Ron Jeremy is such a star! Look at this eager college kid needing to be barred from the stage like a band groupie. It must be the Hawaiian shirt.

“Humor is easily the star of “The Great Porn Debate” but Jeremy, Gross and Dust did present substantial facts for the audience. They retold stories from their lives and presented examples of friends affected by the sex industry. Some were affected by porn in a positive way, others negatively. Clearly, every speaker of the debate felt strongly in his or her beliefs.” – Sonoma State Star

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Ron Jeremy, known as the King of Porn, will lock heads with Pastor Craig Gross, founder of the XXXChurch, at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh as part of the Speaker Series.

“Porn gets inside the brain like a parasite” Gross said. “There’s no such thing as ‘Please watch porn responsibly’.”

The porn industry often locks in their viewers by offering free clips, then charging to view. “They hook to get you back in for more” says Gross.

Ron Jeremy does not share the same views about the industry. “It’s just porn,” he says.

It’s apparent that both Gross and Jeremy have two different overall views. They do however agree on one thing; pornography is only for adults.

“We’re not opponents, we’re friends” Gross said. “We have a great friendship, even though we are not alike.”

Both Gross and Jeremy have been on the road doing debates across the country, and have gotten to know each other well.

“I really believe that Ron does not think porn hurts people…but he is an overall great guy that loves people,” says Gross.

Jeremy had nothing but positive things to say of his friendship with Gross; “I like what he’s doing,” Jeremy said. “Girls that don’t belong in the industry, he helps to save them.”

Sage-like words from the Pastor and the Porn Star…

Porn has been very very good to Ron Jeremy, the cherubic hardcore star who, paradoxically, could serve as an inspiration either for the main character in Hung or a figure in a Disney film. (One of his nicknames is, after all, “Hedgehog.”) After appearing in nearly 2,000 adult films, Jeremy is considered an elder statesman of porn.

On the other hand, Las Vegas’ Craig Gross is the founder of both the Strip Church and Fireproof Ministries that reaches out to “unchurched people,” as well as the Triple X Church, which is not so much a church as “a Web network that helps those struggling with pornography or workers in the sex industry.”

The two men will face off in what’s described as a friendly debate titled “The Pastor and the Porn Star.” What the debate could be over is unclear — theology? bukkake techniques? Jeremy, besides being a porn icon, is Jewish, so it will be interesting to see what common ground he and Gross will find. A press release says Gross will try to persuade Jeremy of “Jesus’ love for Jeremy and all porn stars while drawing attention to the damage that pornography causes.”

By a coincidence, Gross has a book out called Jesus Loves You . . . This I Know, which, we are told, “shares the simple message that Jesus loves you no matter who you are or what you have done.” Or, in Jeremy’s case, who you have done. It all takes place where the spirit and the body meet, USC.

After Craig and Ron’s tour bus was hit two months ago by a drunk driver, some might call every stop from then on…a blessing. Tonight is sure to be nothing less.

University of Southern California, Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Parkway; Wednesday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. Contact: Beibei Bai, (937) 245-1320. Admission is on a first-come, first served basis.

Article Courtesy of LAWeekly

I love public speaking, especially when I get the chance to tell the real truth about the porn industry.

The debate goes down tomorrow, so all you hot college ladies out there- make sure you say Hi to the Hedgehog.

-R