Porn Pastor?

A self proclaimed porn pastor, Craig Gross of San Diego California, has started a movement to bring evangelists into the porn industry.

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Craig Gross
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After getting to know him, through Vimeo and Youtube, I've concluded that Pastor Gross believes in the Lutheritic idea that the Bible is God's sacred Word, obsessively justifying his beliefs with decontextualized quotes from scripture.  Gross approaches this ancient collection of letters and books with a suprisingly present minded attitude.  Further, he seems to conflate the spiritual realm--the absolute realm--with the realm of human reality.  

The Upshot?

Porn seems like a big deal. 

His mission?

In an ABC interview, Gross professes a want to minimize the number of people affected by the porn industry, a humanitarian errand motivated by feelings of ruth and pity.  He reproaches porn consumption and production, saying it misrepresents the reality of sexual relations and objectifies women.

In more recent interviews, however, Gross' professed objectives have evolved a little.  Now Gross is pitching an agenda that focuses more on relief than reproach. 


Gross' Website


I wanted to add a little depth to this presumably urepresentative account of Gross, but as far as the public is concerned, the man is a ghost outside his entrepreneurial pursuits and philanthropic missions.