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Joshua Bassett Issues Expression After Getting Baptised By Anti-Gay Mega Church
The tweet garnered concern from fans, with many questioning why Joshua wouldn't acquire done more research before choosing to get baptised at the church, reports aceshowbiz.com.
"Drive by baptism? Lol. If you truly assume in the purpose of being baptised why would you not research the people doing it," wrote one user.
Another wondered: "Nahh wait. You didn't analyze the church before getting baptised by them?"
Conversion therapy is the widely discredited practice of attempting to "cure" somebody's sexual orientation or gender identity through various means, including shock torture.
The United Nations and World Health Organisation contain both condemned the exploit of conversion therapy.
The buzz arrived after Joshua uploaded a short video taken from a recent service at Bethel Church in Redding, California, in which he's seen on stage with a leader who asks about his conclusion to get baptised.
"Long story short, I grew up Christian and I ran the other way, as far as I could go in pursuit of truth and that only ended in addiction, depression,
Joshua Bassett says he is part of LGBTQ community – but he's 'anti-coming out'
Joshua Bassett is providing clarity on his truth – even if he's avoiding labels surrounding his sexuality.
The 20-year-old thespian and singer has been the center of internet speculation of him "coming out" after calling Harry Styles hot. But in an interview with GQ published Thursday, Bassett is clearing things up: "I’m content to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community."
After his admiration for Styles went viral, Bassett took to Instagram to encourage people to love who they love and sent a message of assurance to those still "figuring (their sexuality) out."
But the "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" actor didn't use the opportunity to express how he personally identified his sexuality because he didn't discover it necessary.
"I am anti-coming out in the sense that there’s no want to," Bassett told GQ. “People are welcome to have boxes if they wish them.”
Bassett said he remembered hearing comments about his sexuality when he was a child after what he described as growing up with a "feminine sort of energy" being r
Nearly two years ago, gay Disney celestial body Joshua Bassett was the talk of the town after being baptized at a Bethel Chuch service. Within days he hosted a pop-up religious reveal in LA where he played worship songs, gave a mini-sermonette to fans in attendance, and shared his testimony, giving thanks to “my savior, Jesus Christ,” at the Kids’ Choice Awards.
After his baptism strike the media, many of his fans lamented the news and expressed affect over Bethel church’s anti-LGBTQ theology, prompting Bassett to clarify that he strongly condemned gay conversion therapy and wasn’t aware of Bethel’s stance on it before being baptized there.
Though many took his testimony and declared with absolute certainty that Bassett was saved, we insisted that all the usual cautions should apply. The evangelical landscape is littered with celebrities that believers possess been burned on, desperately pointing to every little morsel and scrap of religiosity as some vindication for their faith, and as a result nothing should be assumed.
Still, we enjoined folks to be hopeful that he’d been saved and and that the Lord would be patient with him as he begins the messy process of sanctification, in
Joshua Bassett’s baptism illustrates LGBTQ+ Christians’ bait-and-switch experiences
Video of openly homosexual actor Joshua Bassett’s recent baptism at Bethel Church, a prominent conservative evangelical megachurch in Redding, Calif., set off competing responses — including Basset’s.
Conservative Christians — who hailed Bassett’s public declaration of faith as an example they hoped many other juvenile people would follow — famous the video across social media. Many of them hoped the High School Musical: The Musical star’s conversion would lead him to leave his “gay lifestyle” behind.
However, when word circulated the church where Bassett was baptized is well-known for its anti-LGBTQ+ stances and conversion therapy program, Bassett responded in an Instagram comment. “I was unaware of all of the views of this church and disagree with some of them,” he posted, before reiterating his heart is “with Christ alone.”
Hip environments
Churches such as the one where Bassett was baptized have grown in popularity because of their hip environments, incredible music and many high-profile celebrities endorsing their letter of hope in a chaotic world.
This outer shell of “hipness” has pro