Logos Bible Software, which markets Bible study and sermon prep software, is removing hundreds of pornographic books from its website after an investigation went public this week. The story by “Protestia” found more than 1,000 titles of books that contained porn or graphic scenes alongside Bibles and study guides.
The titles, which appeared next to bible resources, included: Slow Satisfaction, Slow Seduction, Wild Licks, The Hookup Plan, Taking the Lead, That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon, I Need a Hero Box Set: A Military Romance Collection, Unbuttoning the CEO, One Night with the CEO, Getting Dirty with the CEO, Hard Rhythm, Ravished by a Highlander, Tamed by a Highlander, The Seduction of Miss Amelia Bell, The Scandalous Secret of Abigail MacGregor, Seduced by a Highlander, Conquered by a Highlander, A Highlander’s Christmas Kiss, Laird of the Black Isle, The Taming of Malcolm Grant, Laird of the Mist, A Highlander Never Surrenders, The Scot’s Bride, Highlander Ever After.
One title “Working Sex” book, a search for “or the amateur” returned the following result, according to Protestia:
“One longtime Logos user, whose identity we are shielding, estimates he’s spent over $15,000 on their resources in the last decade,” it said. “He has contacted the company multiple times over the last month, sounding the alarm about selling these perverse resources, but alleges no one has responded to him or bothered returning his messages.”
The company’s digital library application, released in 1992 by Faithlife Corp., contains more than 100,000 titles and theological resources in more than a dozen languages. It has been endorsed by everyone from John MacArthur to Beth Moore. Logos offers access to Christian classics, academic works, commentaries, encyclopedias, Bibles, devotionals, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, datasets, lectionaries, dictionaries, interlinear versions and other materials.
Aimed at colleges, seminaries, pastors, teachers and laypeople, these items are offered through standalone purchases or through packaged bundles. In some cases, these bundles cost up to $2,150. Books also are offered through Faithlife E-books, which has more than 100,000 titles and is named after Faithlife, which owns several other companies in this field:
“Faithlife E-books and Logos also sell hardcore erotica,” the investigation found. “We have uncovered hundreds of books that Logos has sold or is currently selling that contain extended graphic and descriptive sex scenes rivaling the most sordid and smuttiest of Harlequins.
“While one-offs of these books can be purchased and added separately, the content can also be full-text searched via Logos 10 gold or higher without purchasing the books, giving any bored pastor quick access to this content where no one would think to look and without ever having to pay for it. There is no content warning for this literature through the program, and it cannot be locked down or blocked by a firewall.”
According to the company’s distribution philosophy, “Logos is not a church, charity, ministry or nonprofit” but a “technology company and bookstore that serves churches, pastors, academics and laity.”
Exclusive: ‘Logos Bible Software’ Selling Hardcore Erotica Porn Alongside Devotionals and Scripture Commentaries https://t.co/7fSbcfko2x
— Protestia (@Protestia) February 28, 2024
The company responded on Thursday with an apology, agreeing that the materials had no place on the website and stated that they were now actively working to remove them. The company has not addressed why it ignored customer complaints in early February and only responded after the investigation went public, according to Protestia.
–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice