Forget the Super Bowl: Football stars join Christian ... - XXX Church
Forget the Super Bowl: Football stars join Christian ... - XXX Church
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Campaign: <strong>XXX</strong> <strong>Church</strong> founder Craig Gross has <strong>the</strong> support of 300 churches across <strong>the</strong> U.S.<br />
'For some it is ludicrous to link three X's with church, and for o<strong>the</strong>rs it is long overdue,' he wrote on his website.<br />
'The one undeniable truth that can't be ignored is <strong>the</strong> blatant push for all things sexual in our society.'<br />
The American Psychiatric Association admits that <strong>the</strong>re is some debate over whe<strong>the</strong>r pornography addiction exists at all, but<br />
statistics released by <strong>XXX</strong> <strong>Church</strong> claim that almost half of <strong>Christian</strong> men in <strong>the</strong> U.S. have a 'pornography problem.'<br />
It explained that many women also struggle with pornography addiction, and that <strong>the</strong> average age a child first sees<br />
pornography is 11.<br />
A survey in <strong>the</strong> UK found that more than 45 per cent of men admit that <strong>the</strong>y have viewed internet pornography — a figure that<br />
rises to upwards of 70 per cent for those aged between 18 and 34.<br />
And according to ano<strong>the</strong>r recent study, between 60 and 90 per cent of under-16s have viewed hardcore online pornography.<br />
The adult entertainment industry in <strong>the</strong> U.S. is worth $12billion per year.<br />
But those profiting from paid sites have expressed <strong>the</strong>ir anger over <strong>the</strong> explosion of websites offering free porn online.<br />
A lawsuit in California against free adult entertainment site RedTube.com, saw a judge rule in favour of free sites, which were<br />
accused of violating California’s Unfair Practices Act.<br />
The complaint read: 'Now that consumers have <strong>the</strong> ability to watch high quality adult videos for free on RedTube.com, fewer<br />
are making <strong>the</strong> choice to pay o<strong>the</strong>r adult website proprietors for <strong>the</strong> same content.'<br />
But <strong>the</strong> court ruled that <strong>the</strong> complaint was designed to stifle free speech, and dismissed <strong>the</strong> lawsuit.<br />
Today it emerged that an advertisement, due to air on television during <strong>the</strong> <strong>Super</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong>, has been rejected by Fox officials<br />
because it made a religious reference to a passage from <strong>the</strong> bible.<br />
The 30-second ad, produced by <strong>the</strong> Fixed Point Foundation <strong>Christian</strong> group, shows a group of men ga<strong>the</strong>red around a big<br />
screen watching a football game.<br />
When a close-up of a verse from John 3:16 is flashed onscreen, one of <strong>the</strong> men uses a smart phone to find out what it means.<br />
Though <strong>the</strong> channel can command $30million for an advertising slot during <strong>the</strong> <strong>Super</strong> <strong>Bowl</strong>, television executives accused <strong>the</strong><br />
commercial's makers of 'advancing particular beliefs or practices', and blocked it.<br />
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