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to try to help men with

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and

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. The website was launched in 2002 and relaunched/rebranded in 2021 when it became part of Live Free Ministries, a

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non-profit. The website provides articles, videos, podcasts, courses, and online communities. Florida Gulf Coast University.

History

The website was launched in January 2002 when Fireproof Ministry founders, set up a booth inside the

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to promote the website and continued to attend porn conventions internationally for over 15 years. The group has given out

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s with "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" on the cover at these conventions, a facet of their ministry which has been featured in American national media. The organization has received support from

pastors such as Bill Hybels, Craig Groeschel and

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. Non-Christian pornographic film director James DiGiorgio took photographs for XXXchurch and faced business issues as a result of becoming affiliated with the organization. He said, " he sex industry isalways trying to preach freedom of speech; oanyone in this industry who has a problem with XXchurch'smessage is a fucking hypocrite. You can't have it both ways." In 2004, Mike Foster departed from Fireproof Ministries and XXXchurch. In 2005, the independent film '' Missionary Positions'' was released, produced and directed by Bill Day, which documented the origins of XXXchurch. Craig Gross left the ministry in 2021 to promote the benefits of marijuana consumption and other drugs. In March 2021, XXXchurch was acquired and relaunched by Live Free Ministries. Live Free Ministries founder and executive director, Carl Thomas, was once employed by the

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Fireproof Ministries XXXchurch.com is a website developed by Live Free Ministries promoting a Christian ideology to try to help men with pornography and sex addiction. The website was launched in 2002 and relaunched/rebranded in 2021 when it became part of Live Free ...

and left to start his own non-profit in 2019.

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Fireproof Ministries
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