Joshua Bassett just got baptized at a pro-conversion therapy church and fans are worried
Bassett embraced his faith in front of the hundreds of congregants present:A post shared by Joshua Bassett (@joshuatbassett)There are plenty of LGBTQ+ Christians in the world, so this wouldn’t be the cause for concern many fans are taking it as were it not for Bethel Church’s history with the LGBTQ+ community.Bethel has been publicly protested for years for openly promoting the incredibly dangerous practice of conversion therapy.
With the suddenness of Bassett’s turn into devout religion — he was just touring his totally secular music in December before returning to family for the holidays — some fans were already suspecting he may have been subjected to some form of conversion.
His newfound association with Bethel is only serving to heighten their concern.Joshua Bassett’s new devoutly evangelical messaging has some worried about the young LGBTQ+ actor.Following fan reactions, Bassett has clarified that he hadn’t examined the church closer before getting baptized there and posting about it to his millions of followers.In the comments of his baptism video on Instagram, he writes, “I visited this church and happened to get baptized here — I was unaware of some of their policies and beliefs, and do not endorse all of them.
My heart is for Christ and Christ alone!”Under the “Beliefs” tab on Bethel Church’s website is a full page devoted to their “Beliefs on Biblical Sexuality“.
