Comments on: I May Sound a Bit "Kooky" After This http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/ The Blog of Donny Pauling: former porn producer, changed by Grace and Love... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Anonymous Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:31:54 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-122 If you experience the "power of god" and electric shocks while driving, PULL OVER. You'll kill someone. I'm not kidding. If you experience the “power of god” and electric shocks while driving, PULL OVER. You’ll kill someone. I’m not kidding.

]]> By: Gotthammer http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Gotthammer Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:57:58 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-121 I've been in the indie music scene ever since I became a Christian, and I used to get told "I'm praying for you" in regards to my music (they thought it was "of the devil") and I said, "Cool! I can always use more prayer!"<br/><br/>I think you're getting the more beneficially sincere variety...but it's great to have many people bending the knee to bend God's ear on your behalf. I’ve been in the indie music scene ever since I became a Christian, and I used to get told “I’m praying for you” in regards to my music (they thought it was “of the devil”) and I said, “Cool! I can always use more prayer!”

I think you’re getting the more beneficially sincere variety…but it’s great to have many people bending the knee to bend God’s ear on your behalf.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Anonymous Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:07:22 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-120 Hey What's up?<br/><br/>I think your decision is admirable, not because it's the moral high ground or the right thing to do, but becasue you've put a lot on the line to do it.<br/><br/>Ultimately, it seems to me that you're being honest. You honestly don't want to be involved in the porn game anymore. You honestly want to pursue God on your own terms.<br/><br/>I've been a Christian, although I have a lot of unanswered questions about the faith and I've been hurt by church people. Actually, shortly after I watched "The God Who Wasn't There," I discovered your site. This was back in July. I enjoyed reading your posts and also got turned on to rational idiot on YouTube by you.<br/><br/>I"m not sure if this means much coming from a total stranger, but these are my hopes for you:<br/><br/>1. Now that you've made a decision to leave porn behind and pursue the faith that your father tried to impart to you I hope that Christian groups don't try to make you into some poster boy or trophy. I wouldn't want everybody to expect you to be this neat and tidy Chrisitian now that they can use to further their causes and demonize porn. Don't get me wrong: I think porn is bad. It certainly brings out the worst in me (an obsessive desire to consume more and more of it and gratify myself til my plumbing doesn't work anymore). Still, I hate it when people oversimplify things. Some people want to make their living through porn and as long as there are people like me who drive demand for it (although I must admit I've hacked in and stolen almost all the porn I've ever seen). You know what I'm going to stop now b/c I'm getting tired and I can't remember where I was going with this.<br/><br/>Anyways, I hope you don't get chewed up by the Christian machine.<br/><br/>Also, I hope you continue to ask the hard questions of the Christian faith that I've seen you ask on this blog. Continue to pursue truth with integrity and ignore the haters.<br/><br/>Also, I get a sense from the little snippets I've read about your dad that he's a really cool guy. Lean on him.<br/><br/>tektrot2 at fastmail dot net Hey What’s up?

I think your decision is admirable, not because it’s the moral high ground or the right thing to do, but becasue you’ve put a lot on the line to do it.

Ultimately, it seems to me that you’re being honest. You honestly don’t want to be involved in the porn game anymore. You honestly want to pursue God on your own terms.

I’ve been a Christian, although I have a lot of unanswered questions about the faith and I’ve been hurt by church people. Actually, shortly after I watched “The God Who Wasn’t There,” I discovered your site. This was back in July. I enjoyed reading your posts and also got turned on to rational idiot on YouTube by you.

I”m not sure if this means much coming from a total stranger, but these are my hopes for you:

1. Now that you’ve made a decision to leave porn behind and pursue the faith that your father tried to impart to you I hope that Christian groups don’t try to make you into some poster boy or trophy. I wouldn’t want everybody to expect you to be this neat and tidy Chrisitian now that they can use to further their causes and demonize porn. Don’t get me wrong: I think porn is bad. It certainly brings out the worst in me (an obsessive desire to consume more and more of it and gratify myself til my plumbing doesn’t work anymore). Still, I hate it when people oversimplify things. Some people want to make their living through porn and as long as there are people like me who drive demand for it (although I must admit I’ve hacked in and stolen almost all the porn I’ve ever seen). You know what I’m going to stop now b/c I’m getting tired and I can’t remember where I was going with this.

Anyways, I hope you don’t get chewed up by the Christian machine.

Also, I hope you continue to ask the hard questions of the Christian faith that I’ve seen you ask on this blog. Continue to pursue truth with integrity and ignore the haters.

Also, I get a sense from the little snippets I’ve read about your dad that he’s a really cool guy. Lean on him.

tektrot2 at fastmail dot net

]]> By: GODrums http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-119 GODrums Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:28:20 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-119 belinda,<br/><br/>it is really strange to come back to God's side. when you've had a bad experience with it, you're angry at God, but He does something for/to us that truly turns your eyes to Him and you just say "OK, enough is enough; I'm coming home". make sense? <br/>west belinda,

it is really strange to come back to God’s side. when you’ve had a bad experience with it, you’re angry at God, but He does something for/to us that truly turns your eyes to Him and you just say “OK, enough is enough; I’m coming home”. make sense?
west

]]> By: Jeff http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Jeff Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:29:35 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-118 All I'll say is keep watching him. Watch his presence in the next few weeks and years. I think you'll get your answers through watching him. All I’ll say is keep watching him. Watch his presence in the next few weeks and years. I think you’ll get your answers through watching him.

]]> By: Belinda M http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Belinda M Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:22:13 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-117 I understand why he wants to stop producing porn. It is the religion stuff that I don't get. Not that it is a bad thing and I support what ever he wants to do. I even went to church with him yesterday and it wasn't that bad. It is that I have been with him for almost 6 years and in those 6 years he had nothing but questions about religion and not some very good things to say about it. That's all. I understand why he wants to stop producing porn. It is the religion stuff that I don’t get. Not that it is a bad thing and I support what ever he wants to do. I even went to church with him yesterday and it wasn’t that bad. It is that I have been with him for almost 6 years and in those 6 years he had nothing but questions about religion and not some very good things to say about it. That’s all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Anonymous Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:38:22 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-116 don't worry...not stopping...still praying.<br/><br/>you're not kooky. you're experiencing God. <br/><br/>that's powerful. don’t worry…not stopping…still praying.

you’re not kooky. you’re experiencing God.

that’s powerful.

]]> By: S http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-115 S Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:38:44 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-115 I can understand Belinda being nonplussed that you've suddenly got religion, but does she really not understand why you stopped producing porn? You've given very clear and compelling reasons for leaving the business. I can understand Belinda being nonplussed that you’ve suddenly got religion, but does she really not understand why you stopped producing porn? You’ve given very clear and compelling reasons for leaving the business.

]]> By: Morehart http://www.donnypauling.com/blog/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Morehart Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:12:38 +0000 http://donnysramblings.wordpress.com/2006/10/08/i-may-sound-a-bit-kooky-after-this/#comment-114 God Bless you brother God Bless you brother

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