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Hillsong Church Founder Brian Houston resigns after internal misconduct investigation

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Australian news covered by Lorna Knowles and Kevin Nguyen for ABC News on Wed 23 Mar 2022.


The link to the article itself:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-23/hillsong-church-founder-brian-houston-resigns/100932318

A few comments about this article:

  • Hillsong is Australia’s most high profile Pentecostal megachurch, partially due to the fact that the current Prime Minister (Scott Morrison) is a devoted Hillsong member
  • Brian Houston, the Hillsong Founder, is a high profile spiritual counselor for the Prime Minister
  • We can expect Scott Morrison to distance himself from Brian now, despite their close and public association
  • Interesting to see the seemingly high correlation between “family values” pastors/politicians and sexual skeletons in the closet
  • I think it would not be unreasonable to suspect that these 2 complaints are just the tip of the iceberg
  • The fact that neither Hillsong nor Brian Houston took any real responsibility is a pity, but no surprise. Their excuse is as lame as it gets:

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The board said an investigation found Mr Houston “became disorientated … following the consumption of anti-anxiety medication beyond the prescribed dose, mixed with alcohol”.

  • We can only hope that this incident will continue to erode Hillsong’s disproportionate influence on Australian politics.
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JJ runs The CSF as a modest contribution to promote critical thinking, an openly secular lifestyle, and normalizing Secularism, while challenging invalid religious claims and its disproportionate influence. He is based in Australia, and is writing a book on his journey through religion. His primary interest and research focus is Morality, as he is convinced that humanity will have to develop a more rational, tolerant and inclusive morality, in order to survive on our planet. JJ used to be a devout Christian and a qualified Minister of Religion, with a Masters Degree in Theology. He spent two years working on a PhD in Systematic Theology as he contemplated an academic career. These 8 years of full-time studies, seriously looking for answers in Theology, Philosophy, History and Science, led him to leave religion and his career, as the Christian scripture, dogmas, claims and history could not hold up to rational scrutiny.

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