The Bible Belt is the Porn Belt. According to a new study, the more you say you literally believe in the Bible, the more you watch porn. At least that's the inevitable fact-based conclusion drawn from the biggest study of internet Google porn searches by region. Here's some excerpts from a brilliant article by Valerie Tarico first published in Alternet that proves the point. (Reprinted by permission.)Smut in Jesusland: "The honest truth is that we all have our failings, Christian or not, li … [Read more...]
I haven’t the foggiest idea what prayer does– I do know that I can’t get through my day without praying…
July 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Why does prayer feel both right and normal to me and crazy, too? The best I can do is offer this analogy. In the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, people receive a vision of a mountain to which they’re being called. They don’t know what they’re seeing, let alone why. They don’t believe in callings per se. They just have to go there. In the same way, I just have to pray. And while I know that soon my grandchildren will be asking me tough questions about whether any of this spiritual mumbo- … [Read more...]
Jesus, Don’t Let Me Die Before I’ve Had Sex
June 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
Here's a clip from my interview in "Jesus, Don't Let Me Die Before I've Had Sex." Matt Barber - the director of Jesus, Don't Let Me Die Before I've Had Sex - a documentary - is posting clips from the project on YouTube. Here's mine.Click HERE for more clips from the movie and watch! … [Read more...]
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