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On an early Saturday morning in Morton Illinois, it's not uncommon to see a large group of men gathering together for "porn and pancakes" at New Life Christian Church.

If the event seems a little off-putting it's because it was meant to. The event is hosted by local pastor Craig Gross, a founder of the online Christian ministry XXXChurch.com. Pastors, leaders of the community, and even a producer in the porn industry are among the gathering's guest speakers. Though women count for 29% of the porn consumed daily in the U.S., this meager portion of the remaining 71% gather together to gain support and a shoulder for one another in a haven that has long been closed to them, the church. Ranging from an unsettling draw to a lifelong addiction, these men assemble each week and discuss what kind of affect the porn industry has had on their psyche, families, on the self image of themselves and their wives, and their fidelity.

This is just one of the many events sponsored by XXXChurch.com. Founding Pastors Craig Gross, 28, and Mike Foster, 32, felt burdened five years ago to begin a ministry to the porn business, a community that had gone all but untouched by the evangelical community for years. Which is unfortunate, because with sentiments supported by the nonscientific poll conducted on the ministry's website that claims 70% of Christians admit to struggling with internet porn, many increasingly feel that this kind of challenge needs more than a handful of don'ts and a don't ask/don't tell policy. People need to know there's a safe place they can go when they are surrounded by temptations that simply don't sit well with them. Now that this seedy subculture of porn is inching closer and closer to the hyper-sexualized mainstream, the pastors feel it's necessary now more than ever to increase our ability to have a brutally honest conversation about what our closeted practices are doing to our open daily lives.