Speak out against porn-film plan

We need to write to the politicians and the papers to express our opposition to the plan to build a Porn Film Studio here. We do not have to write "as Christians" simply as concerned residents, votors and ratepayers.

This letter appeared in Sunday's Canberra Times:

So, the porn peddlers of the ACT propose to establish "a fully fledged professional pornography-film production industry" here (CT, 3 January, p.1).

The Eros Foundation spokeswoman says "she would expect the studio would be eligible for assistance under existing government business incentive programs". She also said that Canberra's legisation of brothels and the distribution of films featuring non-violent erotica meant that it was the only city in the world where such a film studio could operate. What an achievement for the Capital city of Australia!

This sleaze industry contributes $34 million annually to Canberra's economy; if the Legislative Assembly approved the funding of a sex-film industry the tax payers of the ACt would be deprived of the "benefits" (?) which now flow from the taxes on X-rated videos to fund the production of professional pornography films.

Speak out against this proposal, ratepayers of the ACT.

JOYCE EDGERLEY
O'Connor


WORLD WATCH

Thailand

The people of Buriram Province near Thailand's Khmer border are animistic spiritists. One demon was particularly feared, because anyone who joked about him became ill. A missionary in this area fasted and prayed before going to the village to evangelise. During the meeting, the demon spoke through a girl, saying that it did not please him that Christians had come to the area, and that they should be forbidden to preach in the village. However, before the group could do anything against the missionary, he commanded the demon to leave the girl. "All the villagers present stood there, shocked and trembling", says Rawang, "but others from the village soon came and asked that we also pray for them. Inside one month, nine churches were planted in the district".

(Sowers Ministry 7/97)


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