Diversification is a common approach for companies that wish to insulate themselves from market shifts. I've rarely seen an example as amusing, though, as that behind the Christian dating service BigChurch.com. The site, which proports to 'Bring people together in love and faith," is owned by the porn purveyor Penthouse Media Group Inc.

BigChurch.com, which claims almost half a million members, queries potential members about their goals. Among the choices are 'to find a prayer partner' and 'find a Bible study partner'. There are no drop-down boxes to check for three-ways or dominatrix. The survey also asks about the respondent's relationship with God. "Oh God Oh God Oh God!" is not one of the menu responses.

I'm guessing this story, which was broken by Jennifer Odornêz in this week's Newsweek, will bring the site crashing down like the walls of Jericho. Until then, members should understand that a cross dresser is not someone who wears a religious artifact.

Here's an item that should remind you of our country's Puritan routes.

Rep. Paul Broun, a Georgia Republican, has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of soft-core pornographic magazines on military bases.

According to Broun, "Allowing sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes, feeding a base addiction, eroding the family as the primary building block of society, and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad."

The bill would amend a 1997 law that banned more hardcore magazines,

I hate to be that guy but, given the state our of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is banning the sale of pornography on bases really the most pressing issue related to the military. Maybe we should, oh, I don't know, focus on making sure that our troops have adequate body armor?

Soldiers have enjoyed looking at pictures of nude or scantily clad women for a long time. According to IMBD, "During World War II, Miss West's name was applied to various pieces of military equipment and was thus listed in Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition. The Royal Air Force named its inflatable life jackets "Mae Wests," and United States Army soldiers referred to twin-turreted combat tanks also as "Mae Wests."

I say let the people have their porn!