A Virgin In Name Only

Next time you're at a Publix check-out line and the guy next to you has his cell phone go off you might hear a lot more than just an annoying ring.

You might get an eye and earful of pornographic material with the your groceries. The company that is one of the leading purveyor's of this anti-Christian technology is Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile is part of the Virgin Group (which includes Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Tours) which is owned and operated by Richard Branson. Richard Branson likes to be considered a "rebel." (His failed reality T.V. show was called "The Rebel Billionaire.") True to his nature, he openly sided with the Hollywood elite in the 2004 Presidential elections and endorsed John Kerry for President(that worked out for him as well as his T.V. show did)! If that isn't enough, he is seeking ways around the foreign ownership laws of the United States so he can launch another airline in the U.S. called "Virgin USA" headquartered in San Francisco (what a shock that's the city he chose for its headquarters).

The Lord warns us about people like Richard Branson when he says in 2 Timothy 2:17 (NKJV) "And their message will spread like a cancer." And the cancer that Virgin Mobile is spreading is illicit pornography. The service will provide subscribers pornographic sounds, images, and movies sent directly to their cell phones. And even more abhorrent and grotesque is the fact that it will only be a matter of time before pedophiles start using this same service to distribute child pornography.

So what should Christians do? Simply follow the word of Christ when he says: " Now I urge you brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them." (Romans 16:17 NKJV) I am calling for all Christians throughout the United States to boycott the Virgin Group. I am hoping that all Christians choose another cell phone provider other than Virgin Mobile, that all Christians fly a U.S. carrier or Virgin Atlantic's chief rival British Airways, and finally not to patronize any of the establishments in Pinellas, Hillsborough, or Orange counties which are part of Virgin Tours. (Many of these establishments have "Virgin Tour Member" signs outside their premises in the tourist sections of Florida.) By engaging in this collective action, Richard Branson's Virgin Group will learn that "the Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy." (Psalm 145:20 NKJV) Maybe someone can give him a call on his cell phone with the message.

A Servant of Christ,

John Giotis

4/1/06