Hillsong's Brian Hoton on Gay Marriage: 'I Believe the Wrgs of Pl Are Clear on This Subject' | Church & Mistri News

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• HILLSONG'S BRIAN HOTON ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'I BELIEVE THE WRGS OF PL ARE CLEAR ON THIS SUBJECT'
• MEGACHURCH PASTOR SIGNALS SHIFT TONE ON GAY MARRIAGE
• HILLSONG'S BRIAN HOTON 'CORRECTS' REPORT THAT 'OPENLY GAY COUPLE' LEADS NYC CHURCH CHOIR, INSISTS STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALY 'ABSOLUTELY' HAS NOT CHANGED
• HILLSONG PASTOR RE-AFFIRMS STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE
• GAY, EX-HILLSONG LEAR SPEAKS ABOUT EXPERIENCE WH UNCLEAR POLICY
• WHY THIS GAY COUPLE FROM 'SURVIVOR' IS STAYG WH HILLSONG CHURCH
• HILLSONG PASTOR RE-AFFIRMS STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

HILLSONG'S BRIAN HOTON ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'I BELIEVE THE WRGS OF PL ARE CLEAR ON THIS SUBJECT'

| (Photo: Hillsong Church)Hillsong Church pastor Brian Hoton has issued a statement specifyg his posn on marriage and homosexualy after a news outlet reported that he "won't take (a) public posn on LGBT issu. "The news report me after Hoton brought up the topics of homosexualy and same-sex marriage at a prs nference held on Thursday wh New York Cy media, on the ocsn of Hillsong Conference beg held at Madison Square Garn. "Nowhere my answer did I dimish biblil tth or suggt that I or Hillsong Church supported gay marriage, " he adds.

MEGACHURCH PASTOR SIGNALS SHIFT TONE ON GAY MARRIAGE

My personal view on the subject of homosexualy would le up wh most tradnally held Christian views. | (Photo: The Christian Post/Stt Liu)The qutn that rulted Hoton's remarks on homosexualy centered on how his church tri to rema relevant. In his rponse, the Hillsong pastor offered homosexual marriage as an issue that is a challenge for some church.

Now wh homosexual marriage legalized, and church for generatns, they hold a set of beliefs around what they believe the Word of God, the Bible says. Hoton, prompted by The New York Tim' qutn for clarifitn, went on to emphasize that, for him, qutns about his posn on homosexualy were "too important for to rce" down to a "y or no answer a media outlet.

HILLSONG'S BRIAN HOTON 'CORRECTS' REPORT THAT 'OPENLY GAY COUPLE' LEADS NYC CHURCH CHOIR, INSISTS STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALY 'ABSOLUTELY' HAS NOT CHANGED

" His remarks were siar to those prevly ma by Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz, who has cled to take a public "yea or nay" posn on New York Tim published a report on Hoton's remark unr the headle "Megachurch Pastor Signals Shift Tone on Gay Marriage, " and not that the Hillsong Church pastor's "spokman said on Friday that the pastor personally agreed wh tradnal Christian teachg on sexualy. Read more about the prs nference here: Hillsong Pastor Brian Hoton Hammered Wh Qutns About Sex Abe, Homosexualy, Fanc at Start of NYC Conference. The ments by Brian Hoton, the senr pastor of Hillsong, immediately attracted ncern om the right and applse om the left, g as many Christian nomatns and ngregatns are stgglg wh how to rpond to rapid expansn of gay rights and legalizatn of same-sex marriage.

Lears of Hillsong have been avoidg nmnatn of homosexualy for some time, and the pastor of Hillsong’s New York Cy mp, Carl Lentz, has cled to take a public posn on same-sex marriage.

Hoton’s ments, ma at a news nference Thursday New York, were strikg for their assertn that Christian church have ed pa for some gay Christians, and for their suggtn that the issue of same-sex marriage is not settled.

HILLSONG PASTOR RE-AFFIRMS STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

Hoton, as he has done sermons, efully noted the experience of gay children growg up Christian church, sayg that some feel rejected by their youth pastors or even their parents, and that as a rult, some young people “lerally are prsed, maybe even suicidal, and, sadly, oftentim grow up to hate the church bee they feel that the church rejected them. “It’s very easy to rce what you thk about homosexualy to jt a public statement, and that would keep a lot of people happy, ” he said, “but we feel at this pot, that is an ongog nversatn, that the real issu people’s liv are too important for jt to rce down to a y or no answer a media outlet. ”Some of Hillsong’s church appear to be open to gays and lbians.

GAY, EX-HILLSONG LEAR SPEAKS ABOUT EXPERIENCE WH UNCLEAR POLICY

Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly, a gay uple featured on the current season of “Survivor;” worship and sg the choir at Hillsong New York; Mr.

Hoton’s ments were weled by Matthew V, a young gay evangelil who is tryg to persua the evangelil world that fah the Bible is not at odds wh openns to gays and lbians. ”A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 17 of the New York edn wh the headle: Megachurch Pastor Signals Shift Tone on Gay Marriage. Viral Blog Post, Cg PlayBill and New York Tim, Claims Two Engaged Gay Men Are Involved MistryPastor Brian Hoton appears on stage durg Hillsong's 2014 nference New York Cy at The Theater at Madison Square Garn.

| (Photo: Hillsong Church)Hillsong Church foundg pastor Brian Hoton sists that his Sydney-based megachurch has ma "absolutely no change" regard to s "stance on homosexualy and gay marriage, " after a cril blog post claimed that two engaged openly gay men were leadg Hillsong NYC's choir. 4, 2015, "rrectg" reports that two openly gay men were leadg the choir at Hillsong NYC.

WHY THIS GAY COUPLE FROM 'SURVIVOR' IS STAYG WH HILLSONG CHURCH

| (Photo: The Christian Post)"There has been absolutely no change to Hillsong Church's stance on homosexualy and gay marriage, " Hoton wrote on his Twter acunt early Tuday morng. In the statement, Hoton challeng the recent blog post about two gay men who attend Hillsong's NYC lotn.

HILLSONG PASTOR RE-AFFIRMS STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

Hoton wr:"I wish to rrect reports that Hillsong church has 'an openly gay uple directg a choir' at our New York Cy mp. Hillsong's posn on homosexualy and gay marriage has not changed and is nsistent wh Scripture. "The statement lks to a blog post wrten by Hoton also published Tuday, which the megachurch pastor explas that gays are wele to attend, worship and "participate as a ngregatn member" at Hillsong church.