Umculi waseCanada no-Actor Justin Bieber ezinkundleni zokuxhumana banikeze incazelo nokuphikisana namahemuhemu ngokwelumiselwe ukwenza indawo yesonto likaPastor Hillson ngemuva kokuxoshwa kulomfundisi wesiphambano uCharles Lenza. Ehlelweni oludumile lweNew York Post, kwavela ukuthi i-athikili yavela lapho umdlali oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala "ifunda kumpristi" yesonto eHillsong. Kusukela ngoNovemba nyakenye, umfundisi wangaphambilini uKarl Lenz waxoshwa kule nhlangano, amahemuhemu ngokushintshwa kwenkanyezi kwanda.
Umculi wanquma ukunikeza ukuphikisa nokumisa amahlebezi nencwadi yakhe ekhasini eliku-Instagram. Wabhala: "Angizifundi ezingqongqoshe, abefundisi noma okuthile okusondele kulokhu. Anginaso isifiso. Lezi yizindaba ezingamanga. " Futhi, umdwebi uthi obala ukuthi ungumlandeli welinye isonto - isonto: "IHillsong akuyona isonto lami ... ngiyingxenye yeSonto." Encwadini efanayo, uBieber uthi akunakuba ngumfundisi, ngoba "ibandla akuyona indawo ethile emhlabeni, laba bangabantu," futhi amaKristu awadingi hlobo lokwakha noma umlamuli ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu.
Phambilini, uJustin wavuma obala ukuthi wavakashela umhlangano ongewona isivumelwano, owaziwa ngokuthi "isonto ledolobha" futhi waholwa nguJude noChelsea Smith. Abanye abalandeli abadumile benhlangano kwakunguSiara, uCourneney Kardashian noSelena Gomez.