Sunday, September 6, 2009

Melissa Scott, Porn Star Turned Televangelist

US Evengelist Melissa Scott Was Porn Star Barbie Bridges

MORE porn and religion now as US televangelist Melissa Scott confesses to Marie Claire that she once worked in the porn biz, notably as Barbie Bridges.

Says her website: PASTOR MELISSA SCOTT is the Pastor and Teacher of the University Cathedral in Downtown Los Angeles.

Employing a research-laden approach to the analysis of God’s Word in the Old and New Testaments, Pastor Melissa Scott unfolds and presents her teaching in context with history and the sciences.

A natural linguist with command of twenty languages, she digs deeply into her vast collection of ancient manuscripts to find and communicate the purest understanding of what the original inspired writers of the Bible had to say.

And what of the porn? And the church?

Four years ago, she lost her husband, Dr. Gene “Doc” Scott, the wildly popular “shock jock of televangelism” — nearly 40 years her senior — to complications from prostate cancer. In his heyday as pastor, Doc Scott reportedly collected $1 million a month in donations and amassed an empire that included two horse ranches, a 35,000-square-foot mansion in Pasadena, a private plane, and a collection of luxury cars. ...

CONTINUED: http://www.anorak.co.uk/media/2009/05/us-evengelist-melissa-scott-was-porn-star-barbie-bridges/

(Thanks to VictorSRMoore for the lead.)

1 comment:

Ang said...

Nothing wrong there. Perfectly fine.
I need a shower.