ITS ON FEB 29TH 11:35 PM

Grab your popcorn, a loved one and hold on the Porn Debate airs FRIDAY at 11:35 PM EST on ABC. Head over to the ABC News website for details and a little video preview. Or watch the preview right here on our site in the video player.

A couple photos are in the Flickr account.

::: ITS ON! The Great Porn Debate is at Yale University. You all are invited to watch it unfold on ABC. The ABC News website will have the entire debate posted and Nightline will have short segments of it up one day after. Please tune in and watch watch the full story on Nightline, thursday, February 21 at 11:35 pm ET. Check it all out here.

The debate is at Sex Week at Yale with porn pastor Craig Gross and porn star Ron Jeremy. This debate will feature former porn producer Donny Pauling with Craig and a current actress in the porn industry with Ron.

Check out Nightline's Martin Bashir promotional video for the debate.

RECAP FROM DONNY:

Yesterday morning, the morning after the debate, I woke up in a mood very similar to the one The Blower’s Daughter
takes me to: sadness… a sense of loss… a feeling of love that almost seems useless to have.

Don’t get me wrong, the debate was a blast. The experience was one I will remember for the rest of my life. But I was also reminded of the slave I used to be as I spoke with two people still in that same bondage: Ron Jeremy and Monique Alexander.

Ron… I can’t help but love that guy to pieces. There is just something about him in person that just makes you want to squeeze him like a Teddy Bear. He can be a bit vulgar at times, and still I can’t help wanting to put my arm around his shoulder. Monique Alexander is a beautiful 25 year old porn star that has been in the business for 7 years. She, too, is very likable. My heart breaks for both of them because I know what it feels like to be in their shoes when the lights go off and the crowds go away.

I don’t want to go too deep, because I think you’ll do better to wait until the debate airs and experience for yourself what I’m talking about. But I do want to warn you: DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT watch it with children. I’m sure Nightline will bleep out certain words, but very frank porn terms will no doubt make their way into the finished product. Porn realities were discussed with no holds barred. Some adults may even want to consider whether or not they REALLY want to know what they’ll hear from that debate. Personally, I think the story needs to be heard, but if I tell you all this you can’t come to me later and say I didn’t warn you.

I prayed before the debate that God would guide what I said and let His words be heard. I prayed the same for Craig Gross as well. I sure hope that’s what happened.

The debate airs this coming Friday night (February 22nd) at 11:35 pm on Nightline ABC. The time should be the same no matter where you live. An hour and a half of discussion will be edited to about 20 minutes, but I’m told the website will have the full debate beginning on Thursday and concluding Friday.

It will be a… learning experience… should you choose to watch.

rufas wrote on February 12th 08 at 04:48PM

I wish I could say something and not feel silly for it after.. A lot of people who have gotten help have a bunch of things to say.. Thanks.. Keep truckin

BIG wrote on February 12th 08 at 06:30PM

Do y ou know me.. JESUS.. GOD thanks for showing me him.. I am done.. I am not living a life without him.. Tonight he listened to me talk to him.. I have an option to run.. I have taken that option. No more will I look back in the direction of xxx church to talk to you guys about anything else... Some people use this media device as a lose lose situation.. Even for those guys that it helps-----. No more talking.. Ever.. I am going fishing.. You got 2 options.. Love me or hate me.. Come now or stay... I even got a picture drawn of how and when I would prosper.. A long long time ago it was written down in the Bible.. Tonight---------------I just struck gold.. I made a decision to get heaven instead of girls.. I just was chosen to be surrounded by angels.. Out of all the people in the world---my prayer got answered to run with the elite.. I get friends from above. .I get ears that hear MUSIC on HIgh.. I can see heaven.. Looking foward and chosing God is the best thing I have ever done.. It means I will not be hanging out to talk to old friends.. Be blessed guys... I just asked for the one thing I have been trying to do for several years---- tonight it became possible.. I accepted God and cast the world aside.. Now I get to understand the Bible.. I have had a thirst to read the Bible and that only for years.. Tonight my prayer was answered.. Nothing else----but to read.. I get to read with all my time....God has cleared my future so I can read for at least 4 or so hours a day... Do you know how happy I am just to be able to get to read the Bible with God narrating.. The only thing that made it possible is that tonight I chose never to look back again.. When I have an urge to look back at anything------Tonight I get to read the Bible and inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.... Not boobs.

Jon wrote on February 12th 08 at 11:03PM

what time will it be on

Anthony K wrote on February 13th 08 at 08:37AM

I'll be watching.

Suricou Raven wrote on February 14th 08 at 02:27AM

I wish you both the best of luck, and have a good debate.

Nick wrote on February 20th 08 at 04:02AM

I really REALLY want to see this debate! Can someone tell me what timezone ET is so I can work out when to check the ABC website?

X3church wrote on February 20th 08 at 06:31AM

11:35 PM EST, Thursday Feb. 21st

jordan dross wrote on February 20th 08 at 12:39PM

hmm, i think p`ersonally kids shouldve watched that debate with their parents,
think it over sex education is soon to be controlled by the governement pareents fight tooth and nail concerning sex ed,

on top of that, it woudlnt be a surpise to me that kids alone who's relatives are gay and live vile lifestles like moniquq alexander,
and have friends who's parents are gay,

children are subliminaly mezzmereized by everyday culture,
from MTV, BET (thats plain ghetto porn in its self),
worldiness and the like that are going to get suckered into
issues of lust or at least will have thier spirits fed oin such garbage
IF CHILDREN DONT GET INVOLVED INTO
if Children dont watch these porn debates and get both
a pastor to address the issue and a pornstar to address the issue, how are they going to know what to do if they see lustful images on TV or their parents watching it.

kids dont know what pornstars think about porn, and niether do most pastors, its a damnable sad shame.

jordan dross

Bethie wrote on February 20th 08 at 10:32PM

Thank you for what you guys are doing. I think you're making a difference for a lot of people - including me.

Ex.PornGuest wrote on February 21st 08 at 08:05PM

is it going to be on tv?(nightline is not on tv...?) or online only?

Ex.PornGuest wrote on February 21st 08 at 08:17PM

Just one WARNING for people Struggeling with porny. Watch your back on that abc website.

Just a Jesus phrase for yall(TIP).

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT THE BODY IS WEAK.

PRAY SO YOU DONT FALL INTO TEMPTATION.

Steph wrote on February 21st 08 at 11:01PM

the abc website says the debate will be on Thursday the 28th NOT tonight the 21st. And it's on at 11:35 all timezones I believe. I stayed up late to watch it tonight but I guess I'll have to do it again next week because I want to see this debate so bad!

Ex.PornGuest wrote on February 22nd 08 at 12:15AM

oh man I saw that too LoL
But the whole debate is going to be on 28 I quess. maybe 2mor a real debate previews , not like that interviews.

going to sleep. my eyes D.De.ee.e