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June 3, 2007 | 11:23 am

XXXChurch: Make love, not war, on porn

Posted by Brad A. Greenberg

LAS VEGAS—If Craig Gross considers Jesus Christ his best friend, why is his arm around porn’s leading man?

“We are the world. We are the children,” Ron Jeremy sings as he and Gross draw a circus crowd at the Adult Entertainment Expo here.

During the past few years, the two—a conservative Christian who considers masturbation a sin and a secular Jew who has performed in 1,900 porn flicks—have grown close and, despite diametric career choices, have come to respect and appreciate each other.

“I have nothing against Ron Jeremy,” says Gross, an ordained minister who leads the anti-porn crusade XXXChurch.com “I love this guy. I love hanging out with him.”

Oh, how the war on porn has changed. The days of Christian groups prominently lobbying against obscenity are over. Enter the era of extending love and consolation to the adult industry and those touched by it.

Members of a Chatsworth church pray for the end of pornography and the healing of those it has harmed. Christian men gather to confess their Internet-fueled addiction. Rehab centers in Colorado and Kentucky provide short-term and months-long escapes more commonly used to treat drug abuse.

In the adult industry, it seems every dark corner has a ministry. The former strippers of JC’s Girls. Hookers For Jesus. And XXXChurch, the Web’s “#1 Christian porn site.”

XXXChurch, which runs a Web site where people confess their struggles and offers free anti-porn software, has made the biggest splash, using gimmicks at adult conventions—like Wally the Wiener, a 25-foot inflatable penis—to lure eyes, and hopefully minds, away from depictions of depravity.

The message is simple: porn separates husbands and wives, defiles teenagers’ minds and breeds lies. A tool of the devil, it can only be cured by God.

“People are blind to the consequences of this. They don’t realize the problems this will cause down the line,” Gross says, handing out Bibles. “This is a lie. This is not reality. Girls aren’t like this.”

That was the opening of the main story I wrote for Part V of the Daily News’ porn series, which began today. The lede was retouched by editors, but I preferred the original. Here is the rest of the story.

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Porn really does do something to people’s minds.  Through my Domestic Violence work I come in contact with a lot of men who are seriously addicted to it - and have all sorts of justifications for it.

I was never for or against porn.  It didn’t effect me either way until 5 years ago.  Now I find it so triggering (I have PTSD) I can’t even look at it.

Interesting article though

Comment by Barbara on 6/03/07 at 4:38 pm

Hey ,, a 30 ft wally the wiener is not Christian,,its sick
theses people are sick! ;;;; peter the porn puppet with Ron Jeremy telling children at a grocery porn is for adults is Sick..
I really think Ron Jeremy is behind XXX church it is a stunt by Him like the tobacco companies anti smoking campains…
I would not be surprised if Ron Jeremy started and Financed XXX Church.com…..................

Comment by michael on 7/09/08 at 6:51 am

porn masses up mind of people, in Isarel gaza, they were restricted to enter Israeli and other porn related sites for good.

Comment by Israeli Porn on 7/29/08 at 10:58 pm

if you see a lot of porn, I think it’s not too good. Everything should keep in balance. In Japan, porn is rather popular and the sex crime rate rather low.

Comment by Maria Ozawa on 7/30/08 at 9:07 am

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t really believe that these guys will be able to save at least one person addicted to porn, but I see nothing wrong they are showing the love of Christ to those who are lost in darkness. I would be really happy if due to their campaign at least a sinner realize that “God loves ALL people before, during and after they call upon His name and accept Christ into their hearts”

Comment by dildo on 10/07/09 at 9:42 am

Nice info. thanks.

Comment by andi8lumut on 11/16/09 at 3:13 pm

I think this was a very well written article that clearly explains why porn can be very destructive in men’s family lives.  Keep Writing!

Comment by Alex on 12/02/09 at 3:07 am

My mind - there no “porn addiction” or “internet addiction”, there is only addicted peoples, who realy neede to addict to something. And does’t matter to what. Take out porn from those peoples - they found something else for addict - much worse - drugs, alcohol, destructive behavior. So, better don’t tuch thos peoples and give them just jerk - it is not so bad.

Comment by Diego Hugo on 3/21/10 at 9:37 am

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