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Have you ever wondered what makes these young girls do internet pornagraphy? Justine is the real person behind teen internet solo girl "Dawson" and she provides some insight to that answer. The video is a recount of the heart-wrenching process she went through in working on Dawson's website. Viewers can get a behind the scene look at what goes into making one of these sites, while also seeing what many girls struggle with; trying to get completely out of porn. The video is 7 minutes and a lot of detailed/relevant information had to be left out, look for further snippets to be added in an upcoming pod.
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Dawson: Outside, but IN porn

  • wow. this was really helpful. and I've seen her stuff online ("her" stuff). ya know theres a huge fan base for those websites. some fans get pretty attached. if this hits some of the porn boards out there it might really make an impact.
    awesome video. really well done!
    JJohnnyK
  • Still thinkin about getting into porn? Here's a little more info on the history of the job and the business behind it...
    critter
  • thank you for the response. I wonder what everyone would think of the video if it were linked over there, but we aren't going to do that ourselves. If that happens, it happens. I need to work on finishing the rest of the documentary as there is a lot that has been left out.
    TeamSailfish
  • "Industry" is spelled wrong at 5:24. lol
    omgitsyary
  • This coming from a girl who got caught having an affair with her high school teacher, a married father of 2, who left his family and married her. All before her "porn" career.
    Link:
    http://docs.google.com/View?docid=ah9tfdjkssnw_1c63q92
    Xian23
  • Why has no one asked why she didn't give the money back?

    She portrays being used in someway, regret for what she did yet profited from supposed "sin", enjoyed the money, and now it was a horrible ordeal.

    This is propoganda. Nothing else.
    handixxx
  • Yes I think this is propaganda. This isn't Chrissy Moran situation. And she's taking an extreme view of the bible. Only time I get into trouble is if I'm viewing someone who's married. Oh but I don't know which of this girls are married or not. She sorta admits mistake, but clearly hasn't given the money to charity. Until she's given the money to charity, she's committing a lie. Nobody's perfect, but she seems to be trying her best to be perfect. Frankly I prefer the Dawson character to this stuck up Justine.
    PatrynXX
  • Interesting pod-- seems sincere to me, and definitely worth hearing about her experience.
    saskia
  • Aside from the very crude remarks, I appreciate the different points of view. Pod's can only be 7 minutes so we did the best we could in the time we have. Justine and I fully admit the mistakes that we've made and are doing our best to "get back up" in a manner that is glorifying to God. This pod was one way to do that....we wanted to shed light on the process that goes into this type of porn on the internet. It's second purpose was to show that doing the site was wrong. The rest of the interview is about God's forgiveness and the earthly consequences for her decision. The rest of the interview also talks about the extreme amount of money that was being thrown at her that she turned down.


    FYI, the money she made off the site was spent before she decided to change her mind.
    TeamSailfish
  • Sure there is forgivness but Dawson's site was hardly porn. It would be pushing it to call it softcore porn. I'd say someone's using her for religious propaganda.

    I wish her luck but that particular video doesn't do her credit. She ought to make a better one that isn't so stuck up. Which is how the video comes across.
    PatrynXX
  • i wasent a big fan of this but at the same time i dint want to down play the effort that was made.i can apreciate the hard work and time that gos into these pods and comend any one who can put someting like this togather.in the end i think theres plenty of people out there that will think this is news worthy or intertaining,ime just not one of them.good job though!
    vjfronk
  • Fantastic pod! A wonderful story of regret and redemption( the theme of my animated grad film). I'd love to see the full version of Justine's story.
    Super_Steve
  • I'd say right around January 1, 2008 I'll have a new pod with the rest of the interview. Hopefully that can help with explaining the rest of her story. I again appreciate all the remarks.
    TeamSailfish
  • I don't really buy this story. She's trying to come off as this good person. But if she and her now husband are supposedly these devoted Christians then why would she break some of the Christian faiths main rules and not only comit adultry which the bible says is punishable by death. But also by having sex with her teacher, now husband before marrying him like she admited to her parents she did. I figure they disowned her after that and she ran away with him.
    Frankly it doesn't surprise me that someone who has already comitted sin would continue to do sinful things. She knew what she was doing was wrong and against her faith but the truth is that like she said she just wanted the easy money but now regrets it. But she wouldn't give that sinful money away. Much like she wouldn't of asked her husband to not break up with his wife and have an affair with her. I wonder if she also regrets breaking up that family and comitting adultry as well as having sex with him before marriage.
    Should be interesting to read the next pod as I would like to here if she brings up these things.
    joseph123
  • Take your top off.
    ultramega2k
  • this is a good example of a person with multiple personality disorder. Quit lying to yourself honey, and get a real job.
    t0sh13a
  • If Dawson/Justine has some religious issue with this, the question is why ?? Having visited Dawson's website, I would say that everyone involved was a consenting adult. Nothing illegal occurred.

    With regard to Christianity/religion and this issue. Well Justine seemed to enjoy herself when in-front of the camera. Justine says that she was in financial difficulties at the time. Well "God helps those who help themselves".

    Also anyone who goes to the Dawson website and then says that Justine is involved in some sort of sin, well, there are several points :-

    1 - If these websites are so sinful, what were these Christians (or anyone from any religion) doing in visiting them ??? You don't just accidentally find individual sites like this. You have to purposefully search for them.

    2 - Justine does not have sex with anyone in any of the material that I have seen. She just takes off her clothes. If god had thought that the human body was so disgusting when naked, well he would have given us all clothes at birth. We would all be born with a layer of clothing actually attached to our bodies permanently.

    3 - Many people around the world make a living selling guns, cigarettes, alcohol and military armaments. I don't see many people from any religion accusing these people (the armaments makers, the cigarette manufacturers etc..) of the sin of making things which kill people.

    Having a religion (which ever one it is) is great. Following the rules of a religion is a good thing. But it is also good to avoid letting fundamentalists (of all religions) dictating what you should and should not do.

    God is great, but just like Bishop Desmond Tutu of Johannesburg, South Africa says, "God is a tolerant and liberal god." Not some looney 'burn her at the stake' God.

    If Justine really has sinned, then forgive her.

    freedriv082000
  • Freedriv- Thank you for your post, I see you spent time in writing it. In response, and for any others.... I'd like to address some of your points.

    "I would say everyone involved was a consenting adult. Nothing Illegal occurred."
    -This is very true at the time of shooting material for the site, all involved were consenting. I don't think it is a question of illegal as it is immoral.

    "God helps those who helps themselves."
    -We wanted money as we were about to get evicted, but who is to say that if Justine didn't do the site we could've found money else where? God can do anything and we didn't trust him. There is a fine line between "Faith" and "Works." In this situation I believe that line is called motivation. Our motivation was to pay our bills, to take care of ourselves. Not glorify God with our actions. God says he will take care of us if we seek him first. We didnt seek him first in this endeavor.


    TeamSailfish
  • "1 - If these websites are so sinful, what were these Christians (or anyone from any religion) doing in visiting them ?"

    -because Christians (or anyone else for that matter) aren't perfect. Yes God is in our hearts, but we still have this earthly body that craves earthly desires. There is still sin in the world so Christians will ALWAYS struggle with doing things for selfish fulfillment or for God. Soft core porn sites being one of those things done for selfish fulfillment.

    "2. If god had thought that the human body was so disgusting when naked, well he would have given us all clothes at birth."
    -this is a great point Why didnt God give us clothes at birth? Well he didn't, his initial design was to be free of all "fig leaves!" but we didn't listen to Him. We listened to a snake instead. I think God loves our human body, heck He made us in His image. The problem is we have become "ashamed" of our body. If we weren't ashamed then no one would be wearing clothes right now! Not just "Dawson" but no one would be. Our culture tells us it is shameful, it then creates internal conflict in many of us and causes inappropriate thoughts, which in turn does not glorify God (which is what Christians' main purpose in life is). That is not to say in other culture's it isn't okay to be nude. Look at many tribes in South America and Africa. There nudity doesn't cause the population to have inappropriate thoughts as it is a part of their culture.


    "3 - Many people around the world make a living selling guns, cigarettes, alcohol and military armaments."
    -yes, I agree to an extant?.again our culture has always had a degrading look at porn. They don?t compare it to guns, cigarettes, alchohol etc. This is a cultural thing for the most part, but as a possible spiritual reasoning behind the degradation?.. all of the above examples don?t directly cause internal conflict in your mind. They are tools that can aid in harming your body or possible your mind. Porn (or anything overtly sexy for that matter) can play a huge role in creating internal conflict in a Christian?s mind. God says not to commit adultery, and Jesus says if you lust in your mind you?ve done just that. Well, we as Christians should not be playing fantasy in our minds. Below you can see why.

    --Watch your thoughts
    Your thoughts become your words
    Watch your words
    Your words become your actions--


    This happened to me. I used to watch a lot of porn on the internet. I used to go to solo teen girl sites among many others. I was also happily married with two wonderful children at the time. Porn played a part, it allowed me to be dishonest with my wife, as I didn't openly shared how often I looked at porn, thus driving me further away. It tempted me to compare beautiful girls on the internet to my wife (who was beautiful too just not in the way I was fantasizing about), which created much internal conflict. For those of you who know the story, know that I left my first wife and kids and married Justine. So my thoughts became actions and now Justine and I (among many others) are feeling the consequences. (in large part, I cannot see my kids without state supervision because the Judge thought poorly of Justine and I doing the website) I see my kids 2 times a month for an hour and a half in an enclosed room where I?m constantly under close watch.

    TeamSailfish
  • "But it is also good to avoid letting fundamentalists (of all religions) dictating what you should and should not do. "
    -my fundamentalist is Jesus Christ, He tells me what I should and should not do, and He tells me that looking at porn does not glorify God. (I just don?t always listen to Him the way I should).

    "Not some looney 'burn her at the stake' God."
    -I agree that God isn?t burning Justine at the stake. God loves her and forgives her.

    "If Justine really has sinned, then forgive her."
    -Amen
    TeamSailfish
  • But the thing is that Justine never commited a sin in the first place according to the Bible as pornography is not a sin according to the definition in the Bible of what commiting adultary is in the first place.

    Like the person that wrote this article below you have decided to take a very conservative view of what the Bible says like they used to do.

    http://www.freewebs.com/innocentdesires/
    joseph123
  • -notice I never said that Justine "sinned." That is up to debate. Sin is the void of God. Justine is not void of God. I guess the definition of Sin would have to be addressed. I'd rather not explore that here. I think the real question to focus on here is: Did Justine glorify God by doing the website?
    TeamSailfish
  • I think that TeamSalifish and Justine are crazy to live their lives according to a random selection of documents assembled by a corrupt Catholic church.

    BUT: I respect the fact that they are living their beliefs sincerely. AND I think that Justine was fair in her appraisal of the people who did the site. She didn't condemn them but treated them as the capitalists that they are: according to their value system they are doing what is right for them.

    I think that most of the vitriol in the comments is misplaced. Justine is just telling her story. It's an interesting story.

    Everybody is being too judgemental: the people writing the comments AND the Christians who claim that Justine did something wrong AND Justine/TeamSailfish themselves who are essentially apologizing for not living up to a moral standard invented by and for a tribe of wandering Jews thousands of years ago. I think that you should put the book away and make up your own mind.
    pauly2000
  • man glad you people aren't my judge - let he who is without sin cast the first stone. go study the book of romans chapter 5-9 for a few months.

    laters.
    bigpaw42
  • Justine & Damien - God bless you both! I am a bi-vocational youth pastor and I also know what it means to live under the GRACE of God...praise God that He loves us enough to put our salvation under HIS grace and not by OUR works!

    I would never condone your decision...but I do applaud your effort to bring glory to God by confessing and repenting of your sins...and yes, I do believe it was a sin, as Justine admitted that posing naked was not bringing glory to God...then it was being disobedient to God and by definition that is not being obedient to God (which is sin).

    Damien, to leave your wife is also a sin because it breaks a vow that was BLESSED by God...but our God is big enough and His grace is sufficient enough to forgive you (and me) for our sins.

    For example, I sinned when I came across Dawson's site and visited it on "several" occasions. I am so thankful that Justine has come to this decision to no longer stay in the porn industry. But God's grace makes me whole and is sufficient to cover my weaknesses.

    May God continue to bless you both and I pray you have the strength to continue living in God's will for your lives. May 2008 be a great year for you both.

    AMEN!
    JABO
  • Justine is sorry that she was was in porn, but is she sorry about her affair with her teacher? She had no problem having sex with her married teacher while she was in high school and then marrying him when he left his wife and two children. That is far worse then doing porn in my eyes. Shame on you Justine and your cheating husband.
    jeffaz
  • Where is the documentary about "getting out of adultery.. but still being in it cus I married the guy'??? ....the guy who left his wife and kids and let me be involved in a porn site??" he's quite a catch girls ;)

    adultery= ok ( not worth mentioning in my video)
    porn= very very bad (feel bad for me. Im sad)

    Sound like you two are looking for some glory for yourselves now. (oh look how I repented)

    Give some glory to God by having a brain.
    lambsy
  • JABO, thank you for what you have to say. That is indeed an encouragement to hear although we are not looking for any applause. Just like in your post, Justine and I want to be honest about our past mistakes. This whole video on current.com was to answer a POD request they had sent out about people trying to get out of the porn industry. We knew that this could be an encouragement to some. I'm glad it was for you. So again thank you for encouragement. One post like yours is worth a million negative ones. Grace from God is truely an awesome concept!
    TeamSailfish
  • Hey man...we (all Christians) are nothing more and nothing less than sinners saved by God's amazing grace. Unfortunately, for many non-believers, the concept of grace seems WAY too easy and because the world always has hidden agendas, they can't comprehend the concept of God's GRACE!

    Just like all sin...there will be consequences for your past sins. To be blunt, as I am sure that you are much more aware than me...but Justine will be "reminded" of her unfortunate bad judgment for as long as that site remains up...and probably even far beyond that. But, Paul says that we aren't too live in the past...but PRESS ONWARD toward the prize of living in Christ Jesus. Look, I'm not naive, there will be people come on here and blast me for saying that the two of you have ANY hope...but your hope lies in the BLOOD of Jesus and not because we (you, I or any of us) have "earned" that hope.

    Our salvation is secure by FAITH and not by our works because NO ONE can come to Christ by anything that WE have accomplished. Christ tells us that our very best is as FILTHY RAGS to God! If our good works can't get us "in" heaven, then our bad works will not keep us out.

    My words and comments are completely unsolicitied so I hesitate to offer any advice to the two of you...but continue to try and praise God and bring honor to Him. The devil will try to tell you that you are "unworthy" but do NOT listen. If you were trying to "make this right" on your own power, then he would be right...but by putting your faith and hope in Christ, you are made RIGHTEOUS by Christ...you are worthy because HE is worthy!

    Blessings my friends,
    AB
    JABO
  • When I decided to answer to this topic with this video/POD, I had no idea it would attract attention like this. I definitely feel God pushing this responsibility on me faster than I would ever want it to be. I'd like to thank everyone for their posts; the good, bad, and the ugly. I read and think about every one of them. Just putting up this video has been a learning experience for myself. Even though this POD is probably on its way out, I felt with all the attention it's getting, I should be the one making comments and not my husband. I'm not going to be on this thing every day or anything, but I just wanted to say how much all the comments have contributed to this POD.So thanks.

    Justine
    JustinePT
  • Justine how to do think you can say that you are a Christian now when you stold a woman's husband? You had an affair with a married man and broke up his family. You hurt his wife and two kids. Do you really think they will ever get over what you and he had done? Then you go on to do adult. I am sorry but you are not a God fairing person. You can't just go to church and say that you are sorry for your sins. That does not make the pain of what you did to your husband's ex wife and children go away. I am sorry but in the eyes of any person with a conscience you and your husband are horrible. He was a teacher that cheated on his wife with you, a student. You can say you are sorry all you want, but that will never change what you have done. God will also take into account the pain that you made his family suffer.
    jeffaz
  • jeffaz...I would be careful "talking" on behalf of God if I were you. Why don't you take the time to read the old testament, starting with II Samuel chapter 11. King David (whom God said had a heart like His own) was in a place he shouldn't be, at a time he shouldn't be there and saw a woman (Bathsheeba) naked and bathing. Instead of turning his head, he lusted after her and commanded that she appear before him...he slept with her and got her pregnant (you should know that he was told BEFORE hand that she was married to one of his army officers). To make a long story short (you should really read it)...David had her husband killed and took her as his own wife. David endured some hard consequences from that sin, but after he and Bathsheeba repented, we are told that God BLESSED them (yes, BLESSED them) with a son named Solomon. In case your Biblical history is bad, let me remind you that THROUGH Solomon came the birth of our Savior and Lord, JESUS CHRIST.

    So, jeffaz...our God (at least MY God) is quite capable of restoring Justine AND Damien into complete fellowship with HIM. And that is what is important, they should seek first the Kingdom of GOD, not the acceptance of this world (or you for that matter).

    Christ said..."I did not come into the world to condemn the world, but that through me the world may be saved." To all those that are judging and condemning Justine and Damien, I would say that we need to BACK OFF and take a look at the attitude of Jesus (Philippians 2:5-11).

    JABO
  • I didn't have time to draw another connection this morning...when people hear this story of David they think that it could NEVER be about them! Well, go to the New Testament and read Matthew chapter 5. Jesus teaches that you have heard it said that you should not commit adultery, but I tell you that anyone that looks at another with lust in their heart has committed adultery. Jesus says that you have heard you should not commit murder, but I tell you that anyone that harbors hatred in their heart has committed murder.
    You see...we are all in the same boat as David! We would ALL be bound for an eternity in the pits of hell without the saving power, grace and blood of Jesus Christ. God says that the wages of sin is death...ONE sin. So if we humble ourselves before God and accept His salvation we become "whiter than snow" our sins are ATONED for...not by what WE did but by what HE did. And well meaning Christians then want to make it about "works" again...if you sin again after accepting Christ, then you are going "back" to hell...get real! That would mean that Christ would have to die all over again for my sins! From the cross, Christ cried out..."it is FINISHED". And I believe He meant it...praise God from whom ALL blessings flow!
    JABO
  • I did not talk on behalf of God. I pointed out that he will take into consideration the pain Justine and her husband has caused his ex wife and children. Plus I heard she still is still getting money from her website. How can you repent and then still take the money from the porn site? You can't take the money if you really regret being in porn.
    jeffaz
  • Jeffaz,
    I want you to know that I will have to face God one day and will have to answer to Him; that is between me and Him. I think what JABO was trying to say is, oddly enough, I can't do anything WRONG enough to make God not love me and accept me for who I am with allllll my mistakes because of what his son, Jesus, did for me and for you. I'm not high and mighty- and I am going to face many consequences for my affair, doing this website, and also other "not so major" things that every body does in every day life! Just because I have made some pretty horrible mistakes and probably will make more in my future, doesn't mean I can't TRY to live my life differently. No matter what, I am to strive to live like Jesus.
    Also- in case technicalities matter to you, I am not receiving any money from the website and haven't since the day I left Canada two years ago. -Justine
    JustinePT
  • JeffAz: "I am sorry but you are not a God fairing person. You can't just go to church and say that you are sorry for your sins."

    Funny. I thought that that was precisely why Christians were supposed to go to church. To REPENT.

    JeffAz: "That does not make the pain of what you did to your husband's ex wife and children go away."

    Where does it say in the Bible that God can never forgive you until any pain you caused has gone away? Did you know that St. Paul persecuted the church before he became an Apostle? Do you think that God could never forgive him as long as people he hurt still felt hurt?

    I'm not a Christian but obviously I understand better the teachings of your church better than you do. As I understand it, their salvation is between them and God and only God can know whether they've completely repented their sins or not. Given that you are not God, you should just butt out.

    When you are without sin, you should throw your first stone. Judgmental Christians are a big part of why so many youth reject the Church. It's your job to tell people what the Bible says and let them work out the repentance with God.

    pauly2000
  • PRAISE God! Justine, if nothing else, you have come to a correct understanding of God's grace. I am not trying to imply that you didn't have one before all this mess, I don't know you and can't say...but IN ALL THINGS, we must find a way to bring glory and honor to God (even when we mess up royally). Justine, you now possess the understanding, compassion, grace and mercy to bring God's love to others...because God has, is and will continue to deliver you from this "mess", YOU now have the opportunity to be used by God to bring the same message to others (many whom have lost hope).

    Pauly, I appreciate all you said. I do wonder why you have never trusted Christ as your Saviour and Lord? He truly wants to bring to you a peace, hope, love and forgiveness that the world can never bring to you. I'm not going to bore you with tons of scripture...BUT, Hebrews 7:18-19 states..."The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless (for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God. See, there was a time that we had to live by a set of rules (old testament law), but God saw that we (NONE OF US) was capable of keepin the law, so He sent His son (His only SON) to pay the price for our sins and now the only requirement is to put our faith in HIM (Christ Jesus).

    jeffaz, I won't go as far as to say your aren't a Christian, because unfortunately, I know far too many Christains that believe the same way you do. We tell people that it is by FAITH that they are saved and then we go and put a noose around their neck by saving that they must then live a "righteous" life. As Christians, we are to try (and I said TRY) to live a life that is free of sin, but not for our own salvation, but for our relationship and fellowship with an Almighty Heavenly Father.

    Look, I know where Justine is at...I've not "done" porn, but I have been guilty of looking at porn and a host of other sins that I don't care to share in this public forum. For me, the greatest blessing has been the way that God has used those past sins to change my heart from one of judgment and condemnation to one of grace, mercy, love and forgiveness.

    GOD IS AWESOME!!!
    JABO
  • JABO: it would take too long to go into all of the reasons I am not Christian. But I'll summarize thus:

    if you spend some time outside of Christianity (after having been in...) you come to realize that it just another set of random beliefs accumulated over the years, no different than Islam, Hindoism, Odinism, Judaism, Jainism and a hundred other religions. Of course, from the inside, each looks special. But from the outside it is clear that none of them are true. They are just convenient and comforting. But I demand truth.

    Another reason to reject Christianity is because the Bible is so self-contradictory. Your quote from Hebrews implies that one should pick and choose which parts of the old testament to follow. This is what modern Christians do...quoting the Old Testament to castigate Homosexuals without obeying the hundreds of other rules. Good riddance to all of that!

    But I could never convince you that your religion is useless anymore than I could convince you that your wife is unworthy (if you have one). You are in love with both and cannot see them as outsiders see them (which is not to say anything in particular about your wife...I have no idea who she is or what she is like). Both your religion and your wife probably both give great value to your life. But I choose truth! And unfortunately, truth and faith are not compatible.
    pauly2000
  • Pauly, because you have been so kind and non judgmental, I will just have to say that we will agree to disagree (about Christianity)...I happen to agree with you wholeheartedly about my beautiful wife of 22 years (i'm 41, she is 40)...yep, we have literally grown up together. Only by the grace of God are we still married. And, now...thankfully, it is better than it ever has been.

    I will respond to one comment you made...there is a difference between Christianity and all the other religions you named...JESUS!

    But I will respect your choice to not believe. Thanks for respecting my choice TO believe.

    AB
    JABO
  • I'm sorry...I do want to make one other point clear...I do not and will not "castigate" anyone for any life style or sin...and ANY Christian that does is WRONG. The main point behind ALL of my posts have been that we are all (believers, non-believers, etc...) sinners and have fallen FAR short of the Glory of God. And because (as you said) we have all failed to keep the old testament laws, we are all unworthy...however, God did send His son to die on a cros for our sins (yours and mine).

    And not a HUGE issue...but the book of Hebrews is in the NEW testament.

    May God bless each and every one of you,
    AB
    JABO
  • JABO: I realize that the book of Hebrews is in the new testament. You used that new testament verse to comment on the validity of old testament law: "See, there was a time that we had to live by a set of rules (old testament law)," Are you implying that Christians no longer have to live according to old testament law? If so, then why do Christians continue to make such a big deal about the 10 commandments and the anti-homosexual passages in Leviticus? Conversely, if you do still have to live according to Old Testament law then why don't you eat Kosher foods and generally live an Orthodox Jew lifestyle?

    pauly2000
  • Pauly: Yes, but it is not what "I" am implying, it is what God's Word teaches. I am just as frustrated as you are at the way the world views LOTS of issues, not just the ten commandments and homosexuals...but they are two good examples. We live in an age that says everything in life MUST have a formula, and if I can just find that formula, then I will be "okay". If my marriage is going bad, then I can just be a better husband or wife or I can just get counseling and everything will be okay. But the truth is, I bet you and I know several people that have been excellent husbands or wives and their spouses have left them anyway. As Christians we (collectively all Christians) tend to think that the "formula" for the "good life" is to be a good person...the better you are at being good, then the better your life will be. But is it? I know many people (and I am sure you do as well) that have led VERY good lives and yet they have faced broken families, financial ruin, etc...part of this thinking comes from an incorrect view of the Old Testament. God gave us the law (ten commandments) and made a covenant that said (paraphrasing)...if you will keep all of my laws, then I will bless you, keep you and protect you from all forms of evil. God never broke that promise, but WE did...you see, if we broke even ONE of those laws, then the covenant was broken. So we no longer can boast to God that HE has somehow failed to keep His promise to us because we "deserve" to be protected from evil. So, then we come to a point where God realized that the former regulation was weak and useless (from the above text in Hebrews) and a BETTER hope has been introduced - JESUS CHRIST! Please read 2 Corinthians 3:7-18...it speaks of the "ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone"...all the Old Testament law could do was condemn us, it had no ability to "free us". In the same chapter it talks about the "NEW COVENANT", which is a ministry that brings about righteousness. NONE OF US will ever be right with God by keeping a set of laws, regulations or codes...it is ONLY by our faith in Christ Jesus. Pauly, you spoke about wanting TRUTH and not faith. In the gospel of John, chapter 14 verse 6...Jesus says..."I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, no one comes to the Father except through me". Christianity is not about living a life made "perfect" by keeping a set of laws...Christianty is about giving our life over to a REAL person...Jesus Christ who came to this earth and took the sins of the world to the CROSS and took the punishment for OUR sins. HE (Jesus) paid the price for OUR freedom, all we have to do is accept Him into our lives and His PEACE, MERCY, GRACE, LOVE and FORGIVENESS can be ours! Once you accept Him into your life, then the Holy Spirit will speak to you in a VERY real way, and the HOLY SPIRIT will convict you of whether or not you are living a life pleasing to God. People can't determine what God's will is for MY life...only God can do that. Pauly, neither can people determine what God has called YOU to do. But I do know this, He loves and cares for you more than you could ever imagine and He has provided a way for you to know the TRUTH and have true eternal peace and joy. God bless you all, AB
    JABO
  • I didn't read many of the comments after a certain amount of subjective debate began to occur pertaining to her faith, and whether or not she really was sincere about repenting, especially if she didn't give the money to charity? I don't think the webmaster or the producer of the Dawson sight were sitting around their table one business meeting when they were struck with a genius marketing epiphany--'let's make a viral video about the girl behind Dawson and focus on her internal struggle whether or not porn money in desperate times is ethical or not...Oh and then let's put it on Current, an obscure site with an engaging audience that is aiming to make this world a better place.' I'm sorry, but this video is not propaganda.

    Holy crap, give her a break. From her description of the site, their is far worse porn out there: "two girls and a cup," anyone??!! (only could bear two seconds before I was dry heaving)

    Anyways, great pod, any insight into sub culture is al