“Local Group Takes Porn Protest to Adult World”

Every first Wednesday of the month, men from The King’s Men in eastern Pennsylvania gather outside of Adult World, a sexually oriented business, located in North Wales, PA (Montgomeryville, Montgomery County.)  We peacefully and prayerfully protest the evil of pornography.  These protests are called The No More Porn Tour.  This article has a lot of great information about what we do and why we do.  The reporter, Keith, was from a local webpage that was “tipped” off about our presence this past protest.  Read below and check out the video and pics.

“A local group of anti-pornography protesters has taken aim at the Adult World in Montgomeryville, hoping that their efforts will result in the business closing its doors permanently. “We’re not here to hurt anybody’s livelihood, but these businesses have no place in our community,” said Dave Dinuzzo, member of the Quakertown-based King’s Men.  “They’re destroying lives, marriages, and families.” The group views pornography as something that exploits women, contributes to crime, and ultimately pulls men away from God.

“It’s a sin of isolation; a sin of loneliness,” said Mark Houck, co-founder of the King’s Men.  “Pornography is a pandemic in our culture. This is a division between Man and God.” Houck stated that his group focuses on education, and regularly hosts conferences, retreats, and accountability meetings aimed at strengthening men’s relationship with God while overcoming the temptation of pornography.

In addition to those initiatives, activism plays a large role, and that role had 10 members of the group standing in the rain on Wednesday evening, holding signs and trying to dissuade customers from entering or making a purchase.

“We’ve all been there, and we all know how much of a grasp pornography can have on a person, and we want to tell people that there is something better,” said Dinuzzo.  ” I know this first hand.  I’m a recovering pornography addict, as are many of us that are out here. It controls your life, but there’s so much better and so much more.”

The effects of the relatively small protest were immediately apparent, as would-be customers entered the parking lot, only to leave moments later without exiting their vehicles.  Other customers entered the building through the rear entrance, as the protesters were told by police that they weren’t allowed on the grounds.

One customer actually parked at an adjacent business, sneaking through the brush and bushes in order to enter thebuilding.Another customer simply entered through the front, though he received an earful as he walked back to his vehicle.

Though the group started locally five years ago, it has already become a national organization with partner groups across the country.  To date, they claim to have shutdown five sexually-oriented businesses, including the former Coyote Show Club in Quakertown, which closed its doors in 2009 after numerous protests.

That location has now been turned into Caitlyn & Cody’s, a diner and family fun center, which the group celebrates as an example of morality coming around full circle.

In regards to the Montgomeryville Adult World, they just want it gone.“We’ll be out here for the long haul, however long it takes,” said Dinuzzo.  “We’ll protest here until this place is shut down.”

A man who identified himself as the manager of Adult World in Montgomeryville declined to give his name or comment for this article.”

The King’s Men Launch New Site

I’m very proud to announce that The King’s Men, the ministry I have the privilege of working for, has launched a brand new, redesigned and very dynamic website!  Go to it at www.TheKingsMen.org.

Although there is a ton of information on the site, here are just a few things to note…

• Click HERE for info on our incredible outdoor, experiential retreat program called “Into the Wild”.
• Click HERE for info on starting a men’s group in the mold of The King’s Men or contact me directly at Dave@TheKingsMen.org.
• Click HERE for info on booking The King’s Men (either Mark Houck or me) to speak at your event, conference, retreat or group.

Please help us by spreading the word on the new site and by signing up for our email list.

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Fighting for Manliness Video

I finally got some of the video edited from my talk at the 2010 FOCUS National Conference in Orlando, FL on New Year’s Eve 2009. The talk was titled “Fighting for Manliness” for the Men’s Impact Sessions. The crowd for the two sessions totaled around 1,500 college men.

The video below is only part 1 of the 50 minute video.

In this talk, I highlighted some major points, including: What is Manliness?,  Manly Leadership,  Living Virtue,  Fighting the Giant of Pornography and more.

If your content is removed by your server, click HERE to view the video on YouTube.

Fallible Blogma’s “Support a Catholic Speaker” Month

I agreed to write up a brief post on a Catholic speaker for Fallible Blogma‘s “Support a Catholic Speaker” Month.  Click HERE to see the entire list.  I chose to blog about Mr. Richard Lane.  Here’s his bio:

“Born in Detroit, Michigan to Mary O. Alexander, retired Educator for the Highland Park School system and the Late Dick “Night Train” Lane; National Football League Hall of Fame Cornerback, Mr. Lane, Jr. attended Morehouse College in Atlanta Georgia and also served honorably for nearly six years in the United States Army Military Police Corps in numerous domestic and international locations.

As a convert to the Faith in April 19, 2003, it was in early 2005 when Mr. Lane was lead to begin proclaiming the Gospel as a Street Corner Evangelist, sharing the Word of God, passing out Bibles, Crosses and other Religious items. Since that time Mr. Lane has been featured on “Catholic Answers Live”, Ave Maria Radio, Relevant Radio, Our Sunday Visitor, the National Catholic Reporter, Sports Review Magazine, as well as Eternal Word Television Network’s (EWTN) the “Journey Home” with Marcus Grodi and is the Co-Founder of Catholic Men for Christ Men’s Conference in St. Louis, Missouri which continues to draw thousands of men each year to hear the Powerful Message of the Gospel.”

Mr. Lane and I are represented by the same booking agency, CMG Booking.  CMG Booking is the premier source for Catholic speakers.  To book Mr. Lane for your next event, click HERE.  If you would like to book me to speak at your next event, please click HERE.

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Men’s Formation Groups

Interested in joining a men’s formation group?  Sometimes they are referred to as a “small group”.  (If you are interested, I can connect you with a group in your area or teach you how to start one on your own.)

The King’s Men currently have over 20 active men’s groups that meet weekly with more on the way.  Any man is welcome to join, at anytime.  The format of the meetings follows the dynamic and highly effective, not to mention time-tested and proven, model created by The King’s Men.  No matter what stage of life a man is in, no matter his education or experience, no matter his marital status or career, a formation group is good for every man.  A small formation group is intended to be multifaceted; men may experience some or all of the following from being in a small group: friendship, accountability, challenge, spiritual fortitude, fraternity, strength, encouragement, purpose, virtue!

The meetings typically go something like this:

• Group prayer – the Rosary is suggested. 15-20 minutes.
• Discussion based on a masculine resource.  30-45 minutes.  (Masculine resources might be “Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue”, “Be a Man!”, an encyclical/papal letter, “Signposts” or something similar.  Each group’s core team leadership has the autonomy to decide on the resource that is right for their group.)  The discussion time is facilitated by a leader and kept on-time by the time keeper.  The discussion is not a “teaching moment”, but a formation moment where each man has time to share if he so desires.  Great trust and bonding, as well as Scriptural “sharpening” (Prov. 27:17) takes place during this portion of the meeting.
• The 4-Cs.  Commit, Confess, Challenge, Confirm.  This is the accountability portion of the meeting and what really sets The King’s Men apart from the typical men’s group.  Each week, each man makes a commitment to something he is going to do over the next week.  The commitment should help him to grow in holiness and virtue.  It should be attainable, tangible and should be realistic.  The next week, he comes back and “confesses” how he did with his commitment.  This process continues each week.  If a man needs to be challenged, another man may do so.  If a man deserves to be confirmed, another man may do so. Approx. 30 minutes.
• Closing prayer, including each man’s intentions and the general intentions of The King’s Men. 5 minutes.
• Total meeting should be 2 hrs or less.

Groups should be kept to no more than 10-12 men.  Once a group grows too large, it should be split into two separate groups.  This is done so that each man has the ability to share, seek guidance, be formed and grow personally.  If a group is too large, it stifles men’s ability to grow.  Some groups choose to remain a large group for prayer, reading and discussion and then choose to split up for The 4 C’s, which is a viable option.

For more information on TKM Formation & Accountability groups, contact me at Dave@TheKingsMen.org or check out the list of active groups by clicking HERE.