Hillsong New York City pastor Carl Lentz said he backs the biblical definition of marriage as between one man and woman. He added that both the Christian right and leftists target his church, however.
Lentz was asked in a video interview on HBO’s “Vice News,” what he believes about “marriage equality,” to which he replied:
“I think we have a P.R. problem. Marriage equality, it’s a non-issue, because the laws of the land in New York City [are that] gay people can get married.”
When asked what he himself believes about marriage, Lentz responded, “My opinion is secondary to what we believe the Bible’s opinion is. So Hillsong Church, traditionally, for 30 years, we would say the Bible is really clear that marriage is between a man and a woman. And I believe the Bible says what it says, and I interpret it exactly as the Bible says.”
The popular megachurch pastor then said that his church “gets killed from both sides.”
“The Christian right thinks we’re too open; the super left thinks we’re not loud enough in our affirmation,” he added.
Australia’s Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston also recently backed the traditional stance on marriage during the…
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