Hookers for Jesus, have you heard of ’em? I hadn’t either, until they were featured in Sunday’s Los Angeles Times.
These “fishers of men” used to troll for tricks, but they became street evangelists after turning their own lives over to God. They also spread their message from an online pulpit — two former prostitutes, now pimping for the Lord.
Billy Graham once teased Woody Allen about becoming a minister, suggesting that the worst sinners often make the best preachers. Thumb through the books of the Bible, and you’ll find more than a few characters who prove his point. My childhood observations bore witness to that, as well.
I’m not comfortable commenting on other people’s lifestyle choices, nor would I ever feel qualified to judge someone’s spirituality. But I’d sure like to listen in on these women’s sermons, and I’d love to interview them about their personal stories.
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I can only imagine the stories they have to tell. Hmmm…Perhaps a follow-up to your memoir? Or a magazine piece tie-in?
Caint you HEAR Jerusalem MOAN
yeah–freaky fishing… or something like that.
Seems like there was a group in the 60’s that did a lot of that.
Kind of trades on the whole virgin/harlot appeal factor.
*whistles*
Well them holy roller preachers now
they sure am a sight
They git the women rollin’
then they kick out the lights.
Only, yanno,
in reverse.
Oh. My.
At least they’re being honest. I think it would be interesting to interview them.
I agree with Lizzy_Lyn. Some women I went to school with, including a close friend, are now born again Christians, and while they’re not evangelizing, it was their way out of the sex trade and to literally survive. They’re soccer moms who had a very rough start.
I bet they would be happy to have you interview them.
I for one would LOVE to read your interview of them. That would make for some fascinating reading, I tell you. Seriously.
As for their profession and lifestyle… yeah, I dunno. Strange. But good for them for trying to turn their lives around. That can’t be a bad thing.