'Jesus Loves Porn Stars' bible nixed

[deadparrot]

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Bible printers are rejecting a special printing for a ministry trying to sway the pornography industry with the slogan: "Jesus Loves Porn Stars."

Pastors Mike Foster and Craig Gross, founders of XXXchurch.com, say the brand name would further their work. They regularly pass out thousands of copies of the New Testament at conferences, trying to persuade participants to switch from porn to Jesus, The Los Angeles Times reports.

Foster and Gross say the church needs to use new ways of reaching its flock, including avenues that may be shocking.

XXXchurch.com paid the American Bible Society to print 10,000 bibles with the "Jesus Loves" slogan, but the printer won't do it. In a letter to Foster and Gross the organization calls it "misleading and inappropriate for a New Testament."

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060402-073454-3637r

[rocktivity]

1. Get a refund and another printer, then

The church should be grateful that this work is being done on its behalf. I take the slogan to mean "Jesus loves you no matter what you do or how big your sins are." Of all the nerve!

:mad:
rocknation

[VegasWolf]

2. I can't recall Jesus saying anything bad about internet porn!!!

:evilgrin:

[ismnotwasm]

3. They should just print up T-shirts

That'll sell.:eyes:
Or across the butt of work-out shorts....
blech.

[BiggJawn]

4. "Misleading"?

Oh, so Jeebus DOESN'T love Porn Stars?

Kinda gives a WHOLE new meaning to "Thy Rod and Staff, they Comfort me..."

[Inland]

5. They also nixed the related tshirt with "Second Coming" reference.

Turns out the joking about the Horny Ghost was a PR nightmare.

[regularguy]

6. Maybe they should start referring to the trinity as the "Threesome"

[mikeytherat]

7. That's uncalled for...

"The Holy Three-way" is MUCH more snarky!

:evilgrin:

mikey_the_rat