'Christian porn site' debuts (Provocative outreach combines 'seedy and sacred for a purpose')

World Net Daily ^ | 1/14/02

[L.N. Smithee]

Actually, there was a pope or two that probably could have melted out eyes - Alexander X (the Borgia feller) comes to mind - but I doubt if there's an archive of any such thing in the Vatican.

You're probably right, but who knows? Serious Catholic historians no longer doubt that there have been several popes that could have partied with Caligula.

[Billthedrill]

Mom!

[Malcolm]

I don't know about these two. If the Almighty told them to do it, fine. But outside of divine direction, stunts like this can be counter productive ("the flesh profits nothing"). I heard that some people, newly saved and pumped up to do some good works, had went to witness to the Hells Angels (Satanic-worshipping, drug-selling guys for those of you unfamiliar with that nice group of young men), and those "Angels" beat up those people. Not that the Almighty doesn't ever ask one to do something that results in physical harm, (Paul and Silas), but you will certainly do more harm than good if it's your bright idea, and not His. If it wasn't G-d that came up with this plan, I would not be surprised.....

[discostu]

So far I like the guys, it's a good approach, but they'll need to ditch the bogus "stats". Those numbers have been show over and over to be full of it. Just look at the video sales/ rental line. According to their math that means last year 525 million porno video were sold or rented, or nearly 2 for every man woman and child in the country (exactly 2 would be 560 million). I don't think so. Just how much room for legit movies do you think Block Buster would waste if there was that kind of demand for porn? With movie rentals at about $3.50 and purchases going for about $25 (going off legit stuff here, which is cutting the estimate short porn is usually more expensive... none of your business) that would totally blow away the 13 billion estimate just on the video market.

In one of the countless porn threads here on FR there was a source everybody found believable that put the revenue at a couple hundred mil a year. Still a fair chunk of change, but nothing rivaling Coke. For good reason, if there were THAT much money in a decentralized industry like porn why would anybody go into any other business. If there were 13 billion a year in porn revenue without the distribution and advertising moxy Coke has to beer just how many trillion do you think Coke could make if they switched businesses?

[layman]

Did the article say whether Gross and Foster had candy at their booth to hand out to the children of those who attended the convention as a family affair?

[weikel]

I hate to say it but these ministers are going to become very very rich.

[layman]

Did the article say whether Gross and Foster had candy at their booth to hand out to the children of those who attended the convention as a family affair?

[layman]

Did the article say whether Gross and Foster had candy at their booth to hand out to the children of those who attended the convention as a family affair?

[Doctor Doom]

Did the article say whether Gross and Foster had candy at their booth to hand out to the children of those who attended the convention as a family affair?

No one under 18 is allowed into the adult areas.

[Truth Addict]

Jesus tells us to avoid temptation and to not dine with (read "hang out with") adulterers, murderers,... or the sexually immoral.

I assume that you are referring to this passage:

1 Cor.5:9 ¶ I wrote to you in my epistle not to associate with immoral people: 10 Yet not altogether with immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then ye must needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother is an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a person no not to eat.

The prohibition is against eating with someone who calls himself a brother (a Christian), not with unbelievers, because that would mean we could not minister to them and persuade them to come to Christ. I believe that it is quite possible that God has directed these men into this ministry.

[Jefferson Adams]

I applaud these guys.

So do I. Good for them :)

[evilsmoker]

I believe it. Have you ever noticed the Pay-Per-View movie listings? It's like 10 (porno) to 1 in availability even though they charge twice the amount of a "regular" movie.

[Don Joe]

"Didn't Christ go and eat with the tax collectors?"

Years ago a friend said to me that, "Jesus ate with the junkies, but he didn't shoot up with them."

Looks like this outfit crosses over that line.

I wonder if they're a front for "The Family" (formerly known as "Moses Berg's" outfit, "The Children of God", famous for such travesties as "flirty fishing" and so forth)?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I went thru the entire website.

I don't see anything wrong. In fact, it all looks good. These guys are out there, on the frontlines.

I always thought it would be a sad day when we express more shock and concern at people out there trying to turn people away from destructing themselves and/or others.

Sad day, today.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Where do you see the are engaging in or condoning porn? I didn't see it.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Exactly, just as it should be. Many porn site operators are ahead of the "average" website operator. These guys know who to draw. Think they will draw people to a site that looks like Barney designed it? I don't think so.

[TexanaRED]

Jesus also said he did not come to save the righteous, but to save SINNERS. Sometimes to save sinners, you have to get down in the muck with them.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Is that their goal? If they do, what will they do with the money? Should they be stopped since we don't know? Will they possibly tithe, or put it back to good use?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Hey, if someone hadn't gotten in the muck with me, I wouldn't be here.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Since you made your point (3 times!), I wanted to ask, why not offer a "clean" booth at a place like this to try to get people free of this trap?