Justice Week | Covenant Eyes

Friday, September 10th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Podcasts and Sermons, Porn Industry

Ex-Porn Star Rips the Mask Off of Pornography (Part 1 of 4)

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 82 Today our special guest is Shelley Lubben. Shelley is a former porn actress who now reaches out to women still in the adult industry through her organization, the Pink Cross Foundation. On today’s episode, Shelley talks about her experiences as a porn star, how she got involved in pornography, [...]

Friday, September 10th, 2010
Written By Guest Author
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

Practical Ways You Can Get Involved in Opposing Sexual Exploitation

by Noel Bouché There are many ways to get involved in opposing pornography, prostitution, and sex trafficking—but the first step is a matter of the heart. Until we are walking in a lifestyle of prayer, understanding, and resolve, our engagement with the issues will necessarily be limited. Once we are grounded in the justice lifestyle, [...]

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

Books about the Sex Slave Trade

Our friends at pureHOPE helped us put together a great reading list for those who are interested in how the issue of pornography intersects with the national and global crisis of sex trafficking. Below are some excellent books that explore these ideas in depth. Renting Lacy: A Story of America’s Prostituted Children In Renting Lacy, [...]

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Written By Guest Author
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

The Sin of Sodom

Guest Post by Noel Bouché Evangelical Christians are increasingly engaged in—and being recognized for—effective justice work. As New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof pointed out in a February 2010 article (“Learning from the Sin of Sodom”), groups like World Vision and other Christian organizations are making a difference in the lives of the poor, oppressed, [...]

Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

pureJUSTICE Intern Interviews

The pureJUSTICE intern talks in these videos about what they learned over the course of eight weeks about the importance of personal purity in the fight against sex slavery. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Podcasts and Sermons, Porn Industry

250,000 American Kids Victims of Sex Trafficking Every Year

Covenant Eyes Radio – Episode 81 Every year, over a quarter of a million American kids fall victim to commercial sexual exploitation. This outnumbers international kids in the U.S. 11 to 1. Today we speak with Steve Wagner, President of the Renewal Forum and former Director of the Human Trafficking Program at the U.S. Department [...]

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Written By Guest Author
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

The Weight of Smut – Is America “Sexually Obese”?

by Mary Eberstadt “America the Obese” in the May issue of The Atlantic reminds us of the weight-gain epidemic in the United States and the rest of the West. It is indeed widespread, deleterious, and unhealthy—which is why it is so frequently remarked on, and an object of such universal public concern. Bad habits turn [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Written By Guest Author
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

Is Porn Production a Form of Sex Trafficking?

Guest Post by William Payne The title of this post is a bit controversial. There are many who would react to it with a strong “no.” Porn, they claim, is just an expression of free speech. It doesn’t hurt anybody. It’s just a bit of “adult” fun. They argue that the suggestion that porn production [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

Craigslist and Buying Sex in the Digital Age

Craigslist, which some have referred to as “the world’s biggest brothel,” is a great example of how commercial sex exploitation is facilitated by digital and social media. In 2009, Craigslist—due to public pressure—took the half-hearted measure of changing its “Erotic Services” section to “Adult Services.” Recently, pressure has been applied again as pimps and traffickers [...]

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
Written By Luke Gilkerson
Categories: Justice Week, Porn Industry

Trafficking in Persons Report 2010

The State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (“TIP”) Report is a good place to start if you’d like to familiarize yourself with human trafficking generally and sex trafficking in particular. Sex trafficking is labeled as a “severe form” of human trafficking by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. “Sex trafficking comprises a smaller but still significant [...]