Why S3x Sells—Even Among Spirit-Filled Christians

Megan Fox

They say s3x sells—and it’s not just hearsay. Remember Calvin Klein’s controversial—and sex-charged—advertising campaign from a decade ago? It doubled the designer’s revenue. And that’s just one example.

Although studies show that some are offended by s3x in advertising—I am one of those people—it seems the topic nevertheless drives viewers in droves.

With that theory in mind, I set out to review some of the most popular articles of all time on Charisma News. You probably don’t have to guess what I found. Yes, it seems s3x sells—even among tongue-talking, Spirit-filled Pentecostal and charismatic Christians who frequent this site.

Let’s review a few of the headlines on Charisma News that prove the point.

"S3x Symbols Who Speak in Tongues?" was one of our most popular articles in the history of the site. Megan Fox claims she speaks in tongues, and Michael Brown asks some hard questions.

And did you know that science proves pr3marital s3x rewires the brain? Yes, one of our most popular articles ever reveals there’s a reason why breaking up from a s3xual relationship is much more emotionally painful and much harder to forget than one that didn’t involve sex.

Another article that went massively viral was my column that asked "Why Do So Many ‘Born-Again, Spirit-Filled' Women Show Off Cl3avage in Church?" in which I question why some women enter God’s sanctuary on Sunday mornings dressed for clubbing.

Let’s not forget my recent column, "Forget G@y Marriage, Mainstream Media Now Pushing Poly@mory," which is another of our most popular all-time articles. Or the article "Pastor Cancels Wedding Over ‘S3xy Dress,’ Persecuted for Modest Mindset." Or the perverted concept outlined in "B3stiality Now Making US Headlines, Not Always Illegal."

So what’s the rub? Why does anything related to the topic of s3x sell—even among online-magazine-reading Spirit-filled Christians? And what does that say about human nature?

At Charisma News, we rarely write about s3x or related topics, save the g@y marriage issue in the culture war or overcoming p0rn0graphy addiction. In fact, these articles were among the relative few on the topic of s3x among the multiplied thousands of articles we’ve posted. Yet these articles are among the most popular ever on our site. Why? Sound off.

Jennifer LeClaire is news editor at Charisma.