High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Star Joshua Bassett Disappoints Fans With Baptism At Anti-LGBT Church
14.02.2023 - 17:37
/ perezhilton.com
Joshua Bassett has received criticism following his baptism at a church with anti-LGBT beliefs.
The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star posted a video on his social media accounts on Monday showing himself standing on stage at Bethel Church in Redding, California. During the service, the leader asks the 22-year-old why he decided to get baptized, to which he responded:
Ch-ch-check out the video (below):
Another clip from the same night which has been circulating social media shows the singer getting dunked underwater in a baptismal service. After opening up about his spiritual beliefs earlier this year, many fans were shocked and happy for Joshua — but after digging into the beliefs of Bethel Church, many weren’t…
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Deep-diving fans quickly found the place of worship’s website, noting the concerning history and statements connected to the church. In the past, the congregation had come under fire for allegedly supporting gay conversion therapy, and while the church did admit they failed “those who identify” as LGBT, it also states:
Yikes. Some extremely outdated beliefs to have in 2023 — and to proudly display that on their website says a lot…
Joshua getting baptized at a church with those extremely bigoted viewpoints came as a huge shock to fans, especially since he came out as “part of the LGBTQ community” in 2021. Why would he go to such a church?
Well, his answer is quite simple — the Ricky Bowen portrayer says he was just visiting and had no idea the church had those types of beliefs. In a tweet posted on Monday, he said:
Some followers are grateful he cleared up the confusion, while others hold true to their feelings that Joshua