Gay Couple at Center of Hillsong Controversy Say They've Been 'Open and Forthright' About Relatnship 'From the Get-Go' | Church & Mistri News

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The Atlanta Police Department is vtigatg the se of a gay man who was found wh a ser head jury on tra tracks the Ldbergh area of Buckhead early morng on July 11. At the scene: Police were alerted to the 2100 block of Piedmont Road where someone saw Joshua Dowd, 28, alone and barely breathg as he laid on the tra tracks wh his head bleedg, reported CBS46. Dowd was brought to Grady Hospal for treatment, acrdg to Col Kelly, the victim’s partner of over three years.

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Talkg about his sexualy, he do not seem like a gay. Canfield and his boyiend, Reed Kelly, ma natnal news 2015 when he was forced to step down as choir director for Hillsong NYC’s worship team, after appearg on a natnal televisn show, Survivor, which he stated that he was a gay Christian who attend Hillsong. At the time I was not tellg anyone at church that I was gay.

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Around 2011, I told one of the head mic pastors I was gay wh tears my ey, and I thought they wouldn’t let me sg aga. I was a staway on CBS’ Survivor, and on the show, I was vol about beg gay, Christian, and servg as a choir director at Hillsong NYC. ) After the show began airg, some article me out sayg that Hillsong had a gay choir lear at their church to which Brian Hoton wrote a rponse sayg that was not te unls that man didn’t tell the learship he was gay.

GAY COUPLE AT CENTER OF HILLSONG CONTROVERSY SAY THEY'VE BEEN 'OPEN AND FORTHRIGHT' ABOUT RELATNSHIP 'FROM THE GET-GO'

The two gay men at the center of a ntroversy regardg their volvement wh popular and fluential Hillsong Church sist they have been open about their relatnship om the very begng, and "have been nversatn wh Hillsong NYC's lead pastors regardg the church's non-LGBT affirmg stance." * josh kelly gay *

Unfortunately, he fot to check wh the learship of the NYC branch who knew I was gay and a mted relatnship. JC: After I stepped down and was servg as an offstage vol ach, the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC told me that he believed homosexualy was a s. There are many LGBTQ people who serve as “hosts” and the choir, but apparently, you n’t lead worship, lead choir, or be a Front Le Volist if you are openly gay.

Everyone the church learship knew that I was gay and datg, and wasn’t an issue until Brian Hoton ma his statement that I wasn’t a choir lear at church and that they don’t approve of homosexualy.

In fact, the only time I heard the word “gay” om the ma stage was when was grouped together wh other mori, like the black muny or lack of clary on what the church believed hurt my relatnship wh the church bee I began not tstg people. I knew God loved me and created me as a gay man.

"SURVIVOR" FALE: INTRODUCG MIDDLE AMERI TO GAY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFDECEMBER 18, 2014/12:52 PMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFDECEMBER 18, 2014 / 12:52 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"SURVIVOR\" FALE: INTRODUCG MIDDLE AMERI TO GAY CHRISTIANS","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-12-18T17:52:08.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-12-18T17:52:08.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLY ON THIS SEASON OF SURVIVOR LOOKED LIKE GAY BROADWAY DANCER JOSH CANFIELD WAS GOG TO BE THE MAJOR STANDOUT. DYNAMIC, OUTGOG, CLEVER AND JT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF V, HE WAS A CLEAR ONT NNER TO W. MEANWHILE, BOYIEND REED KELLY SEEMED NTENT TO LEAVE ALL THE STRATEGY AND WETWORKS TO HIS REDHEAD PARTNER. HE GOT LTLE SCREENTIME OTHER THAN TO MONSTRATE HOW SANELY LIMBER HE IS. (THE MAN PLAYED SPIR-MAN ON BROADWAY AFTER ALL!){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TURNS OUT JOSH'S PARTURE FORCED REED TO FIGURATIVELY STRETCH HIMSELF. HE TRIED SEVERAL BIG PLAYS THAT MIGHT EASILY HAVE WORKED IF HE HADN'T BEEN STUCK WH SUCH LOY ALLIANCE MEMBERS. (THK KEH AND HIS IDTIC "STICK TO THE PLAN" ANNOUNCEMENT AT TRIBAL.) AND REED SHOWED A SCRAPPY SI TOO-- AS EVINCED BY THAT POST-CHALLENGE DT UP WH MISSY WHEN HE LLED HER DGHTER BAYLOR A BRAT. (NOTE: BAYLOR HAD HER MOMENTS, BUT MOSTLY SHE WAS A BRAT.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT REED REALLY TOOK CENTER STAGE AT LAST NIGHT'S TRIBAL NCEL AND THE LIVE RNN SPECIAL THAT AIRED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CTN: SPOILERS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAL THREE WERE MISSY, NATALIE AND JACLYN. JACLYN WON THE FAL IMMUNY CHALLENGE AND THEN MA THE FATAL MISTAKE OF VOTG OUT KEH-- WHO SHE MIGHT HAVE STOOD A CHANCE AGAST. INSTEAD, SHE BROUGHT ALONG THE OBVLY DOMANT NATALIE (NO SURPRISE, BUT NATALIE WON.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT FAL TRIBAL UNCIL THE JURY MEMBERS ALL GOT TO VENT OR FAWN, BUT NO ONE SAID ANYTHG PARTICULARLY MEMORABLE. THAT IS UNTIL REED STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE AND LIVERED AN EPIC READG OF POOR MISSY. MISSY HAD SCRIBED HERSELF AS OCCUPYG THE "MOTHER" ROLE OF THE MP AND REED TOOK ISSUE WH THAT. TO PARAPHRASE HIM: "BCH PLEASE. MORE LIKE STEPMOTHER. WICKED STEPMOTHER! BUT FAIRY TAL HAVE HAPPY ENDGS AND STEPMOTHERS NEVER W. SO SNAP!"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BAYLOR STARTED BLUBBERG AND MISSY LOOKED LIKE A WOMAN WHO'D JT BEEN READ HER ATH SENTENCE. IT WAS BOTH AWOME AND UGLY. TOO UGLY, REALLY. MISSY WAS SUCH A MOR PLAYER, SO EFFECTUAL THAT, AWFUL AS SHE PROBABLY WAS, REED'S OPERATIC SHA THROWG FELT LIKE OVERKILL. LIKE HE WAS PICKG ON A MUCH WEAKER OPPONENT. STILL, NO MATTER HOW YOU FELT ABOUT REED'S ATTACK ON MISSY, WAS THE FG MOMENT OF THE LAST TRIBAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT OF URSE SET UP REED TO BE THE MA FIGURE THE LIVE RNN THAT FOLLOWED. NATALIE WAS ANNOUNCED THE WNER AND GOT HER LN DOLLAR CHECK, BUT REED AND PARTNER JOSH APPEARED TO GET MORE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE WERE TOLD THAT REED AND JOSH WERE JEFF PROBST'S MOTHER'S FAVORE PLAYERS THIS SEASON. A YOUNG GIRL WAS PLUCKED OM THE DIENCE TO MENT ON WHAT GREAT GAY CHRISTIAN ROLE MOLS THE PAIR WERE. BEE "LOVE IS LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH HONEY, TELL THAT TO PAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THEN REED GOT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE LIV THEY HAD PERSONALLY TOUCHED BY GOG ON SURVIVOR AND REPRENTG GAY CHRISTIANS. HE MENTNED ONE FAN WHO'D NTACTED THEM TO SAY HE'D BEEN DISOWNED BY HIS CHRISTIAN FAY, BUT THEN HIS FATHER SAW REED & JOSH AND REALIZED THAT YOU ULD BE GAY & CHRISTIAN. VERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I HAVE TO ADM, I'M A LTLE B OF A CYNIC AND I ROLLED MY EY WHEN, EARLY THE SEASON JOSH & REED WERE TRODUCED AND JOSH EXPLAED THEY WE'RE VOUT CHRISTIANS AND WERE "SAVG THEMSELV FOR MARRIAGE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WHAT A WASTE." I THOUGHT. "HAVE YOU SEEN HOW HOT AND CRAZY LIMBER YOUR BOYIEND IS?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT THAT'S JT ME. APPARENTLY WH REGULAR MIDDLE-AMERI CHRISTIANS, REED & JOSH WERE A BIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHICH MA SORT OF DISAPPOTG WHEN REED WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT EPIC SHA THROWG AT THE FAL TRIBAL UNCIL AND HE DIDN'T E AS A CHANCE TO APOLOGIZE FOR BEG SO HARSH. WWJD, REED. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN PROBST ASKED HIM IF HE REALLY MEANT WHAT HE SAID ABOUT MISSY, OR WHETHER HE REGRETTED ANY PART OF , REED HAD THE PERFECT OPPORTUNY TO APPEAR MAGNANIMO AND KD. HE ULD HAVE JT SAID HE WAS TIRED AND HE OVERREACTED AND HE THKS THE WORLD OF MISSY-- OR SOME OTHER BULLSH ALONG THOSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}INSTEAD, HE SAID WAS HE RPONDG TO MISSY " THE GAME" - SHE WAS AN AWFUL WICKED STEPMOTHER THE GAME JT LIKE HE SAID , BUT HE DIDN'T MEAN THAT TO BE A REFLECTN ON MISSY REAL LIFE. "BEE SHE'S PROBABLY A VERY NICE PERSON REAL LIFE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GEEZ, TALK ABOUT DAMNG WH FAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANYWAY, I REALLY WISH REED HAD TAKEN THE HIGH ROAD THERE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT HE (AND JOSH) WERE GREAT TO WATCH ON SURVIVOR SAN JUAN DEL SUR. HERE'S HOPG THEY POP UP ON AN ALL-STAR SEASON SOMEWHERE DOWN THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DID YOU THK OF REED & JOSH AND THIS SEASON OF SURVIVOR?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Hillsong tly lov people, I believe that wholeheartedly, but by not beg clear about their beliefs [and l] on homosexualy, ends up hurtg the same people they are tryg to love. The Atlanta Police Department is vtigatg the se of a gay man who was found wh a ser head jury on tra tracks the Ldbergh area of Buckhead early morng on July 11. ”Loved on and fay members ce Dowd’s race and sexual orientatn as possible reasons for an attack as he intified as a gay Asian Amerin.

| (Photo: The Christian Post/Stt Liu)The two gay men at the center of a ntroversy regardg their volvement wh popular and fluential Hillsong Church sist they have been open about their relatnship om the very begng, and "have been nversatn wh Hillsong NYC's lead pastors regardg the church's non-LGBT affirmg stance. ""The drama that is unfoldg at the moment all revolv around the fact that we have been heavily volved our church, Hillsong NYC, " reads a public statement wrten by Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly, the gay uple highlighted a viral blog post cril of their volvement wh the megachurch. "Geofey Grir, a Christian mister, published a viral blog post on Hillsong NYC's openly gay and engaged members, Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly, on Sunday, Augt 2.

| (Photo: Google Pl)The gay uple, who are engaged, go on to refer to their "openns and very public appearance together" on the CBS realy show "Survivor" as the reason for their "nversatn wh Hillsong NYC's lead pastors regardg the church's non-LGBT affirmg stance. "Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly, two openly gay men who are also engaged, published a statement onle about their relatnship wh Hillsong Church New York Cy, on Augt 7, 2015. | (Photo:)"Hillsong has many mp around the world, many plac where gay marriage is now legal, so this has been an ongog dialogue tryg to figure out how and where we, as part of the LGBT muny, f .

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