The ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ actor Joshua Bassett has issued a statement about getting baptised by an anti-gay mega church despite him claiming he’s part of the LGBT community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 22-year-old actor turned to his Twitter account to address fan concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I visited this church and happened to get baptised here- I was unaware of some of their policies and beliefs, and do not endorse all of them,” he declared, “My heart is for Christ and Christ alone!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tweet garnered concern from fans, with many questioning why Joshua wouldn’t have done more research before choosing to get baptised at the church, reports aceshowbiz.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Drive by baptism? Lol. If you truly believe in the purpose of being baptised why would you not research the people doing it,” wrote one user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another wondered: “Nahh wait. You didn’t research the church before getting baptised by them?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conversion therapy is the widely discredited practice of attempting to “cure” somebody’s sexual orientation or gender identity through various means, including shock torture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United Nations and World Health Organisation have both condemned the use of conversion therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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 decision to get baptised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“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, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, et cetera,” he said in the clip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“And no other teacher gave me anywhere near the peace that Jesus Christ did,” he concluded as the congregation broke into cheers and applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joshua recently publicised his belief in Christianity on Twitter in the last few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On January 5, he tweeted: “Jesus Christ is the only way. His death and resurrection are historically documented. Turn away from hate, seek forgiveness and come home to Him.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joshua also shared his spiritual journey during an interview with Rolling Stone. “A few months ago I asked God to ‘send me a sign when I write the truth.’ I typed ‘Jesus is the way,’ nothing happened, then I added, ‘Jesus is the *only* way’ and the light turned on in my living room,” he said, adding “I have also first-hand encountered Jesus twice.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The experiences were richer and more vivid than anything in my entire life. I look forward to speaking about it soon,” he shared, and concluded: “For those concerned about me be sure of this: I’m better than I have ever been. The peace I feel is far beyond what I thought possible.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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