Porn star speaks at Hudsonville church

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) - Hundreds of people attended a Hudsonville church Sunday to hear a famous adult film actor speak at an event.

Ron Jeremy spoke at Daybreak Church in Hudsonville, causing some curious conversations among members of the church.

"Some of the people I work with and some of the people I know were wondering why would he ever be coming to speak at our church," church member Julie Murphy said.

Jeremy played piano and harmonica to warm up the crowd before his light and upbeat message. He was invited as part of a duo; he spoke alongside California pastor Craig Gross. Gross runs the website www.XXXChurch.com, a ministry aimed at helping those with an addiction to pornography.

Jeremy, who was raised Jewish, spoke briefly about his life in the industry; admitting he still works and has been with more than 2,000 women. Throughout the years, however, he has had several personal experiences that have brought him closer to God; one of them was surviving a car wreck with the late pastor/comedian Sam Kinison.
 
"The car didn't hit a single tree. It was a forest...[the car] missed every tree at 60 miles an hour upside down," Jeremy said.

But Jeremy holds the belief that pornography and religion can co-exist.

"I don't think the Lord above has a problem with consenting adults, having consenting romance, for consenting adults to watch. Period. But again the whole sex outside marriage, The Bible has got a problem with that and that's where me and most of the people here are never going to agree on that," Jeremy said.

He added, "The vast majority of porn stars believe in God."

Most of the audience was pleased to see Jeremy in a whole new way.

"I wasn't offended. He's kind of coming to see the light and recognizing that there is truth to faith and belief, and really glad I came to hear him today," Murphy said.