Christian Action- HELP EXPOSE THE TRUTH ABOUT PROSTITUTION IN THE MEDIA

The deceptive and morally reprehensible agenda to decriminalise prostitution in South Africa has a powerful ally in the secular liberal media establishment.



On Friday 15 May E-Newschannel Anchor Andrew Barnes conducted a 10 minute live interview with SWEAT representative Eric Harper on decriminalising prostitution in SA.



Tragically, the entire interview was overtly sympathetic to SWEAT’s views on prostitution.



More worrying however, was the deliberate exclusion of an alternative viewpoint being expressed on an issue of critical importance to all South Africans.



Eric Harper was allowed to attack those who opposed the decriminalisation of prostitution with impunity referring to them as “knee jerk moralizers” and “having their heads in the sand”.



A recent survey revealed that 79% of South Africans oppose decriminalised prostitution.



Errol Naidoo (Family Policy Institute) immediately sent an e-mail to E-Newschannel challenging their biased reporting which essentially amounted to censorship of the views of the vast majority of SA citizens.



Ten minutes later he received a telephone call inviting him to participate in a live debate from their C.T. studios with Vivienne Lalu of SWEAT. (Ms Lalu was already in their JHB studios).



As it turned out, E-Newschannel arranged two separate interviews with SWEAT on the same day without bothering to invite a single representative to express an opposing viewpoint.



The live debate at 7:30pm on Friday 15 May was clearly biased in favour of SWEAT. Errol was interrogated about the integrity of my research, while Ms Lalu’s claims were accepted without question. This is clearly a violation of the journalistic code of ethics.



The print media are no better. 80% of the reporting on the SA Law Reform Commissions Discussion Paper on Adult Prostitution contained comments from SWEAT or organisations in favour of decriminalisation while a few paragraphs are provided for an opposing viewpoint.



We appeal to the Christian Media in South Africa to expose the blackout of the truth about prostitution by regularly broadcasting interviews and debates on this critical issue.

The Daily Telegraph reported (18 May) that ILLEGAL brothels are exploding across Sydney amid accusations all levels of government are doing little to drive them out of business.

It's been claimed "tough" new laws have failed to prevent unprotected sex, slavery and corruption. An investigation by The Daily Telegraph has revealed illegal brothels and escort services outnumber licensed establishments by four to one and the gap is growing.



Click here to read the full article on the website

This is happening despite prostitution being legalised in Australia. Remarkably, this is the same argument SWEAT uses to advance its theory that decriminalisation will solve our problems.

South Africa’s liberal media refuses to acknowledge and report on the hundreds of warnings emanating from across the world about the dangers of global sex trafficking including the explosion of child prostitution and organised crime in nations that legalised prostitution.



Decriminalising prostitution will throw open the doors to pimps and gangs & will remove barriers to crime syndicates & international sex traffickers to operate with impunity in SA.



As a result of widespread media bias, we need your help to get our message heard across the nation that decriminalising prostitution in SA is the equivalent of national social suicide.



HELP WIN THE WAR OF WORLDVIEWS - WHAT YOU CAN DO:



· The Family Policy Institute has compiled a fact-based summary of key points detailing the dangers of decriminalising prostitution in South Africa. Please request this document at info@familypolicyinstitute.org.



· Make copies of this summary and distribute it to your home group/Bible Study, congregation and colleagues.



· Use this fact-based summary for Letters to the Editor and radio phone-ins!



Please pass on this information to every Christian or Christian organisation you know.



“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11



To interview Errol Naidoo in your newspaper, magazine or on your radio station, please contact him on 021 – 462 7888 or info@familypolicyinstitute.org


Further reading:

The Battle for the Mind in the News Media - Dr Peter Hammond

Why Prostitution Should Not Be Decriminalised – Marge Ballin

Human Slavery, Prostitution and 2010 – Martin Coltman, Doctors for Life



Useful Contacts:

STOP Human Trafficking Alliance – Chairperson: Corinne Sandenbergh: 021- 886 5652 or stop@connect-sa.net

Doctors for Life – Martin Coltman: 032 – 481 5550 or martin@dfl.org.za.

www.teensluredtoprostitution.org



Africa Christian Action
PO Box 23632
Claremont
7735

Cape Town

South Africa
Tel: 021-689 4481
E-mail: info@christianaction.org.za
Web: www.christianaction.org.za

CHRISTIAN ACTION- SEXPO OUTREACH

“Who will rise up for Me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for Me against the workers of iniquity?” Psalm 94:16



When a “Sexpo” was advertised to take place in the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC) for the second year in a row, the Christian Action Network launched a campaign to expose and oppose this. Through a vigorous letters to the editor campaign and complaints sent to the Advertising Standards Authority, letters to Acting Mayor Grant Haskin, many phone calls, e-mailings and radio programmes, Taryn Hodgson and Dr. Peter Hammond alerted Christians in Cape Town and sought to mobilise opposition to this outrageous event.



By God's grace, the heavy downpour of rain stopped for most of the duration of the placard demonstration.



Newspapers reported how outraged citizens had defaced a lewd Sexpo billboard on the N2 near the Cape Town airport. Other streetlight Sexpo posters were torn down or had pro-family stickers placed on them. All over town bumper stickers declared: Real men don’t use porn; Pornography ruins a mind, and other pro-family slogans in Afrikaans and Xhosa.



In answer to prayer, this year Sexpo organisers were not allowed to have lewd images on their streetlight posters. Last year, the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that Sexpo advertisements used in Durban were unacceptable because they "reinforce a stereotype that women, especially provocatively dressed women, primarily serve as 'eye-candy' and should only be regarded as valuable for their sexual potential" and that "the only area of her body focused on effectively reduces her to a sexual object."



On Friday 15 May the Christian Action Network held a placard protest, prayer vigil, literature distribution and personal evangelism outreach at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Demonstrators held placards declaring: Porn exploits women; Porn is the theory – rape is the practice; Pornography fuels crime; Women are not objects; Sexpo = gateway to perversion; Child sexual offenders have ALL used child pornography; Women need protection and respect – ban porn! Execute rapists! and “If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36.



In addition to the placard protest and prayer vigil, missionaries of Waymakers and Frontline Fellowship engaged in vigorous literature distribution and personal evangelism of customers entering and exiting the Sexpo and journalists reporting on the protest.



The placard protest attracted much media attention - with news coverage on SABC and e-TV news. Photographs and prominent articles were published in Die Burger and The Weekend Argus. Radio KFM and Radio Tygerberg came and conducted spot interviews with protestors and evangelists at the CTICC. Taryn conducted a total of 15 interviews with the media, and continues to receive invitations from magazines to deal with the subject.



The protestors and evangelists came under some pressure from the CTICC security officials who insisted that they move away from the main entrance to the CTICC. We informed them that we most certainly had a constitutional right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to protest. They insisted that we were not allowed to be near the entrance. Taryn reminded them that if there are under 15 people (by that stage some of the protesters had split up) then it cannot be considered an official "gathering" according to the Regulation of Gatherings Act. We pointed out that in fact no one was trespassing inside the Convention Centre. We reminded the police that distribution of Gospel literature falls under freedom of religion, and is a constitutional right.



By God’s grace, many hundreds of leaflets warning of the dangers of porn addiction (and giving the Biblical solutions) and Gospel tracts were handed to Sexpo visitors and many evangelistic conversations resulted.



Gail Gregoriades from Livingstone Fellowship spent over 20 minutes sharing her testimony and answering questions and objections about Christianity with a tourist from Switzerland. He left saying he will seriously think about making a commitment to Christ.



After being interviewed by a reporter, Brendon Schafer from Frontline Fellowship asked the reporter if he could ask her a few questions, most importantly, "Where will you spend eternity?". A lively Gospel conversation ensued with the atheist journalist.



Pinelands Baptist Church was allowed by the Sexpo organisers to have a free stall inside the event. They handed out copies of the Biblical book "Songs of Songs" and distributed flyers inviting couples to a marriage enrichment course run at their church. Several couples who visited the Sexpo signed up for the course.



“Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.” Ephesians 5:11



Contact Africa Christian Action for "How Tos" on asking your local shop manager to remove smutty magazines, complaining to the Advertising Standards Authority and Film and Publications Board, holding outreaches and demonstrations outside porn shops and strip clubs and other resources to help you get your congregation involved in the fight against pornography and prostitution.

Click here to download the tract Finding Freedom from Pornography.

Obtain: Finding Freedom from the Pornography Plague – for just R10 a copy; and Make a Difference - A Christian Action Handbook for S.A. - for R59 a copy.

Africa Christian Action

P.O. Box 23632

Claremont, 7735

Cape Town

Tel: (021) 689-4481

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E-mail: info@christianaction.org.za

Website: www.christianaction.org.za