Flirty fishing (FFing) was a form of evangelism involving sex, practiced by women in the new religious movement the Children of God, now known as The Family International.[1] The group claimed that the purposes of flirty fishing were for women to show God's love to men, to win converts to the group, and to garner material and financial support for the group. The Children of God practiced flirty fishing from 1974 until 1987, when it was abandoned, partially because of the AIDS epidemic. See Children of God#The Family of Love (1978-1981). "Flirty fishing" has been described as religious prostitution, notably because some of the women also joined escort services and otherwise used sex for financial support, rather than as a means to win converts.[2] The Children of God has been described as a cult.
See also
References
- ^ Flirty Fishing, xFamily
- ^ Escort Servicing, xFamily
External links
- Flirty Fishing on xFamily.org a wiki about the Children of God. Warning: Explicit drawings.
- Don Lattin; "Escaping a Free Love Legacy: Children of God sect hopes it can overcome sexy image" San Francisco Chronicle. February 14, 2001.
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| History | Jesus movement · Hippie movement · Child abduction in the Children of God · Comet Kohoutek · Flirty fishing · Love bombing · Panton Hill, Victoria · Unfulfilled religious prophecies · Flee · Jeremy Spencer and the Children |
| Leadership | David Berg · Karen Zerby |
| Past and current members of the group | Jeremy Spencer · Lee Cox · Christy Gibson |
| People raised as children in the group |
Susan Cagle · Rose McGowan · Joaquin Phoenix · Rain Phoenix · River Phoenix · Summer Phoenix · Ricky Rodriguez · JYNXT |
| Researchers | Jean-Marie Abgrall · William Sims Bainbridge · Stephen A. Kent · J. Gordon Melton |
| Criticism | FREECOG · Ted Patrick · Opposition to cults and new religious movements · Anti-Cult Movement |
| Related books | Another Gospel (book) · Cult-Proofing Your Kids · From Slogans to Mantras · Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality · The New Believers |
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