God Is A Capitalist

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Reddit, Technology

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🗓️ 5 September 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Hillsong is an Australian megachurch famous for its hipster vibe, multi-platinum house band, and connections to celebrities like Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt, and Kevin Durant. But behind the flashing lights and thick-rimmed glasses is an ultra-conservative church with a dark past.

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0:00.0	Produced by the iLap at WBUR Boston.
0:07.0	Hey, just a heads up. This episode mentions sexual assault in pedophilia.
0:16.0	Amory, we both know why we're here.
0:19.0	Yep.
0:20.0	To do our jobs.
0:21.0	But I want to start by asking you to watch this video.
0:24.0	Because I think it encapsulates our reasons for tackling this particular episode.
0:28.0	Okay.
0:29.0	Hey guys, welcome back. We're here at Hillsong Conference 2017.
0:33.0	Can you describe this scene a bit here? Like what are we looking at?
0:37.0	Okay, we're looking at a bunch of dudes on a couch together.
0:40.0	There are three guys. They're all very chill.
0:43.0	They're kind of growing around dressed very casually.
0:46.0	There's someone interviewing them.
0:49.0	You wear a knit. Hillsong College.
0:51.0	You see these boots?
0:52.0	So this to me looks a little bit like backstage at a tech conference or something?
0:56.0	Yeah.
0:57.0	Or like backstage at Coachella?
0:59.0	Yeah, yeah.
1:00.0	Or something. The surroundings are modern. The lighting is super nightclub-ish.
1:03.0	Two of these guys I didn't recognize.
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