April 21, 2023
Brian hits the headlines again as an alcoholic
“The megachurch founder, who resides in Australia, recorded as having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.20% or more by weight pursuant to Section 23538(b)(2) of the Vehicle Code.
According to the Kraut Law Group, DUI defendants hit with an enhanced charge under Section 23538(b)(2) of the Vehicle Code usually “face harsher penalties” from the court if they are convicted.
“Drivers who are convicted of the DUI and this enhancement are required to take a longer alcohol education program and often face harsher penalties,” the law group explains on its website. “A BAC of 0.20 percent is two and a half times the legal limit and drivers who have high BACs are more likely to cause collisions while on the road. As a result, the California legislature has increased penalties for drivers who drive under the influence with high BACs, even if they have no prior DUI offenses.”
A judge might also require defendants to “attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as a condition of release or may even require that the defendant wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet while the criminal case is pending,” the law group adds on its website.” Christian Post article below.
Christian Post is a major American Christian publication
Christian Post is a major American Christian publication.
Brian’s matter is on its cover.
So Brian is now even more famous in America. For all the wrong reasons.
Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and the defendant wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet. Hallelujah. Amen.
I like the last paragraph of the article:
“A judge might also require defendants to “attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as a condition of release or may even require that the defendant wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet while the criminal case is pending,” the law group adds on its website.””
Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and the defendant wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet. Hallelujah. Amen. Brian Houston is an idiot. And in denial.
A fallen general of the faith?
A fallen general of the faith? I’ve never regarded Brian as a general of the faith. More as an imposter. Many Prosperity Gospel sycophants call Brian, Phil Pringle and others of these types of money-orientated prosperity pastors “Generals”. Or, “Generals in the faith”.
Brian is a self-confessed alcoholic and serial adulterer
Brian is a self-confessed alcoholic and serial adulterer.
Brian: “Alcohol is not my friend”
As alcoholics say, “Alcohol is not my friend”.
Moderation
The thing about alcohol is that a key word is moderation. My mother would have a rare red wine. Very rare. My father, a clergy, was a teetotaller. They were highly disciplined old-school Protestant clergy.
I’ve known for a long time that Brian likes to hit the liquor hard
I’ve known for a long time that Brian likes to hit the liquor hard. A Hillsong insider told me. That they all do. These Hillsong top leaders.
I can see Brian and Bobbie’s alcoholism in their complexion.
Brian’s sister Maureen has a problem with alcohol too. She likes to hit the red wine and stronger. Anything really. The other older sister Beverly too. Older brother Graeme likes whisky. A bunch of Houston alcoholics.
Brian still thinks he’s God’s gift to the world
Brian still thinks he’s God’s gift to the world. Take Brian’s Instagram post of April 17, 2023 for example.
Brian and Bobbie look like a couple of old battered-up alcoholics at a rehab meeting
Brian and Bobbie look like a couple of old battered-up alcoholics at a rehab meeting, not Christian pastors.
Days after pleading “not guilty” to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston pled “guilty” to the charges and was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $140 fine and other penalties.
He is yet to be sentenced for an enhanced charge of driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.20% or more, which addiction experts classify as being “blackout drunk.” Sentencing for that charge was “stayed” which the Shouse California Law Group explains happens “when a defendant in a criminal case asks the court to stay, or pause, execution of the sentence until an appeal is heard.”
Sentencing for the formal charge of driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, which covers the enhanced charge, was stayed on April 11 when Houston changed his April 4 “not guilty” plea to “guilty,” according to records from the Superior Court of California in Orange County.
Court records show that after an arrest on Feb. 26, 2022, Houston pled “not guilty” to driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, and failing to display two license plates on the vehicle he was driving.
A week ago, the Hillsong Church founder, who was set for a pre-trial hearing in June, reversed course on the drinking charges while the charge for failing to display two license plates on the vehicle he was driving was dismissed.
In addition to the three years’ probation and $140 fine that Houston received for the general charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, the court also required that he complete a three-month first offender alcohol program by May 11; victim impact counseling by July 10; and participate in self-help meetings for a period of one year until April 11, 2024.
Houston was arrested less than a month before he resigned as global senior pastor of Hillsong Church in March 2022 following revelations that two women had made complaints of misconduct against him in the last 10 years.
The megachurch founder, who resides in Australia, recorded as having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.20% or more by weight pursuant to Section 23538(b)(2) of the Vehicle Code.
According to the Kraut Law Group, DUI defendants hit with an enhanced charge under Section 23538(b)(2) of the Vehicle Code usually “face harsher penalties” from the court if they are convicted.
“Drivers who are convicted of the DUI and this enhancement are required to take a longer alcohol education program and often face harsher penalties,” the law group explains on its website. “A BAC of 0.20 percent is two and a half times the legal limit and drivers who have high BACs are more likely to cause collisions while on the road. As a result, the California legislature has increased penalties for drivers who drive under the influence with high BACs, even if they have no prior DUI offenses.”
A judge might also require defendants to “attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as a condition of release or may even require that the defendant wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet while the criminal case is pending,” the law group adds on its website.
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14 Comments
- MWMichael W.19 hours ago“Who has woe?Those who linger long at the wine, Those who go in search of mixed wine.” (Proverbs 23)Reply21Share
- GMGreg More23 hours agoWe must pray for this guy but he must not be aloud to preach or lead this congregation. Reply61Share
- MMichael23 hours agoHe needs our prayers. He’s been through a lot and is obviously having a difficult time dealing with all of the pressures. Some of his problems may be his fault, but some of ours are also. Reply32Share
- JJonathan1 day agoHillsong has never been a “church.” It’s always been a band, and the people that attend their ‘church’ have always attended to come and watch their ‘worship rock concert.”Reply21Share
- John Whittle1 day agoHow many times have we been saying this over the past decades that he is guilty of many deceptive lies. (we have a problem Houston) but the highly respectable goody-two-shoes RELIGIOUS came on the attack as usual pointing us to Matthew 7: 1. This guy has been ‘out of order’ for about 25 years …….See moreReply22Share
- ArcF1 John1 day agoThe leadership of this hillsong group says a lot about not only the organization but also those who follow and support them. Going to be a lot of disappointed people on judgment day. Reply41Share
- John Whittle1 day agoArc. I’m sure you will recall the many times I – and others – exposed Hillsong and its clandestine carry-ons which have been on-going for at least 25 years to my knowledge. They are a bunch of bad entertainers – not church – and their worldly presentations attracted millions of minions. Hillsong ev…See moreReply43Share
- John Whittle1 day agoArc. I’m sure you will recall the many times I – and others – exposed Hillsong and its clandestine carry-ons which have been on-going for at least 25 years to my knowledge. They are a bunch of bad entertainers – not church – and their worldly presentations attracted millions of minions. Hillsong ev…See moreReply43Share
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