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Justin Bieber invites queer fan to attend his church
The fan explains they faced homophobia in places of worship in the past

Justin Bieber (Screenshot via YouTube)
Justin Bieber reached out to one queer fan who revealed they have been struggling to find an LGBT-inclusive church.
In a video posted on Twitter, Bieber, 24, greeted fans after attending service at Hillsong Church, where Bieber frequently attends.
“Isn’t your church, like, really inclusive?” one fan asks him.
Bieber says that the church is inclusive and the fan explains they haven’t been to church in awhile because of homophobia.
“I’ve been trying to find a place that’s inclusive of everybody, because I came out as queer, like, not long ago, so I’m trying to find a nice place. ‘Cause no one is nice. Everyone is so homophobic,” the fan says.
Bieber responds, “Yeah, that breaks my heart for you. I’m so sorry. That’s not OK,” before extending an invite to the fan to attend service at Hillsong.
“If you ever want to come to any of the services, any of them would love to have you. We’d love to have you in there, you’re more than welcome to come any time,” Bieber says.
The video ends with Bieber embracing the fan.
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.@JustinBieber comforts a fan who opened up about the struggles of finding a church that is queer-inclusive, he ends up inviting her to his church:
“That’s the sad thing. It can be like that sometimes, yea. That breaks my heart for you. I’m so sorry. That’s not ok.” pic.twitter.com/VyWcOKQb6W
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