Two anti-porn pastors out of Corona, CA who minister to the adult film industry (everybody’s got to have a market niche I guess) had a great idea to print Bibles with the message “Jesus Loves Porn Stars” and distribute them at adult film conventions. Mike Foster and Craig Gross, founders of the anti-porn internet ministry XXXchurch.com, thought this would be a great way to get their message out.

Yet the American Bible Society, who they had originally commissioned to print the Bibles, thought otherwise:

They thought putting an edgy cover on the bibles could get them attention and increase their distribution.

So they paid the American Bible Society (ABS) to print 10,000 copies of the Scriptures. But the publisher backed down after hearing about the cover concept.

The ABS says while it appreciates the pastors' mission, the words "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" are “misleading and inappropriate for a New Testament."

Have to go with the anti-porn proselytizers on this one folks. Why shouldn’t anyone be able to spread their message in a free and open public forum? The decision by the ABS only reasserts the commonly held perception that Christians are Bible-thumping Puritans unwilling to engage with diverse social groups. Didn’t Jesus hang out with prostitutes and other unsavory types? At least these two pastors are willing to follow the real spirit of his ministry, no matter how many money shots or bukkake sessions they have to bear. I like my hardcore porn as much as the next guy, but who’s to say the denizens of the porn industry shouldn’t have access to that sweet, sweet gospel.