10 episodes
Faith on Trial: Hillsong Crime X
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- True Crime
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4.4 • 16 Ratings
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Subscribe to Crime X+ today. From humble beginnings in a suburban Sydney warehouse to an international pentecostal powerhouse, Hillsong has changed the world around it, counting politicians, business tycoons and A-list celebrities among its true believers. Talking to one of those who has since turned her back on Hillsong, reporter Stephen Drill found himself asking: How did the church get so powerful? And is Hillsong really everything it claims to be? On his journey to find out the truth, Stephen follows the money, exposing disturbing claims of worker exploitation, complicated consensual sexual relationships and a culture where women are allegedly told to physically submit to their husbands.
A ground-breaking eight-part investigation, Faith on Trial: Hillsong will leave you asking what you can believe in.
Faith on Trial is hosted, written and produced by Stephen Drill and Andrea Thiis-Evensen. The executive producer is Dan Box.
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Theme song: The Jordan Singers, By His Grace, 2022.
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The Big Eagle
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Hillsong's rise to global megachurch - or how Hillsong founder Brian Houston took over the world.
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Slave Labour-ish
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Are Hillsong's faithful willing volunteers or simply being exploited?
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First fruits
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. God wants you to be rich, according to Hillsong. He also wants you to give 10 per cent of your money to the church.
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Miracles tonight
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. What it’s like to lose yourself inside a Hillsong service.
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The Affairs
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. What happened when a New York pastor met a girl, ruining his own life and rocking the faith of his followers.
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The Missing 40 Minutes
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. What really happened in the Pullman Hotel when Brian Houston knocked on the wrong room door.
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Customer Reviews
Lacking in substance
I listened to three but have now lost interest, i don’t feel like the presenter has any real insight. Also that music on repeat is enough to make me stop listening 🙉 sorry
Thoughtfully produced
Feel like I needed to hear this podcast after being gaslit by Hillsong and similar mega churches. Thank you for being so thoughtful in your approach to making this.
Sensitive and insightful journalism
Really impressed with the journalist’s sensitive and trauma-informed approach to interviewing vulnerable and exploited people. Amazing investigative work too!