A new documentary on a former stripper turned evangelist is stirring controversy within the Christian community between supporters of the film and those against the ex-stripper’s unorthodox way of ministering to sex workers.
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Michelle A. Vu
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Sat, Feb. 16 2008 12:42 PM EST
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! We are ALL sinners, and sin is sin is sin...no sin is greater than the next. I applaud this ministry for recognizing this and for not giving up on a group that is usually ignored and/or shunned.
I want to applaud Almighty God for the way HE ministers!!! Jesus isn't afraid to go anywhere! It is really sad when "Christians" instead of getting out there themselves and showing the love of Jesus, often condemn the ones that need Jesus the most!!
Amen preacherjohn, who do they think Jesus was hanging out with when HE walked the earth!
PERHAPS God can move where HE wants and uses whatever it takes to reach the LOST!!!
Glory to JESUS, this isn't about us..so much of the main "church" is stuck inside their own pews!!! GET OUT OF THE CHURCH and bring JESUS to the lost!
Instead of condemning these SISTERS and BROTHERS, why not join them in love and see lives changed for the better!
The Pussycat Preacher just won the Audience Favorite Award at the Cinequest Online Film Festival. This means the film will now make it's world theatrical premiere in San Jose, California on Saturday March 1, 2008. This is a great honor for a film that portrays Christians in a positive light to win such a prestigous award in a very secular film festival. contact www.cinequest.org for details
Its a good thing that Jesus only hung out with Pharasees and scribes.Who knows what would have happened to us if He had hung out with sinners and outcast?
What an awesome story. We need to be praying Heather and the girls who go with her.
We must all remember that, we all have a past and it is not sin-free. Any sin is just as bad as the other, it is still sin. If the ministry of the JC Girl's is saving souls and it is genuine, then their work should be commended and will be rewarded in heaven. Remembering what the Word of God tells us, we are to be deciples of Christ and go out into the world, but not be of the world. We are to go out and save the lost, not just expect the lost to come to us and our fancy pretty buildings that we call a church. As true Christians, we should be going out, just as Jesus did. May these words inspire us all to take a better look at ourselves and what we are doing to bring the lost to Jesus Christ. Doing His Will, His Way!
When I first heard about this, I was very skeptical, but decided to go check out the movie before passing judgement. I am so glad I did. It is excellent and clears up so many misconceptions about this woman Heather Veitch. I fully support her ministry and almost feel guilty that I was ready to judge her without knowing the whole story. Somebody mentioned here that not everything needs to be in a documentary film. I disagree. I think there are many people out there who dream about starting their own ministries but never get it together. This film will no doubt get many up off their guffs saying, "if she can do it... So can I." I highly urge every Christian to watch this movie. You can see it online free at www.pussycatpreacher.com
I'm a former stripper and as a convert to the Catholic faith, I observe the teachings of the Catholic Church on dressing modestly. so I don't dress like Heather any more and I do consider some aspects of her look an occasion of sin for men. That being said, I am deeply impressed by her work and the film, which I recommend everyone to see. She and other former sex workers also running ministries like JC's Girls are truly doing the Lord's work. My testimony is on www.savedfromstripclubs.org. God bless.
Why not take this a step further and start ministering to "escort" services? Why preach to just strippers? This is a worthy cause and should be supported. People should not be judged by their looks but by what is in their heart. If she went into the strip joints looking like a nun she probably wouldn't get anyone to talk to her. Time is short and we must save souls from damnation any way we can.
I would like to invite all those who are against this ministry and the Pastor for supporting it to read the four gospels and see where Jesus went to minister.
For too long the distinction betwen Christians and the world has been blurred and distorted so that we no longer can discern between what is seemly and what is not. The apostle tells us to flee all appearance of evil, not to become as much like it as possible. St Mary of Egypt was an example of a prostitute who turned her life around. She did not spend her life hanging around brothels still wearing her harlot's attire creating a confusing message of the meaning of repentance, but fled to the desert and lived a chaste life of prayer and asceticism. Thus she set an example for all time which is still remebered after 1600 years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Mary_of_Egypt
Perhaps not everything is meant to be documented into a movie.
What in the world is the church in business for if it isn't to go out and evangelize to the lost?!?!!? Do they remember who the lost are? Not just the upstanding Brooks Brothers dressed tax attorney or CEO...come on people!
Jesus "GO and make disciples of all the nations..."
He didn't say wait on them to come to you.