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Our Phone Call With A Guy In The Porn Industry

In this episode, we share a story about a man in the porn industry who reached out to Elijah Rising via phone. He shared with us some ugly truths about the porn industry, and how he was lured into doing porn. We also discuss the importance of love and educated empathy in ministering to those in the sex industry.

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