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Flirty Fishing
Flirty Fishing (FFing) was a form of religious prostitution practiced by the Children of God/The Family cult from 1974 until 1987 (abandoned because of the AIDS scare). Its etymology can be traced to Matthew 4:19 where Jesus says "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
Flirty Fishing was a subset of The Family's love bombing activities and involved the use of sexual attraction and intercourse to win converts and favors. Female members were told to be "whores for Jesus", and soon after its launch as a method of witnessing, sex was given to complete strangers in combination with a request for a "donation", or for a required fee in line with Escort Servicing (ESing) or freelance ESing. FFing and prostitution was widely used as a way to raise money for the cult and resulted in many of the second generation births.
The Family describes the practice of Flirty Fishing as follows:
In The Family's internal FF Report Questions & Answers! (PDF), the following description is given:
Q: "What is FF'ing?" Many of you asked for a definition and what should be reported as actual FF'ing.
A: We would like to answer that FF'ing is going out witnessing the love of Jesus with the serious intent to use sex or sex appeal as the bait, regardless of the situation or place. This can be anywhere!–On the street, in a park, while going to the local store, in discotheques or in clubs!
Q: Does "Loved Sexually" also include kissing and light petting?
A: We suggest you only include masturbation, sucking and actual intercourse in the figures of fish, mate, brother or sister loved sexually. It's all, or nothing at all! Hallelujah!
In 1995, after extensive research of Family publications and receiving testimony from numerous witnesses, the Right Hon. Lord Justice Sir Alan Ward stated the following about FFing in his judgment of a child-custody trial involving the Family in England:
Flirty Fishing and the Second Generation
Flirty Fishing was responsible for a significant number of childbirths in The Family. Children born as a result of Flirty Fishing were called "Jesus Babies". The Family used a comic book called "Life with Grandpa - Real Fathers", among other publications, to explain some associated issues to the second generation.
Documents
- True Komix - Little Flirty Fishy — illustrated explanation of Flirty Fishing for Family children.
- Escort Work — description of different types of prostitution Family members engaged in. (FN Encyclopedia, pg. 962)
- Family Run "Escort" Agencies (FN Encyclopedia, pg. 963)
- Monthly FF Report documents — includes memo from Barbara Canevaro regarding a new version of the FF Report and "FF Report Questions and Answers" article. (Family News Vol. 4 No. 7, pg. 7-8, 1978)
- Monthly FF Witnessing Report — form for Family prostitutes to record information on their clients.
- Alternative FFers' report form (FN Encyclopedia)
Multimedia
- Faith Berg describes how Flirty Fishing began (3.0MB) — From "The Love Prophet" documentary
Images from Family publications
Journalistic and popular publications
- Heaven's Harlots: My Fifteen Years As a Sacred Prostitute in the Children of God Cult — Williams, Miriam (Quill, June 1999)
- San Francisco Chronicle: Escaping a Free Love Legacy Children of God sect hopes it can overcome sexy image — Lattin, Don (2001-02-14)
Related articles
External links
- David Berg Tribute: Flirty Fishing — From the official Family website
- Prostitution and Political Seduction — By Edward Priebe, March 2002