Posted on 01/14/2002 2:14:57 PM PST by truthandlife
I was just about to post on this issue, when I saw you bring it up!
Flirty fishing -- one can't help but wonder how much Hollywood "talent" came to the attention of directors and producers this way.
I do believe that I heard Rose McGowan on the Leno show simply say that she used to do it when she was growing up in "The Family of God"...
And I do believe she could persuade me to enter into a lengthy and hard argued discussion of theology...
Mark W.
You mean the French?!?
This group misrepresents themselves as porn junkies to try to lure real porn junkies to their site. Their purpose is actually not to hang out with the porn stars, but to MINISTER to them.
Jan 9-13 Mike and Craig will be at the Adult-Expo in Las Vegas. This is the annual porn show that shows all the new stuff going on in the adult entertainment industry. All kinds of porn sites will be there as well as everything else under the sun. And we mean everything else under the sun. There will be tens of thousands of people attending the show and media from all over the country will be there covering it. Xxxchurch will have a booth giving away balloons that read the #1 christian porn site" and have "Rex the Rabbit" handing out xxxchurch promotional materials. We will have the opportunity to talk to thousands of people in the industry and to show the love of Christ.I think you fell for their deception, but that's what they want. They want regular, straightlaced Christians to be mad at them, so young people will think they have credibility.We want to stress that we are not going to the show to protest or to judge the folks attending the expo. We will not be waving signs or picketing. Thats not our gig. We will simply be representing our ministry in a professional and respectable manner and be a part of the show. We feel that it is incredibly important to handle this ministry with integrity and not to go down the easy road of protest and finger pointing. We are about solutions, not problems.
By the way, accompanying us will be our wives and pastors to make sure that we are not checking out the other booths. (you know what we mean) We covet your prayers as we attend this show.
If Dickens were alive today...
You can't tell me that being in a place like that (good intentions or no) will not cause even the most devout Christian to commit sin with his or her mind. I'm not saying that these men are secretly indulging in porn; I believe that their intentions are good. I think that they are opening themselves up to a world of harm. I will be praying for them.
The headline:
"'Christian porn site' debuts"
accompanying us will be our wives and pastors to make sure that we are not checking out the other booths.
I hadn't read this part. While I still think their intentions are good, they are doing some harm to themselves and their families by going this far.
Any man that would take his wife to a place like this shows no respect for her. Yes, I understand it is for accountability purposes, but you cannot walk in there blind. You will inadvertently see some pretty sick stuff, which you are now exposing your family to. This shows me that they have their priorities somewhat out of whack. While they are noble to try to minister to porn addicts this way, they are telling their wives that the junkies are more important than they (the wives) are. What is more important, saving lost souls who you don't know or making sure your family gets into heaven?
Tough call, but a man's first ministry is his own family. You cannot sacrifice your family to save others (you can choose to sacrifice yourself, but not others).
Since reading that these men are bringing their wives to a porn convention (good intentions or no), I have lost mucho respect for them.
Run the website, yes. Go and mingle at the convention with your family, heck no!
Check out the website, it's really pretty good.
Is taking his wife with him to a porn convention necessarily harmful to her? Maybe she's already seen all of that stuff before, and repented. In that case, she's probably as strong as he is, and I'm sure it's her choice do go, I doubt a man professing to be an anti-porn Christian would drag his wife to a porn convention.
Good example, I've seen people at work that the first mention of Christ the rapid, "I don't believe in that religion junk" goes off. Someone could preach til they're blue in the face and wouldn't get through. But I've seen pastors come from their standpoint, ask what they believe, why they believe it, and let the person that needs the help almost convince themselves of what's wrong without having to lift a hand
My grandmother always told me, "You'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar" and if these guys change just one life, then it's worth it
Coming to a pew near you, "Whores for the Lord," a group of proselytizing prostitutes who bare a lot more than their consciences. Started as an offshoot of Velvet Jones' Pimp Minstry, the Mattress Mary's will redeem you and shake down your furnace for a Grant, or take you to Epiphany for a c-note. Bring your own hymnal.
Yep. We need to stoop to any level to "sell" Christianity these days. Nothing is too blasphemous as long as it's hip and trendy. Hey, God is a groovy cat, daddy-o.
Good for them. There are "frontlines" all over our culture. Its nice to see someone recognize one and take action.
Or, to borrow a phrase from Neal Boortz, an in-depth discussion of the "Big Bang Theory."
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