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Nearly two years ago, gay Disney star Joshua Bassett was the talk of the town after being baptized at a Bethel Chuch service. Within days he hosted a pop-up religious show in LA where he played worship songs, gave a mini-sermonette to fans in attendance, and shared his testimony, giving thanks to “my savior, Jesus Christ,” at the Kids’ Choice Awards.

After his baptism hit the media, many of his fans lamented the news and expressed concern over Bethel church’s anti-LGBTQ theology, prompting Bassett to clarify that he strongly condemned gay conversion therapy and wasn’t aware of Bethel’s stance on it before being baptized there.

Though many took his testimony and declared with absolute certainty that Bassett was saved, we insisted that all the usual cautions should apply. The evangelical landscape is littered with celebrities that believers have been burned on, desperately pointing to every little morsel and scrap of religiosity as some vindication for their faith, and as a result nothing should be assumed.

Still, we enjoined folks to be hopeful that he’d been saved

Joshua Bassett’s baptism illustrates LGBTQ+ Christians’ bait-and-switch experiences

Video of openly gay actor Joshua Bassett’s recent baptism at Bethel Church, a prominent conservative evangelical megachurch in Redding, Calif., set off competing responses — including Basset’s.

Conservative Christians — who hailed Bassett’s public statement of faith as an example they hoped many other young people would follow — celebrated the video across social media. Many of them hoped the High School Musical: The Musical star’s conversion would lead him to leave his “gay lifestyle” behind.

However, when word circulated the church where Bassett was baptized is well-known for its anti-LGBTQ+ stances and conversion therapy program, Bassett responded in an Instagram comment. “I was unaware of all of the views of this church and disagree with some of them,” he posted, before reiterating his heart is “with Christ alone.”

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Joshua Bassett Issues Statement After Getting Baptised By Anti-Gay Mega Church

The 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' actor Joshua Bassett has issued a statement about getting baptised by an anti-gay mega church despite him claiming he's part of the LGBT community.

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The 'High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' actor Joshua Bassett has issued a statement about getting baptised by an anti-gay mega church despite him claiming he's part of the LGBT community.

The year-old actor turned to his Twitter account to address fan concern.

"I visited this church and happened to get baptised here- I was unaware of some of their policies and beliefs, and undertake not endorse all of them," he declared, "My heart is for Christ and Christ alone!"

The tweet garnered concern from fans, with many questioning why Joshua wouldn't have done more research before choosing to get baptised at the church, reports

"Drive by baptism? Lol. If you truly believe in the purpose

Joshua Bassett says he is part of LGBTQ community – but he's 'anti-coming out'

Joshua Bassett is providing clarity on his correctness – even if he's avoiding labels surrounding his sexuality.

The year-old actor and singer has been the center of internet speculation of him "coming out" after calling Harry Styles hot. But in an interview with GQ published Thursday, Bassett is clearing things up: "I’m delighted to be a part of the LGBTQ+ community."

After his admiration for Styles went viral, Bassett took to Instagram to verb people to love who they love and sent a message of assurance to those still "figuring (their sexuality) out."

But the "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" actor didn't use the opportunity to express how he personally identified his sexuality because he didn't find it necessary.

"I am anti-coming out in the sense that there’s no need to," Bassett told GQ. “People are welcome to have boxes if they want them.”

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Bassett said he remembered hearing comments about his sexuality when he was a child