A Los Angeles group of sex workers called the Magdalenes offer free oral sex to clients in exchange for converting to Christianity. Directed by Stewart Cohen and narrated by Jim Pittick, the segment follows their weekly spiritual services and "Head for Christ" campaign, capturing both their faith and community criticism of the practice.
Meanwhile, on 25/7, an unusual and unlikely alliance between a group of prostitutes in California.
All across America, you'll find establishments like this one behind me. But here in Los Angeles, a small group of women who work in places like this and out on the streets have a surprising bond.
We are all practicing Christians, and, um, so basically we just want to bring our love of Jesus into our work.
We call ourselves the Magdalenes, like after Mary Magdalene, who was a working girl herself.
The Magdalenes meet once a week for a Sunday spiritual service.
And God said, no one will pass through heaven's gates but through me.
Well, these ladies was always asking me how they could worship the Lord in their own way. So I did all the training and the other theology.
We started our Head for Christ campaign 3 months ago, and it's been very successful. Thank you, Jesus.
How does it work?
Well, basically, we give one free oral service to our clients a week in exchange for him giving himself up to Jesus.
Our hidden camera captured one of the Magdalenes doing what they term a conversion.
The seed is the word of God. Oh, no.
But not everyone is happy with the Magdalene's campaign.
I think it's wrong, totally wrong. And I'm getting requests every day now for sexual acts from like Buddha, Muhammad, Vishnu, you name it.
Okay, she's just jealous because we told her to leave the church. She wanted to start her own campaign, Butt Out Satan. I know some people would say that we are not the best people to You know, recruit for Jesus. But think about it, does Satan care what his followers do for a living?
We'll have more from Jim Pittick in California after the break on 25/7, the show that goes one step further to bring you the stories you need to know.
