What he is now is a young man faced with an opportunity to become his best self, an example to the millions of kids that follow him to not make the same mistakes."īieber's manager Scooter Braun also defended the 20-year-old Canadian performer on Instagram writing, "Some mistakes have no excuses. As I have watched Justin Bieber navigate difficult waters as a young man, I can tell you that he hasn't always chosen the path of his greatest potential, but he is unequivocally not a racist." Usher continued, "What he was 5 years ago was a naive child who did not understand the negative power and degradation that comes from playing with racial slurs. His mentor Usher went to Instagram on June 7th writing, "At my core, I am a person that supports growth and understands without judgment, that growth often comes as a result of pain and continues effort. Several of Justin Bieber's close friends came to his defense since the videos went viral. "I take all my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologize for offending or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable behavior." "I'm very sorry," said Bieber in a statement. Justin issued the following statement about his controversial comments. Lentz, the pastor from global megachurch Hillsong, who once ministered to Justin Bieber and a bevy of other celebrities and. These videos were over five years ago, but still had to be addressed for their serious content against the African-American culture. Carl Lentz appears during an interview on Oct. The "Boyfriend" singer has been under heavy criticism in the past several weeks after multiple videos were released by TMZ of the singer using the N-word five years ago. Charley Gallay UPDATED with an editor’s note below FX has set a new docuseries, The Secrets of Hillsong, which will feature the first interviews with married couple Carl and Laura Lentz. "Justin is serious about his Christian faith, and after recent events, he needed to take a pause," a source told The Post at the time. Lentz co-founded and served as the head pastor at Hillsong NYC - an offshoot of the original Australian megachurch - from 2010-2020, eventually becoming something of a star in his own right as A. The New York Post's Page Six revealed that they settled on Hillsong Church's bathtub because it was a private spot they could find. Pop artists Justin Bieber spent the week with Hillsong New York Pastor Carl Lentz in deep bible study and fellowship ending with a private baptism. Justin Bieber Baptized by Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz Telling Guthrie churches everywhere are scrambling to catch up to the "21st century mindset," he added that he "genuinely" believes Hillsong "is a good church.(Photo : Justin Bieber Carl Lentz (Instagram)) Many, many people who are gay come to Hillsong Church." "On this point, we're still a conservative one on the subject of active gay relationship, et cetera. "But unfortunately as a pastor, you don't represent what you think, you represent what the Bible says," he continued. I don't have any personal bias at all against gay or lesbian people," Houston began. "I want us to get better at the way we communicate and embrace and work with people who are gay. But his church is infamously anti lgbtq so maybe address that too?" Elliot Page once took aim at the church and member Chris Pratt after he talked about his "spiritual side" on a 2019 Stephen Colbert appearance - starting a firestorm by tweeting, "Oh. Hillsong has a history of homophobic behavior, including banning out gay members from positions of leadership. He also clarified his and the church's stance on the LGBTQIA community, as gay members have spoken out against how they have been treated. "I have reflected many, many times, and I'm acknowledging that mistakes have been made and that there are things where we need to get far better, much better. Turns out, Carl Lentz - the pastor at Hillsong church whos tight with Justin Bieber and Kevin Durant - is a sneakerhead who splurges.
If it's true that people have been treated badly, people have been bullied, I am 100% committed to moving that out of our church," said Houston. "If one person is treated badly, that's one too many. Guthrie also brought up a number of other controversies surrounding the church - including another staffer sending inappropriate social media messages and volunteers telling TODAY they were "overworked." Another Hillsong Pastor Steps Down After Sharing Explicit Pics, Admitting to Infidelity
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