Rafael Cruz Quotes

The plague of pornography is swirling about us as never before. Pornography brings a vicious wake of immorality, broken homes, and broken lives. Pornography will sap spiritual strength to endure. Pornography is much like quicksand. You can become so easily trapped and overcome as soon as you step into it that you do not realize the severe danger. Most likely you will need assistance to get out of the quicksand of pornography. But how much better it is never to step into it. I plead with you to be careful and cautious.

I have a huge problem with pornography.

I'm a reverend and a pastor. A pastor of the church. I go by usually pastor.

I am a pastor so I eat and breathe the Church.

The use of rape or sexual intimidation as a means of punishment or retribution, whether by individuals or by groups, is unacceptable in our view.

We still have people out there who tolerate sexual harassment and sexual assault….This [Rape in the Army] is my most important priority. I am not kidding. I am not kidding.

As pitilessly as force annihilates, equally without pity … intoxicates those who possess or believe they possess it. In reality, no one possesses it.

This is why it’s so hard for women to publicly accuse men of predatory actions. The victims are perceived as dramatizing and self-important. They risk not being believed. Or getting blamed. Or having crimes investigated improperly. Or being called selfish, mendacious. Women suffer automatic credibility deficits when leveling such accusations, while men enjoy “himpathy,” -- the “excessive sympathy sometimes shown toward male perpetrators of sexual violence.

My dad was a preacher.

My grandpa was a preacher.

My father was a pastor, my mother was the quintessential pastor's wife.

My dad was a pastor, so we were in church all the time.

My father was a religious leader in the community, and my sister is a pastor.

The worst that can be said about pornography is that it leads not to anti-social acts but to the reading of more pornography

No one shuts their laptop after looking at pornography and says, 'What a productive time I just spent connecting with the world!'

I'm fascinated by the whole issue of arousal addiction, which seems to be mostly a problem for young men.

I struggle with trying to be a good pastor of a large church.

I just love preaching.

If some unemployed punk in New Jersey, can get a cassette to make love to Elle McPherson for $19.95, this virtual reality stuff is going to make crack look like Sanka.

Another false philosophy that appeals to the Mr. Hyde side of our natures is that peeking into pornography is harmless. This is a terrible deception. Pornography is as addictive as cocaine or any illegal drug.

Yes, I'm a Pastor of a church called Understand Principles for Better Living Church, in Los Angeles, CA.

Tumbling into a dark, Lewis Carroll labyrinth of filth, pursuing a white rabbit of smut!

There are worse addictions than reality TV, chocolate and coffee.

One side of the street is a Church; across the road is a liquor store. Both of 'em keepin us poor.

In reality, it's much easier not to smoke or eat chocolate than to do so. It's your mind that convinces you otherwise.