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LOS ANGELES, Jun 26, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- An anti-pornography preacher's version of a Bible called "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" has drawn the wrath of Bible publishers and the U.S. Southern Baptists.
The book made its debut at a major erotica convention in Los Angeles last weekend, where anti-porn crusader Craig Gross was handing them out for free.
"I believe Jesus, he'd be in the show with us," Gross told ABC News. "He'd be mixing it up with these people. 'Cause he doesn't look at them as porn stars, or porn producers. He looks at us as all the same."
The American Bible Society wrote Gross a letter refusing to print his Bible, saying the "wording ... was misleading and inappropriate."
Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Christian radio host, agreed, saying Gross had crossed the line in trying to recover Christians who strayed.
But Gross, who also runs the XXXChurch.com anti-porn Web site, said no Bible is wasted.
"I think if someone cracks this thing open, that's our prayer, that's our hope, then their lives will be changed," he said.
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