He's pleading for an end to dangerous 'ex-gay' conversion therapy in Australia, by appealing to Prime Minister Turnbull. A history of sexual abuse Joel’s grandfather, Frank Houston, was the original pastor of Hillsong Church when it began in 1993. The Daily Beast reports that it was around 2011 when Houston distanced Hillsong from gay conversion therapy programs. Chris explains that he wanted to die while trying to "pray the gay away". Back in August 2017, Hornet published an extensive look at Hillsong Church. Founder of the Hillsong Church, Pastor Brian Houston pictured leaving the … The church has faced accusations that it referred LGBT members to undergo gay ‘conversion’ therapy, as reported by  The Daily Beast.
Everything Hillsong has said about homosexuality and gay marriage as Ellen Page calls out Chris Pratt for attending 'anti-LGBTQ' church.

A stock response is something along the lines of “everyone is welcome at Hillsong, but the church does not condone gay marriage or abortion.” Further, rumors of gay conversion therapy within the church did not ease my concerns about its stance concerning non-heterosexual relationships. His best-selling autobiography 'A Life of Unlearning – a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith', details his journey from being one of the first in the world to experience religious gay conversion therapy, becoming a married, high profile preacher in Australia's growing mega-churches, such as Hillsong, to living as an openly gay man. What’s worse is a long history of sexual abuse and conversion therapy — a history that starts with Pastor Joel’s grandfather, Frank. But according to Hillsong Church, it no longer tries to “fix” its LGBT congregants. Read all about it here.

His best-selling autobiography 'A Life of Unlearning – a preacher’s struggle with his homosexuality, church and faith', details his journey from being one of the first in the world to experience religious gay conversion therapy, becoming a married, high profile preacher in Australia's growing mega-churches, such as Hillsong, to … hillsong church was founded in 1983 by our senior pastors, brian and bobbie houston and in all those years pastor brian has been a vocal opponent of gay conversion therapy and has made it clear to our pastors that we do not support that approach.
Lance Goodall 13 March 2018 I received a petition in my inbox this morning regarding an ex-gay therapy course. To be clear, the anti-gay views of Hillsong leadership aren’t the only troubling aspect of this church, which has a lurid history of child sexual abuse and gay conversion therapy. Back in August 2017, Hornet published an extensive look at Hillsong Church. Now he claims the “weight” the church bears when it comes to its treatment of LGBTs is heavy. At Hillsong, we … To be clear, the anti-gay views of Hillsong leadership aren’t the only troubling aspect of this church, which has a lurid history of child sexual abuse and gay conversion therapy. However, as The Daily Beast previously reported, parent church Hillsong has a lengthy history of gay conversion therapy, and refusing leadership roles to LGBTQ people. “Praying the Gay Away”… at hillsong we want to … Anthony Venn-Brown is one of Australia’s foremost commentators on faith and sexuality.

Read all about it here. Hillsong Church was founded in 1983 by our senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, and in all those years, Pastor Brian has been a vocal opponent of gay conversion therapy and has made it clear to our pastors that we do not support that approach. Anthony was the co-founder and former leader of …