OnlyFans is a popular subscription-based website where fans can pay to view a model’s page, gaining access to nude or otherwise risque photos.
Although existing long before, it exploded in popularity last year when the pandemic hit, with women and men alike turning to virtual sex work in the wake of losing their job. Turns out, that’s not an entirely secular activity.
One popular model on the website is Lindsay Capuano, a devout Christian who prays every night, attended Catholic school, and even used to work at a Christian daycare. Now she’s a popular content creator regularly posting lingerie photos for the eyes of her scores of eager paying fans.
She says that despite a career change many in her faith might not approve of, there’s one individual who doesn’t judge her, and He’s the only one who matters: “God will love you no matter what,” she says.
Sex Sells
The 22-year-old Connecticuter social media following is nothing short of gargantuan. She has 2.4 million followers on Instagram and 75,000 likes on OnlyFans, numbers which she says rakes in roughly $200,000 per month. She says a lot of her income is from generous tips from fans.
“I have multiple amazing fans who tip me $1,000 to $3,000 every day, sometimes,” she said. Tipping fans can make requests - and Capuano’s heard pretty much every ask you can imagine, from videos of her armpits to jars of her bathwater.
Although she often declines some of the more out there requests, she says “it actually makes me feel sexier and more confident because I take all of the positive feedback I get from my fans personally.”
God’s Seal of Approval?
The situation reminded some of a recent story about a pastor-turned-stripper who claims that "sexuality is sacred" and that stripping is a liberating form of expression.
Caupano is similarly a devout Christian who regularly attends church and prays nightly to God. “I pray every single night,” she said. “I pray for whatever I feel I need to that day. I pray for my family, my fans, myself.”
Her family, who are also Christians, support her new line of work. “They are so proud of me, we celebrate every time I reach another million followers on Instagram… I’m blessed to have the family I do. I know a lot of parents aren’t as accepting as mine, so I consider myself to be very lucky and never take it for granted.”
According to her, she has God’s support, her family’s support, and is making $6,000+ a day. What’s not to like?
Biblical Parallels
It's no secret that sex work is a theme in the Bible. Perhaps the most commonly discussed topic is whether Mary Magdalene was a prostitute (there's no evidence, but people love to speculate – in part due to comments from Pope Gregory the Great to that effect).
But it's also discussed in chapter and verse, with much scorn given to prostitutes for living an "immoral" lifestyle.
The book of Genesis details how Judah's daughter in law, Tamar, becomes pregnant is accused of prostitution. When Judah finds out, he sentences her to be burned. But Tamar cunningly reveals that the father of her unborn child is Judah himself, and he is forced to commute the sentence.
However, it's hard to say how that same sort of judgment would be applied to sharing photos of yourself online.
What do you think? Is there an inconsistency between being a Bible-believing Christian and selling nude photos online? Or should we judge not – lest we be judged?
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I'm going to be a very harsh judge here, I think the back round in the pic should have ben green . Now weather God approves not so sure about that one.
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One of the most ancient forms of Idolatry is to make a god that fits your current lifestyle. Have ya'll heard of a RINO? "Republican In Name Only" Well the great apostate 'Christian' believer is a CINO.."Christian In Name Only" Colossians 3:5 clearly states:" Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleaness, inordinate affection (passion), evil concupiscence, (evil desire) and covetousness, which is idolatry...for a 'christian' to claim that what she chooses to do for money is just O.K. with the Christian God of the bible leads me to believe she serves another god and that god decieves her..It's much like the die hard Gangster, Al Capone: Kills people Monday thru Saturday and then brings a fat envelope of cash to the Parish Priest as an "offering' to be absolved from the sin of murder..Christianity is NOT about behavior modification but an inner HEART TRANSFORMATION. If this person feels that the money she makes justifies all the married households being destroyed by soft or hard porn,just wait til she herself is in a realitionship and that person would rather masturbate than pay attention to her. Before I met Jesus Christ I was a very sucessful meth cook. My customers sought me out and I provided a service between two consenting adults. State laws frowned upon this activity but who was I hurting? Big Pharma kills millions of ppl yearly and gets away with it...Jesus Christ showed me in my heart that I was causing households to crumble due to my "product"---Not me personnaly...No Jesus No Peace...KNOW Jesus KNOW Peace
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Pornography doesn’t create sex addicts. No different from any other addiction, they’ll find what they need somewhere.
I’d honestly rather have people who want this doing it in the privacy of their homes, rather than public restrooms or picnic shelters in parks.
It’s sad when married men are addicted to sex, but safer to use pornography than people.
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Oh boy you need to read and attend a ladies version of men’s Seven Pillars class on pornography you have no clue, sorry but once you read The ladies version you will totally understand and rethink your comments. Many churches offer this class if not find one and attend it you be glad you did
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Wow John, I'm bewildered to amazement! You just told my story! Almost word for word! He is definitely the God of restoration & not separation, we just continue to attempt to be light & speak truth in love! God bless my brother from another mother!
Richard "Snake"
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John Norris Campbell, I love the way you put it. You are a very wise man!
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Made me laugh. People who have taken LSD say it is difficult to explain their experiences. This young woman seems to have difficulty with reality. I also liked that she is a 'devout' (obsessed) christian, not just a christian. And can someone explain how a christian day care (pre-schoolers here) centre would operate differently from a regular day care. Is it just earl on - set indoctrination....or am I missing something. Thanks.
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No...your not missing anything...What she is creating for herself is a god to meet her needs...aka: IDOLATRY
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There are very many gods and goddesses, all the time. That's not idolatry, but is Pagan (and I empathize the capitol "P"). It's also called politheistic, which you monotheistic christians can't conceive of, but us Pagans can't conceive of there being only one god, and no goddess. Although some of us may sometimes choose to change our pantheon's to suit our needs, we don't discredit our previous deities. Personally, I've never changed pantheon's of gods and goddesses, nor do I honor only the deities of a particular one,but primarily to Mother Goddess, as well as my patron god Apollo, the horned horned god, the greenman god, and sometimes even Jesus Christ, which is the only time I say amen, instead of Blessed be. And regardless of that I'm nothing like a chistian, and would feel terribly ashamed to be thought of as one. I only claim to be a Pagan life path called Wicca (the Old Religion, also known as Elder Wicca). That ought to give y'all a lot to pray about.
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I took my child to a “Christian” daycare for a week when his was closed, because it was close to home.
He learned a few “new words” there that he’d never heard at home or at his secular daycare.
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Well I hope she smart enough to set some of that money aside and plan ahead because youth and beauty doesn't last forever.
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Actually you would be surprised how many enterprising women in the field who put their time in the ranks of erotic entertainment often end up starting small but profitable film studios themselves. And you also highly underestimate the rise of mature models and the demand for them. Not every one favors the barely legal look.
I only hope if she is true to her faith, then she makes use of the excess wealth to do good works as the J man would want her to do.
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As long as she's not being hypocritical and judgmental towards others and as far as I know she isn't doing any harm to anyone. So I don't care what she does, it her life, her body and her money to do with as she pleases
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Where does Capuano live? If she wasn't a Christian I'd worship her as a goddess!!! But since she is I'll move to her town, become a devout Bible thumping Christian, and join her church. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I've been saved!!! Too bad I'm not rich, or I'd be at her website everyday. Well, snapping back to reality, I guess I'll stay right here, and keep ministering to y'all on this blog. However, if I ever win a lottery jackpot, and y'all wonder what's become of me...
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I don't see a worthy inconsistency between a Bible-believing Christian and selling lingerie pictures of themselves; which is all this article clearly states about this young woman. (I want to avoid "guilt by association" assumptions.)
Christianity long ago adopted a flexibility toward the different body covering stipulations which can be found within the Christian Bible on consideration that lesser sins could be outweighed by a greater balance of good behavior.
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You might want to look at the pictures she posts before writing your comments. I think if you had you would have said something completely different.
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It helps tremendously to have fantasies while looking at pictures.
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It is impossible to accurately imagine what I might have said in my comment if I had looked at a variety of the pictures she posts on her website.
But I am not emotionally invested enough in this story to make that journey and comeback to report my findings.
The judge this young woman will ultimately have to face is not me, so I will not waste my time trying to pass judgement on her or shame her.
If she were to advocate taking children from their parents and putting those kids in cages - or - proclaimed that all LGTBQ's are abominations in the eyes of the Lord, then I too would raise a judgmental voice about her actions. As it is, I'm more concerned that people will drive her (and others in similar or the same situations) away from Christianity with their scathing attitudes.
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Everytime I look at her picture I only see her naked. A lot of other people probably see her the same way, and the bit about her selling lingerie is unfathomable, as we worship her divine holiness in our minds.
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I guess it’s the Christian god then that this article refers to. Perhaps the other religious gods aren’t interested anyway.
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My gods and goddesses only want us to be happy, without hurting anything. And if we use the right words and correspondences we'll have happiness galore. It sounds like Lindsay Capuano has done a good job of figuring that out, despite her Christian persuasion (if she's being sincere about that).
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'God will love you no matter what.' WRONG! The '. . . . no matter what' is a LIE! His love is NOT unconditional!
God hates, abhors the lifestyle and behavior of the: wicked, coveters, false witnesses, trouble-makers, LGBTQxyz-ers, evil-doers. Ps 10:31, 11:5, 5:5, 7:11,
Prov 6:19, Rom 1:26-32. The wrath of God is 'hanging over' the wicked Rom. 1:18, Jn 3:36.It' not too late to recognize our sinfulness, repent of our sin, look to Jesus as our ONLY savior, and be given new life . . . .. NOW!
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God doesn't love you iether, flugo, so come down from your high horse.
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I'm not really sure why her religion has to come into this at all. This is a lifestyle and occupational choice and has nothing to do with religion. If she is feeling guilty about what she is doing and trying to justify it through her religious beliefs then it is just silly. What she does with her life is not only her choice, but the choices are her responsibility and she will experience the consequences of her choices, just like every one of us does every day. So why is her Christianity thrown in to muddy the wates? I think she is trying to rationalise her choices which indicates to me that she isn't entirely comfortable with them herself. But it's nothing to do with me and I am not even sure why there is an article about it. If she hadn't thrown in the word Christian, this would be a non-story.
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The answer is in the bible for everyone to find. Seek and you shall find. Each gets what they accept or not. Yet the bible is the same general message.
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Whatever is in the Bible doesn’t mean to say that it has all the correct answers Marius, most books of fiction don’t. That’s like saying the answer is in the Harry Potter books for everyone to find. Having said that, Dumbledore does say some very wonderful things, and those books are not as blood thirsty, and misogynistic.
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People need to get on with there life I can’t judge her I am not God I know what the Bible says she will have to answer to God just like the rest of us I would not want to kneel before my father with judgment or hate in my heart
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None of our business. We all have better things to concern ourselves with. And everyone is fighting a battle about which we know nothing.
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I believe that she is confused on what a Christian truly is. First of all, we are called upon to let our brothers and sisters know if what they are doing is acceptable in the sight of God. Doing that is not judging them. We are required to do so to help our fellow believer to not stumble. To judge them would mean that you have sentenced them to their place to spend eternity. Today's society has incrementally removed the designation of sin from certain things and says that they are now acceptable. But God has not changed anything he has decreed in the past. In the book of Genesis, after sin came into the world, God placed skins on Adam and Eve to cover their nakedness. Now that their eyes were opened, they were no longer innocent or ignorant of sin and knew that their bodies were not to be uncovered. We know that our bodies are to be covered. The act of exposing your body or presenting hints of nakedness is, of itself, temptation. We all know that temptation is a tactic of Satan to get us to act on sinful desires of our flesh. The book of Matthew 26:41says,
"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
The Bible speaks of fleshly desire as sin when ill-properly placed. Temptation by flesh entices lust, which can lead to the physical act of fornication or adultery. Matthew 5:28 says,
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
God operates mainly in the spiritual end. That which is done in the heart has been done in the spirit and is judged as if it was done in the natural/physical.
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So can you elaborate on the “when I’ll properly placed”? OnlyFans is a site where consenting adults upload/view the content. What is improper about that?
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No no no no .... this no acceptable on any level. Paul warns us about the works of the flesh and how are desires will mislead us. Read Gal 5:19-21 now the works of the are.... including immorality ( this is totally immoral) and unacceptable as a Christian and thinking God approves is the Devil telling you a lie line he did to Adam and Eve and your falling for it. The Devil is out to Steel, Kill , and Destroy us. And if you thinking this is a great income ... that’s greed and idolatry of money. Verse 21 those who practice such things will NOT inherit the kingdom. You are falling for the lie. Pray and Repent and please , please stop this immediately. God Bless
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Its funny... People speaking of addiction like they know all about it. There is a part in the brain that is affected by what ever the desire is. Drugs Liquor Exercise Sports Video games Work Food Shopping Stealing Money Sexuality All have the same resection to the brain. People are killing themselves because they are not the idol in SARS (that is what Covid19 is) as they were in their pretend lifestyle. We all have an addiction on one kind. We need to Stop. Look. Listen. Then take active steps to cure ourselves and not everyone else.
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Every person is so different, and need to live their life their way. The God they know may be a totally different from my God. We need To worry about all the hatred in the world, not about the way people worship.
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We should all release our inhibitions and share the beauty of our bodies, minds and souls. Nakedness does not bring harm, it's our physical forms natural state.
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DOES GOD GET a PIECE of HER EARNINGS, LETS ASK HER...............
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Why would God need a "piece" of hers or anyone else's earnings? Does God file tax returns? Now, don't get me wrong, I could care less what a religious nutjob does, but why are we forced to discuss it? How about the thousands of religious nuts that insist the pandemic is punishment from God? I wish God did file taxes because I would sue his/her/its' ass. Food for thought. Peace
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Thank you for making me laugh!
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All I have to says is that I'm jealous god gave her the good looks that can make that kind of money and short-changed me in that department. Man, to be able to make that kinda' dough without doing much of anything but lookin' good. 😍
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Well you sure said it correctly. god with the little g is Satan.
“What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 NLT
So this explains it well.
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The power of pretty, it can be a blessing or a bane depending on the situation one with it is born into. No few women akin to her in looks end up taken by human traffickers across the globe every year. Make no mistake its not merely the fact she looks good, but that she knows how to leverage it and most certainly must possess a charisma to match her comeliness as it is my understanding that world is actually highly competitive and to maintain loyal fans takes real people skills.
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I God like her to display her body without close on, why do she have clothes on in the picture? Do you want to see her the way God made her?
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Where in the article does it say she’s nude in her photos? It says lingerie and suggestive poses, but nothing about nudity. Were you disappointed?
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I was asking the question if you wanted to see her the way God made her. No one ever said she was totally nude excerpt you.
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Hell, no!
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Why not? God made us in his image. If you want to see what God looks like just look at her.
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who said anything about selling nude photos? IN your story it clearly says she draws the line at lingerie photos and you can see more then that in catalogs where they have almost see through lingerie photos that leave nothing to the imagination. And these can or could be seen in the former JC Penny and Sears catalogs. So tell me, where in the bible does it say anything about lingerie photos? And I thought most of the people complaining in this thread were all for a woman to do with her body as she chose, have a change of heart did you?
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I don't think that woman should ever wear any clothes, at all!!!
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Preparing for godhood Carl? I like it!
Some on here will say that is a very misogynistic comment of yours Carl, but then again, that's what the Abrahamic god is.....right? So I think you are good to go.
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Well, I don't have any objection to being called Lord Sir Lionheart, but I'm not even a British subject.
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On second thought, if I was God my first two commandments would be "Money for nothing, and 'Your chicks for free', which would put Lindsay out in the cold, without a source of income, but I would be glad to always keep her warm, and bestow her with many immaculate conceptions. However, I can't even get our fellow ministers to recognize my divine authority (yet), and worship me, so I guess the god thing is out, and Lindsay better keep getting it any way she can (sayeth the Lord(but beware of the wolf in sheep's clothing). [ It might be a catch 22; damned if you do, damned if you don't.] Iether way, "No more years," for it's just a hand in the bush, in the bush, in the bush...
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I could have sworn I saw a fully functional life-size sex doll for sale on Amazon that looks just like Lindsay Capuano. Although I'd much rather have the real thing, have y'all heard of faking it 'til you make it? To make it even more like her you can put a crucifix on a chain around it's neck.
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I used to want to be accepted as a gay person by the members of my church. So many years I tried to be considered an equal and as worthy as they all were. I finally did let that all go and just worship as I see fit and accept that I don't need to be approved of by anyone but God. Especially the way the church has begun to accept really everything but LGBTQ. I really think the idea of Christian church and the religious organizations will have to change to keep up with all this variation and the crossover into social media or politics.
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Grown people having a childish discussion over some snake oil sales person who is now getting even MORE free internet advertising. And for those of you "special" people that just love to plagiarize the great fictional book for every thought you have, may I suggest reading another book? I mean theses quotes are getting old and tiresome now, just saying. I for one truly do not need you to explain to me the opinion of your fictional being. I will gladly listen to YOUR own opinion, as long as it is not attached to a fictional book study. Peace
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I don't stand in Her place in front of the Lord at Judgement day. But she sure will !
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Sins of the flesh she’s LAZY ......
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I think she is beautiful, and no matter what anyone says she has followers who are willing to pay, either in tips or whatever, but why not she's young, gorgeous, and making a living without prostituting herself out.. I say, "GO FOR IT" As that commercial said, "Don't hate me, cause I'm beautiful" Go for the GOLD!!!!
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I think she is beautiful, and no matter what anyone says she has followers who are willing to pay, either in tips or whatever, but why not she's young, gorgeous, and making a living without prostituting herself out.. I say, "GO FOR IT" As that commercial said, "Don't hate me, cause I'm beautiful" Go for the GOLD!!!!
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MY THOUGHT FOR A PENNY.....OK...I WILL WAIVE THE PENNY.....MORE THAN LIKELY SHE IS A VERY SHORT STEP TO PORNO...AND WHY NOT....IF SHE PRAYS AND SAYS THAT GOD LEADS HER....JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS JUDGED...MAYBE EVERYTHING....CERTAINLY THE BIBLE.... WAITING TO SEE A PHOTO OF HER AT AGE 50?....THOSE TRUCK LOADS OF CASH WILL BE A HAPPY SIGHT TO HER MANY FANS....SOME OF WHICH THAT MIGHT BE PLASTIC SURGEONS...WHO WILL THEN PRAY AND ALSO THANK GOD...REV JOHN
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I am not judging, but how pretentious of her to claim that GOD does not judge her. I undrstand she feels protected by the blood, however the BIBLE states she was given the right to become, born again. She needs to continue to walk with JESUS and she should give up her sin. To walk with JESUS and try to hold to the ways of man is commuting spiritual adultery.. GOD FORGIVE HER, I PRAY...
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I bet God lusts for her, everyday.
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Religionists are delusional taking the Word and spinning it to fit what they want it to.
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I never read those words, Alex, but only smoke them. The Bible makes good rolling papers (and toilet paper, too).
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Wonder if she has a 501 (c) (3) tax number?
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All OF models pay taxes. You are required to be Gov ID verified and full a W2.
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I am not the one to judge her heart's condition. I rejoice in her profession of Christianity. The fate of one's soul is up to God. However, I do question if what she is doing is spiritually beneficial for others. Jesus said, as recorded in Matthew 5:27-28 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.' But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart." So is this woman helping others in their spiritual walk, or is she causing them to stumble?
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Drop the Mic John!!!
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Then you're judging the wrong person it isn't the woman you should blame, but the person who is doing the lusting because they are one will lust over someone if they find them to be attractive. However that being said who hasn't been sometime in their life sexually attracted by someone or thought someone to be sexually attractive who wasn't their significant other or spouse. Even while you sleep you will have wet dreams. So are we to judge and condemn everyone for being the sexual human beings that god made us to be.
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It's God's place to judge, but on a moral level it's wrong.
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Hell NO!!!?: Please amagine!
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she's in denile one can't be a porn queen and a christian is like mixing matter and anti-matter can't be done. Women crave attention i have been told by women . Once a girl/woman descovers she likes sex in public -posting nude photos of her self on social media is sex in public- they become pagan HO's they only pretend to belive in god . "God Don't Judge Me." is a lie and she knows it.
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Do any religions forbid this based on their holy book's specific instructions? Book, chapter, and verse, please.
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Yes if you cause a brother to sin you are not walking with love
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However she feels about her religion and her source of income is none of my business. As a photographer, I have taken many photos of nude models and paid them for their time. For me it's a creative activity, as it is for most of the models. We do not discuss our motivations beyond art.
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I guess she didn't happen to read the last commandment! "You shall not covet." or give a reason for others to covet and get paid for it!
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By that logic, should we all not have a job, as we’re “coveting” our boss’ wealth??
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Get a f***ing Clue!! People do NOT "need" a deity's "approval". If you believe that, the please seek some good professional help.
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If you have to explain your doings its probabuly because you have a conflict inside.
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If you do anything to make a brother fall you are not walking in love.such as lust.word says to dress moderatly.your beauty comes from within not anything else.you can be beautiful and be moderetly dressed.
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The primary thing that jumps out to me with this story, and so many others I see with the same attitude, is the confusion between God’s love for them, and their love for God. People forget that God loves unconditionally, all who are lost. No one is ever lost because God doesn’t love them, they are lost because they do not love God. You can say you love your spouse everyday, but if you’re constantly ignoring what they say it means to love them, and only showing them love according to your wants/desires, means that isn’t truly love.
It isn’t judgement, in the “judge not” perspective, to acknowledge someone is drunk. It is also not judgement to acknowledge someone is living in a manner that hurts God, and is counter to his desires for all human beings.
This woman is concerned with herself, and nothing for the “fans” who are throwing their money away on a fantasy. The Bible makes clear that we shouldn’t be a stumbling block to others, and I would be shocked if she isn’t a stumbling block to at least some of her “fans”. I’d be shocked if none of her fans are married and being unfaithful to their spouse.
People have to do what they can to take care of their families. As long as she's not hurting anyone in her family, and they support her, who are we to judge? My impression of what God will or will not do to her is irrelevant. That's between her and her God.
“What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 NLT
I don’t need to be the one that judges the Lord will be the judge in the end. However the word/Bible tells us how we should live. Now everybody says well I’m not hurting anybody so it makes it OK. Well technically it’s saying to young people you can do anything and it’s OK these days because it’s not hurting anyone. I could use some language here right now because I’m really upset but as a chaplain I shouldn’t really use those words. But the old part of me before being a Christian with a personal relationship with the Lord wants to really speak.
If someone has a personal relationship with the Lord they don’t want to do everything that the world says is OK. But I can see so many here thank it’s OK. But someday we will all have to stand before the Lord and be judged.
Amen!
Joy...I agree...Peace...Tom B
You are absolutely correct.