I read about this website (xxxchurch.com) in Katherine Kersten's column in the Star Tribune this weekend, and I just checked it out briefly. From what I understand, the website represents an attempt by a group of Christians to challenge the prevalence of pornography in American culture, and they're fighting fire with fire, using the "sexiness" of porn to sell their message. They've got t-shirts and posters with hipster-ish graphics and catchy messages like "Jesus Loves Porn" and "Porn is Bipartisan." They also have programs to rehabilitate "porn stars" and porn users, and they sponsor debates on porn at college campuses, and other programs. At the heart of their message is definitely a bit of the old evangelical "have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior" stuff, but they're clearly not afraid to shake things up. If they're really all the appear to be, this might be the first serious challenge to the porn epidemic in this country and an opportunity to reveal the insidiousness of its misogynistic influence.
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