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The Megachurch Worship Monopoly, Part II

The Roys Report

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Hillsong's Relationship to the Music Industry

Hillsong was legally obligated to pay those royalties to Joel Houston. The Hillsong documentary has spent an hour talking about something that's easily dismissed before addressing a thing that's very much a problem. Louis Giglio of Passion was a regular speaker at Hillsong, pulling in honorariums between 5,000 and $35,000 for each engagement. Bill Johnson, head of Bethel, spoke at Hillsong at least four times between 2019- 2020. Stephen Furtick of Elevation Church,. spoke at Hillsongs at least once this year.

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