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Internet p0rnography destroying men's ability to perform with real women, finds study

Internet p0rnography is creating a generation of young men who are hopeless in the bedroom, according to research.

Exposure to lurid images and films in the new media is de-sensitising so many young people that they are increasingly unable to become excited by ordinary sexual encounters, a report said.

The result is that impotence is no longer a problem associated with middle-aged men of poor health but is afflicting men in the prime of their lives.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2051902/Men-use-internet-****-likely-hopeless-bedroom.html#ixzz1bhNIWhLo

That is NO lie Dok...

I know a guy - and yes, I try.. who is a good friend of mine and has been single for a long time. Being as such, he's not at all shy to saturate himself with p0rn.

He has commented about just that - how it has impacted his ability when he's with a girl in terms of ability.. I guess the mind wraps itself up in a fantasy land and other stimulation becomes inadequate.

That being said, I'm not perfect there myself, but to that - I have a little story I wish to share...

Years ago; while trolling the net for p0rn or chat 'friends' and prior to being saved, an odd 'vision' came to my mind. I'm not one to claim it was anything but something my mind came up with typically; although my personal feeling is that it was a warning from God.

It was short, very short. But also very powerful as well. It took years for me to come to terms with it, but I think it derailed my sex addiction pretty well.

In this 'vision' for lack of a better term - I seen a black abyss, and in that was a web - a web spiraling down like a whirlpool or black hole. It was easy to skirt the edge of it, so to speak, but it was clear to me that is was akin to a black hole in terms of it's ability to pull in the soul. The more you allowed it to pull, the stronger it got. But I never got the feeling it was 'just p0rn' - but a greater concept of sin in general, but at that point it was clearly a warning against where things could lead..

As I see things a bit more clear now; I realize in fact that is the truth. Few can argue that even the worst deviant known to man... started small.

I'm not a nut now or claiming to be a visionary of any sort! It was just something that came to me.. that perhaps someone might appreciate me sharing.

It's taken a while and faith; and prayer - but that problem isn't what it used to be. Sure, temptation arises; but I can thank God for the will to overcome it - and I have no doubt, it saved my marriage and maybe my life.

I get what you are saying, once sin starts it drags everything into it.

 "What one generation allows in moderation, the next will abuse in excess."

If you just look at how Playboy got its start and look at where we are at now.  :o

Or just a good look at TV and Hollywood are perfect examples.  >:(

Yep, a "phasing in" of more and more excess to, as they say, "keep it edgy". Today's "R" movies would likely get A MC-17 and maybe an "X" 30 years ago.

So long as we are in this fleshly body, there will be sinfulness, just as brother Paul described, but he also tells us how we have a way to bear it...

20   Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 
21   I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 
22   For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 
23   But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 
24   O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 
25   I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. 
Romans 7:20-25 (KJB)

Jesus says that we shall have tribulation...

"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 (KJB)

Pornography in the Pew – A Hidden Sin (Part One)



The website pornharms.com has an entire section devoted to WRAP Week, and will air a live webcast Sunday on Internet Safety 101. The site is also giving away copies of Truth Behind The Fantasy of ****: The Greatest Illusion on Earth, by Shelley Lubben, a former pornography star.

It is widely known that pornography is a prevalent issue in today’s society, but its potential of addiction is not isolated to the secular world. Charles Swindoll calls it “the no. 1 secret problem in your church.”

“Without your knowing, it could be eating your church alive. And the scariest thing is . . . you may not realize the extensive damage it's causing,” Swindoll wrote on his website, Insight for Living. “It's ruining marriages, destroying relationships, harming youth, and hurting the body of Christ."

No longer is viewing pornographic material confirmed to boys and men sneaking a peak at a Playboy magazine. The Internet has created an instant and easy access to what is known as “****” images and film.

"I’d say the overwhelming majority of users have almost no understanding of the consequences of pornography," said David R. Smith, author of Ministry by Teenagers, in an email to The Christian Post. "They do not understand that it’s not real. They mentally glaze over the reality that pornography is about two Ms: money and ****. Of course, it also leads to the dehumanization of women (no matter what the adult industry may say)."

Pornography and sexual sin are becoming more and more pervasive. According to watchdog organization Covenant Eyes, the profit obtained from the pornography industry is more than the collective revenue of the top technology companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Apple, EarthLink and Netflix.

United Families International found that 40 million Americans regularly visit pornographic sites and 2.5 billion pornographic emails are sent each day. The same survey found that nearly 30,000 users are viewing **** each second.

According to a ChristiaNet survey, 50 percent of Christian men are addicted to pornography. And it’s not just a “guy-thing;” 20 percent of Christian women are addicted to pornography, and 60 percent of Christian women admitted to significantly struggling with lust.

And yes, pornography is in the pulpit, too. Christianity Today found that 37 percent of pastors admit that they struggle with Internet pornography, and 51 percent say it’s a source of temptation. And more than half the pastors surveyed (57 percent) said that addiction to pornography is the most sexually damaging issue in their church.

It breaks apart marriages – 56 percent of divorces involve one party having an obsessive interest in “pornographic websites,” according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. And pornography breaks up churches.

“You hardly need to be reminded that fallen pastors and priests did not ‘suddenly’ fall. More often than not, pornography played a role in their downward spiral,” Swindoll wrote.

But there is hope.

"Help exists," Smith said. "There are hundreds of reputable agencies and ministries that specialize in overcoming pornography addiction. Some of them are even free: www.XXXchurch.com being one of them. The greatest need any person struggling with pornography abuse has is accountability. That individual should seek a person of authority to whom he/she is accountable in this arena of their lives."

Several other ministries exist for Christians seeking help with pornography such as Pure Life, The Meadows and Pure Intimacy. There are abundant resources available on the Internet and in books, including www.blazinggrace.org, a website dedicated to the issues of pornography and sex addiction, and foreverfamilies.byu.edu.

“It’s not just an adolescent male thing that guys grow out of,” said Rusty Rohr, a recovering pornography addict in the Pure Life recovery program. “It’s a serious problem, a heart issue. … And men can find freedom, not just cleaned up behavior.”

Meanwhile, the annual WRAP Week is continuing to raise awareness about the pervasive problem and help those affected. Now in its 24th run, the WRAP Week campaign is collaborating with ex-**** stars, filtering companies, scholars, therapists and others in more than 20 national events.

Also, in conjunction with the Oct. 30-Nov. 6 WRAP Week, Morality in Media is launching its second Be Aware: **** HARMS National Awareness Campaign.

“[Pornography] is destroying families and is the main contributor to the exploitation of women and children. Pornography is the gateway to the sex industry and the harm must end,” said Patrick Trueman, president of MIM, in a statement.

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series about pornography. Part two will tell the story of a wife whose marriage was affected by pornography; part three will focus on Pure Life ministry, a program designed to help Christian couples recover from pornography addiction.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pornography-in-the-pew-a-hidden-sin-part-one-59666/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%2Bdelicious%2Fgqlf%2B%28Christian%2BHeadlines%2BTop%2BHeadlines%29

sometimes i really hate this site.  >:(

Yes, the asterisks are annoying at times, eh?

Do you not know how to change the word filter? Words can be added and removed, or do you not have that authority?

It's sad that enough news is about the virus known as p0rnography that this is a concern.. eh?

You know, that brings up something I had heard one day that fits right into this concept.

Sin is a parasite.
It cannot exist on it's own, it must have a host to feed from.
The more you feed it, the larger it grows.

the word filter only works if you pay to have ads removed. I could pay it for a month or 2 but i cant afford to keep it up every month. Im budgeted. plus if i miss a month than everything would revert back. It didnt do that when i first started the site.  >:(

Well, thank you Jesus. I guess then we be content with such things as we have.

P0rn and the church member

A study conducted by LifeWay Research reveals that p0rnography has adversely affected the lives of church members.

The survey of a thousand American Protestant pastors shows that while most of them concur that viewing of p0rn has adversely affected members of their flocks, almost half are unable to estimate what percentage of those members actually view p0rnography.
 
"A number of pastors were really unwilling to discuss the topic -- and 14 percent of them were not even willing to relate to how it has impacted the lives of their members," says LifeWay Research spokesman Scott McConnell. "But among those who did, 81 percent agreed that p0rnography has adversely affected the lives of their church members, including 42 percent who strongly agreed with that statement."
 
Most of the pastors surveyed felt that less than 10 percent of their members are involved in p0rnography on a regular basis. But McConnell says it is important for people, including pastors, to understand the church is not immune to the problem.
 
"Most studies that have dug in deeply on sexual issues do show church attendees are less likely to be caught up in some of those sinful activities," he acknowledges, "but it's still present. And so when it's so pervasive in our society today, it's important for us to be aware that it's going to be impacting some of the members of our churches."
 
McConnell also tells OneNewsnow that the Bible provides God's plan for sexuality -- and it is a message that the church needs to hear regularly, he points out, because church members are also hearing the culture speak in a direction contrary to biblical teaching.
 
The survey, conducted in October 2010, addressed the estimated viewing habits of both men and women in congregations.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Church/Default.aspx?id=1477988

A good story for once, but i see it being eventually overturned, especially as the world falls more and more into degradation.

'Reducing secondary effects' of adult clubs

The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld a new state law that tightens its grip on the adult "entertainment" industry, and anti-pornography activists believe The Show Me State has set the standard for the rest of the nation.

Phillip Cosby, director of the American Family Association of Kansas, says the vote on the restrictive law was unanimous, but the verdict reportedly shocked some adult club owners who have been fighting the restrictions for almost two years.

"They must be closed at midnight; dancers must be six feet away from patrons -- eliminating lap dances, couch dances," he reports on the stipulations. "There are no private VIP rooms where prostitution [is] encouraged, no minors can enter, no one that has a criminal background can work or own a sexually-oriented business, and the list goes on."

Further, **** dancing and the sale of alcoholic beverages are no longer permitted. At least one venue has closed since the rules went into effect, while others had hoped the court would throw out the law.

"It's just really a homerun for Missouri and should be an earthquake that's felt not only throughout this region, but even nationally, how sound the courts have upheld this law," Cosby suggests.

In its 41-page ruling, the court said the businesses are not banned by the law, which "seeks to reduce negative secondary effects associated with such businesses, including detrimental health and sanitary conditions, prostitution and drug-related crimes both inside and outside these locations, as well as deterioration of the surrounding neighborhoods." The court also determined that the business' free-speech rights are not being violated.

Meanwhile, attorneys for such establishments have not announced whether they will try to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1479442

That right there just put 3/4 of the industry out of work!

What do they define as a "criminal background"?

See, while I agree that those type business entice people to sin, and it would be better they didn't exist, the problem I have with these type situations is that people are trying to play both sides of the debate.

My point is that some don't want this stuff, and they do whatever they can to deny others who support it. That is not fair to those who are not under the same beliefs as Christians. Those deviants don't go by the bible, they live by the secular US law and the Constitution. That is an unbeliever issue in the secular community, being fought by non-Christians.

Point blank, Christians have no business meddling in the affairs of the secular world, period.

But it's not Christians though that are pushing stuff like this, it's churchianity and their arrogant hypocritical attitude that drives this stuff and makes Christianity look bad.

These people don't live as Christians, so what right under the system they do live, do people have to deny a person the rights under the secular system they choose to live under? If you take away the opposition based on religion, and those that think it's exploiting women, what's left? It's not a sin to them and they want it, and the secular law doesn't prevent it, so what right do others have in denying them that freedom? They don't have that right, not under their laws.

It's like a Christian walking into a pagan temple and trying to tell them they are worshipping paganism wrong, because the bible says so, when the pagans don't even acknowledge the bible. Does that make sense? Jesus Himself taught and "protested" against the actions of the Jews right in the temple multiple times, and they still did evil in His sight, and still do to this day. Now if Jesus Himself didn't get them to turn there on the spot, what does that tell you? Man surely can't do it on his own through legislation or protests. It is between that individual and God.

It's up to God to change them, not us. We pray that they all may be saved, but in the end God decides.

People have a lot of nerve running around protesting sex shops, girly magazines, etc when their own lives need to be examined. They can't even live a decent Christian life, and they think they have any credibility in telling secular lost people they can't live that way? Man on his own does not have any credibility. That's why Jesus gave us the Holy Ghost, so He could work through us as He desires, not as we think it ought to be.

The world is pure evil, Jesus tells us that, and He also tells us to leave them alone...

13   But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 
14   Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 15:13,14 (KJB)

The P0rn0graphic pandemic - we are awash in P0rn

November 18, 2011

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 In a conversation with a priest in my diocese, I shared my spiritual director’s report that every other confession he hears from men involves the sin of ****ography. The pastor’s response was shocking: “Oh, it’s much worse than that!” Since then, this sad reality has been confirmed by many others: The sin of ****ography is overwhelming Catholic men.

****ography is now more popular than baseball. In fact, it has become America’s pastime, and we are awash in it. **** is on our computers, our smartphones, and our cable or satellite TV. It’s common in our hotels and even in many retail stores and gas stations. For many men — and, increasingly, women — it is part of their daily lives.

Yet, Catholic teaching on the subject is clear. Use of ****ography is a “grave offense.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “****ography … offends against chastity because it perverts the conjugal act, the intimate giving of spouses to each other. It does grave injury to the dignity of its participants (actors, vendors, the public), since each one becomes an object of base pleasure and illicit profit for others” (2354).

In Life of Christ, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen wrote, “The penalty of those who live too close to the flesh is to never understand the spiritual.” **** ****ography on the Internet offers an ocean of perversion. It takes the mind where it should never go, loosening its moral moorings and leaving it adrift in a treacherous sea of sin. That is the fate of those who give themselves over to ****ography: They find themselves alone with their images and an insatiable appetite for more.

While astounding to many, users of ****ography eventually put religion, marriage, family, work and friendships secondary to their desire for ****ography. They may want to change, to go back to life as it was before ****, but most will return and descend further. Dr. Mary Anne Layden, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, likens ****ography to crack ****. In a testimony to the U.S. Senate in November 2004, she noted, “This material is potent, addictive and permanently implanted in the brain.”

Sadly, for the regular consumer of ****ography, confession and contrition are normally not sufficient to break from ****ography because, like drug abuse, ****ography is not just a bad habit — it is often an addiction.

A DESIRE THAT DOES NOT SATISFY

Addiction to ****ography is now commonplace among adults and is even a growing problem for children and teenagers. Few who are addicted will get help, and the consequences can be lifelong and severe.

****ography’s addictive strength is a result of long-term, sometimes lifelong, neuroplastic changes in the brain. Psychiatrist Norman Doidge, author of the best-selling book The Brain That Changes Itself (Penguin, 2007), writes, “****ography, by offering an endless harem of sexual objects, hyperactivates the appetitive system. **** viewers develop new maps in their brains, based on the photos and videos they see. Because it is a use-it-or-lose-it brain, when we develop a map area, we long to keep it activated. Just as our muscles become impatient for exercise if we’ve been sitting all day, so too do our senses hunger to be stimulated” (108).

With ****ography, in other words, our brain’s pleasure system that excites our desires is activated, but there is no real satisfaction. This explains why users can spend endless hours searching for ****ography on the Internet.

Doidge further notes that **** viewers develop tolerances so that they need higher and higher levels of stimulation. Thus, they often move to harder, more deviant ****ography. More than a decade ago, Margaret A. Healy, adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law, and Muireann O’Brian, former head of End Child ****ography, Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT), observed a link between adult and child ****ography. Since that time, scores of current and former law enforcement authorities have noted that many adult **** consumers will eventually move to child ****ography, even if they are not ****s and had no interest is such material at first. These findings account, in part, for the prevalence of child ****ography in the world today.

Viewing **** changes the user’s attitude toward sex, his or her spouse and society. He or she uses sexual fantasies to get aroused, tries to get partners to act out ****ographic scenes, is more likely to engage in sexual harassment and sexual aggression, and views sex as a casual, non-intimate, recreational privilege. Laydon and other clinical psychologists have reported that, ironically, erectile dysfunction is commonly associated with constant **** use among men. One reason for this is that the constant search for sexual images and often-accompanying **** lead to dissatisfaction with one’s spouse. After all, a man’s wife cannot possibly maintain an image that competes with the women in the fantasy world of ****ographic videos and images. The regular **** consumer sets himself up for disappointment and the almost-certain disintegration of his marriage.

Marital love is meant to be a total giving of oneself to a lifelong, faithful partner. It is a trusting, selfless giving. By contrast, ****ographic sex is selfish, demeaning and mechanical. In his catechesis on the theology of the body, Pope John Paul II emphasized that there is a “moral goodness” in marriage, which is faithfulness. That goodness can be adequately achieved only in the exclusive relationship of both parties. Too many people miss out on that unique goodness of marriage and settle for the temporary, perverted and unfulfilling excitement of ****ography.

PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN

A father has a duty to keep his children from ****ography and a sacred obligation to set an example of purity for his family. What greater authority could a father have about the harms of ****ography than the words of Christ?: “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Mt 5:28).

If you have become a **** consumer, ask yourself this: Am I the same man who professed fidelity to my wife on my wedding day? Fidelity cannot be maintained if one consumes ****ography. Wives of **** consumers feel as though their husbands are committing adultery. Affairs of the mind are every bit as destructive as affairs of the heart.

Divorce lawyers report a high correspondence between ****ography consumption and divorces. One 2004 study in Social Science Quarterly titled “Adult Social Bonds and Use of Internet ****ography” revealed that persons having an extramarital affair were more than three times more likely to have accessed Internet **** than those who did not have affairs. Further, those ever having engaged in paid sex were 3.7 times more apt to be using Internet **** than those who had not.

If you have a **** habit, your children may follow. Many ****ography addicts report that their first exposure to **** was the discovery of their parent’s **** collection, which started them on a life of sexual confusion and exploitation. A 2006 survey of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children revealed that 79 percent of youth gain unwanted exposure to ****ography in the home.

To a child, ****ography normalizes sexual harm, according to Dr. Sharon Cooper, a pediatrician at the University of North Carolina. “Research has shown that the prefrontal cortex — the home of good judgment, common sense, impulse control and emotions — is not completely mature until children are 20-22 years of age,” she explained. The introduction of ****ography to the brain’s prefrontal cortex is therefore devastating to key areas of a child’s development and may be life-altering. “When a child sees adult ****ography … their brains will convince them that they are actually experiencing what they are seeing,” Cooper added. In other words, what a child sees in **** is what they believe is reality.

Some children will actually emulate what they see in ****ography and experiment on siblings, relatives and friends. Many studies show that children exposed to ****ography initiate sexual activity at an earlier age, have more sex partners, and have multiple partners in a short period of time. A 2001 study in the journal Pediatrics also found that teenage girls exposed to ****ographic movies have sex more frequently and have a strong desire to become pregnant.

THERE IS HELP AND HOPE

Thankfully, there are organizations, counselors and resources that provide hope for those suffering from the destructive effects of ****ography on children, marriages, relationships and society. Many who have been addicted — adults and children alike — have been helped through counseling or online exercises offered by recovery services.

It is critical, however, that each person and each family does a reality check. Ask yourselves whether you and your family are protected from the scourge of ****ography. Do you have adequate parental control or filtering software on your home computer? Is the computer in an open area of the home? If you have children, have you talked to them about the spiritual and social cost of ****ography? Do you have premium cable or satellite channels on your TV that offer ****ography as regular fare?

If you are viewing ****ography or indecent material, you are harming your very soul and perhaps those of your children and your spouse. The biblical warning is severe: “If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out” (Mk 9:47). At a minimum, make sure that your computer both at home and in the office is filtered and that you have an “accountability partner” — perhaps your wife or a good friend — who has access to your computer and the sites you visit. Finally, get involved in the war on ****ography. It is worth the fight for you, your family and your nation.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-****ographic-plague

   
The Pornography Epidemic by Bryan Denlinger

In this study we will look at the pornography problem that is running rampant in the world, and even in the church!

First you will see from the Bible that pornography is in fact condemned as a sin. Next we will look at whether pornography is a spiritual, or a fleshly problem.

Finally we will go over 7 things that you need to do if you are having problems with pornography in your life. You CAN have victory over this sin!

This study contains a huge amount of scripture, as well as statistics from secular and Christian sources.

http://www.sermonaudio.com/playpopup.asp?SID=111111736193

Teacher accused of using school computers for adult site
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
 
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STOCKTON, Calif. (KGO) -- A high school teacher in Stockton is on suspension after being accused of using school computers to set up an adult website with a city policeman as a partner.

Thirty-five-year old Heidi Kaeslin is on paid leave. She's accused of operating several for-profit websites using a school computer, most of them adult.

Students at Lincoln High in Stockton, where Kaeslin worked, can't believe it.

An investigation is underway to determine whether action should be taken against Kaeslin.

The policeman, who retired this year, has admitted his involvement in the adult sites.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=8435041

And let's not forget about Rupert Murdoch, who's a major player in the **** industry - funny how his pastor, Rick Warren, condemned p0rnagraphy, and said how if there are any public sins in the church, they should be made public, but he says not a word when Murdoch set up all these **** media channels.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only...a double minded man is unstable in all his ways...

**** replacing sex education
'Discussion of sex and intimacy is too often avoided in schools'

A rising number of children are learning about sex from watching ****ography because sex education lessons are inadequate, researchers have found.

The average age at which children first watch ****ography is just 11, interviews with 140 pupils, teachers and people working in the **** industry also revealed.

Click here for the full story.
http://tinyurl.com/7t652rs

So they admit they want to teach children how to have sex, properly no doubt. The bible teaches everything there is that we need to know about sex, without showing the first image or use of vulgar unedifying language, so I know it can be done. God already did it, BUT, it is the parents job to teach their own children, not the community indoctrination camps.

It's not unexpected that the world is carnally-minded.

"Behold, I have told you before." Matthew 24:25 (KJB)

And may I add that **** also destroy relationships of couples who do not share the same view about this kind of videography. A friend of mine whose husband is so addictive to **** find it hard to perform in the bed because she's afraid that she may not reach his standards. And the insecurity and coldness between the couple goes on and on. That's really sad. :(

For the most part, I'm surprised by the number of today's Christians that regularly watch FOX News - FNC is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who not only has promoted these Emergent Church leaders via his Zonderfan/Harper Collins pub companies, but has many p0rn networks around the world.

Overcoming the **** Problem
New documentary wisely shines a light on personal stories, rather than just the 'experts'

When filmmaker Sean Finnegan first considered doing a documentary on the problem of ****ography, he knew he didn’t want to merely cite facts and figures interwoven with sound bites from experts. He thought the best way to tell this story was to, well, tell a story – and in the case of Out of the Darkness, now available on DVD, he found a powerful one in former **** actress Shelley Lubben, who now runs a ministry helping others to escape the sex industry and find hope and healing in Christ.

“Stories matter,” says Finnegan. “Most of the work done on ****ography revolves around the issues of free speech and legislation, or the science behind addiction. But films are not essays or treatises. Films, like novels and poems and plays, are here to tell stories. And that is enough. If that is done well, we will, as Conrad said, gain a glimpse into the truth for which we forgot to ask.

“What stories can do for us is put faces on their topics. No matter how intense the debate around ****ography becomes, the debate is really about human beings.”

Finnegan aims his camera at four such humans, including two who have come out of the darkness themselves, Lubben (don't worry; this website is safe) and recovered sex addict Mark Houck. Finnegan also interviews family therapist Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons and sexual revolution historian Dr. Judith Reisman, who are much more than mere “talking heads” here; Fitzgibbons and Reisman also tell stories, including one Reisman shares about a daughter who was raped. While Lubben and Houck focus more on their personal testimonies, the other two describe the culture and societal breakdown that got America into this mess – and yes, it’s presented as chiefly an American problem. After all, almost 90 percent of all **** sites originate in the U.S.

Reisman gives some fascinating background about how Dr. Albert Kinsey’s post-WWII sex research – including the infamous “Kinsey Reports” – sparked America’s sexual revolution. She disputes Kinsey’s “science” as fraudulent, but says academia, the media, and the general population accepted it as true, including the notion that we’re all just basically sexual animals, so why not just go for it? Fitzgibbons adds that many of us have embraced what he calls a “sexual utilitarian philosophy,” resulting in a breakdown of the family, a collapse of morality, and on a personal level, profound loneliness, sadness, and narcissism. It’s all a recipe for the **** industry to flourish.

But most compelling are the stories from Lubben and Houck. The latter tells how he grew up a “normal” guy, but how, shortly after his father died when he was just 11, he became a loner. He discovered his first Playboy as a pre-teen and got hooked on the magazines, and later on Internet ****, to the point where he was spending up to four hours a day on his habit. Houck struggled with his addiction for 16 years before finally realizing how destructive it was and making the decision to break free. He did so mainly by recommitting to his Christian faith, and while that story isn’t told in great detail here, Houck makes it clear that his disciplined pursuit of righteousness that made the difference – more than his decision to simply avoid the temptation. It was the pursuit of the good more than the mere fleeing of the bad that helped him win the battle.

rest with vid preview: http://tinyurl.com/89dkutn

Well, it's Jesus that won the battle for him, but I hear what they are saying. I agree too, it's better to focus on what we should be doing, than what we shouldn't be doing.

"...think on these things."

P0rn blamed for children's problem sexual behaviour

VICTORIAN children as young as five are being referred to specialist programs to address sexually abusive behaviour - and the number of minors exhibiting such behaviour is exploding.

The availability of p0rnography through portable devices drastically affects a child's understanding of acceptable sexual behaviour, according to experts, and is being blamed for the rapid escalation in cases.



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Children sexually molesting other children, and p0rn is at the root: Australian experts


Children’s aid and sex abuse organizations in Victoria State report that they are dealing with a rising number of cases of children sexually abusing other children, and point to the proliferation and easy availability of p0rn on portable devices as the cause.

Bernie Geary, Child Safety Commissioner of Victoria State told The Age, ‘‘If you’re prepared to put your child out there in a world where they’re going to be inundated with this sort of information [p0rnography], you need to be able to a) protect them, or b) expect what the fairly miserable consequences will be.”

rest: http://tinyurl.com/6w99pgj

http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=1971

Purpose Driven Pornography: Why Rick Warren Must Publicly Discipline Rupert Murdoch
 
By Ken Silva

Apprising Ministries
 
"Rick Warren: Purpose-Driven Pornography?," a news release from my friend Chris Rosebrough that concerns Southern Baptist Pastor Rick Warren and Rupert Murdoch, is certainly a most disturbing piece of information. Rosebrough, who heads up the Christian Accountability Network, was also on Crosstalk the other day with Ingrid Schlueter to discuss this very important issue that I am bringing further into the light here. In an article called "Revealed: Murdoch's growing adult television empire" in the online magazine The Business we are told:

RUPERT Murdoch, the born-again Christian who chairs media giant News Corporation, has been secretly building a stable of wholly-owned pornographic channels for his BSkyB subsidiary. The Business has learnt that BSkyB now owns and operates its own pornographic channels – the 18+ Movies selection – after years of hosting third-party content only. [1]

So Rosebrough is exactly right when he tells the Christian Newswire:

Rupert Murdoch is a born-again Christian and Rick Warren claims to be his pastor. As a Christian, Murdoch is committing an egregious sin by owning, expanding and profiting from pornographic channels and Rick Warren, as his pastor, has a Biblical duty to call Murdoch to repentance and/or put him out of the church. [2]

This really is nothing new as in December of 2006 Agape Press ran an Feature article by Ed Vitagliano called "**** Profits Surge on Main Street" where he quotes Gail Dines, professor of American Studies at Boston's Wheelock College, who tells us:

"[Rupert Murdoch's] News Corp. is a major owner of DirecTV, which sells more pornographic films than [Hustler magazine founder and **** film producer Larry] Flynt," Dines explained. "In 2000, the New York Times reported that nearly $200 million a year is spent by the 8.7 million subscribers to DirecTV. Among News Corp.'s other media holdings are the Fox broadcasting and cable TV networks, Twentieth Century Fox, the New York Post, and TV Guide. Welcome to synergy: Murdoch also owns HarperCollins, which published pornography star Jenna Jameson's best-selling book How To Make Love Like A **** Star." [3]

And not only is Murdoch profiting from "best-selling books" by **** stars and pornographic TV channels but as Rosebrough's A Little Leaven website also shows Rupert Murdoch has been profiting from peddling titillating soft-core **** for years as well with The Sun long notorious for the nudity of its infamous "Page 3":

They say is picture is worth a thousand words. We hate having to post these pictures but they show the problem better than we can ever say it.

The picture on the left is a screen shot taken from The Sun. This is a tabloid printed in the UK that also happens to be owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. [4](Online source, original)

As one who is a pastor-teacher myself, I would never knowingly allow sin to go on undisciplined by anyone associated with the flock for which Christ has made me an under-shepherd. So the question we need to ask now would be: Is Rick Warren personally responsible for Rupert Murdoch? He is because he claims to be Murdoch's pastor. The Orange County Examiner informs us in November of 2006 that:

Warren says he is pastor to Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. subsidiary publishes "The Purpose-Driven Life" but also publishes tabloid newspapers featuring **** women.

"I don't have to agree with 100 percent of what another person does in order to work with them on the 20 percent that we do agree on," Warren says.

That pragmatic attitude has paid off. Murdoch was among the first to support the PEACE plan, donating $2 million. [5]

So now we can see that Rick Warren already at least knew about Murdoch's newspaper which features soft core ****, however, apparently he chose to ignore that 80 percent in sin and focus on "the 20 percent" that equaled $2 million. And claiming to be Murdoch's pastor is not an isolated event either. According to a piece entitled "New Yorker article on the ministry of Rick Warren by Malcolm Gladwell," which "originally appeared in The New Yorker magazine on Sept. 12, 2005," and was also reprinted in Rick Warren's Ministry Toolbox, Warren himself tells us again that he is Murdoch's pastor and not only that but Murdoch also published his book:

"I had dinner with Jack Welch last Sunday night," he said. "He came to church, and we had dinner. I've been kind of mentoring him on his spiritual journey. And he said to me, 'Rick, you are the biggest thinker I have ever met in my life. The only other person I know who thinks globally like you is Rupert Murdoch.' And I said, 'That's interesting. I'm Rupert's pastor! Rupert published my book!'" Then he tilted back his head and gave one of those big Rick Warren laughs. [6]

This is very important because we have now seen from Warren himself that he feels he is indeed Rupert Murdoch's pastor. This does two things; since one does not pastor an unbeliever, Warren must believe that Murdoch is a Christian, which then means as his pastor Warren is also personally accountable for Murdoch. And there's no chance to mistake this, or that Warren was somehow misquoted, because apparently he was so pleased with The New Yorker article that Warren asked to have it republished at his own Ministry Toolbox website.
 
So now that we have established Warren's pastoral responsibility for Murdoch the next question would be: What does Pastor Rick Warren have to say about dealing with people in sin within his ministry. Well over at Rick Warren's Ministry Podcast "Pastor Rick" posted a piece dated 5/01/07 called "What Happens When a Staff Member Falls" where Warren informs us:

Sin is to be confessed only as widely as it affects others. Private sin requires only private confession to God. Personal sin that involves others requires interpersonal confession to the people involved. Public sins (those that affect a large group of people in our congregation) regrettably must be dealt with publicly as a warning to others. [7] ::)

One would certainly have to think that "owning and expanding a network of pornographic channels in Europe" has to qualify as "public sins." And then in that piece at the Podcast website Warren also states correctly that:

The Bible says that those who teach are held to a greater public accountability because of their visibility to those they teach. (James 3:1, 1 Tim. 5:20). [8]

Since Rupert Murdoch's flagrant and obvious "public sins" have now been brought before the Church, and because Warren is a pastor-teacher who is very well known to the public himself, then Warren simply must deal with Murdoch publicly "as a warning to others." Rick Warren can't have his cake and eat it too; Warren can't just name-drop that he is Murdoch's pastor in the good times and then not step up to that role in disciplining Murdoch, when claiming to be a born again Christian, he is openly committing transgressions that are bringing shame to the Name of Jesus Christ.

As Warren himself has said, people like Murdoch have to be held to a greater "public accountability" because of "their visibility." And this is exactly why Rick Warren must now publicly rebuke Rupert Murdoch for his Purpose Driven pornography.

 ??? what?



you need better fact checkers...

Mark, did you read the entire article?

Ken Silva(the author of the article) was EXPOSING Warren and Murdoch(Murdoch's ties to ****, and Warren staying silent on this issue despite Murdoch being in his flock).

No, Silva was speaking about them in a positive light or anything - he was merely pointing out how even though Warren CLAIMS to be a Southern Baptist pastor, and Murdoch CLAIMS to be a born again Christian.

Silva has exposed the Emergent heresy many times in his columns.

Edit: Don't forget the **** which blocks out the word p0rn.

^^^

Warren claims to be a 4th generation Southern Baptist, which I think Silva was alluding to.

oK... I was just pointing that out. I thought it kind of weird. I got the jist of the article, but if Warren isnt a true Christian to begin with why would you think he would actually act like a pastor?

Also, look what else they put in this p0rno filth - it's not just women(and men) showing their naked body, but there's also at least some violence, as well as other graphic stuff they put in there.

No, I'm not trying to imply people stripping naked ALONE is less bad or anything, but in these p0rn products, they will just combine EVERYTHING into it. For example, in the Hugh Heffner magazines, they have cartoons, pictures, et al of people shooting guns, blood coming out, among other graphic things.(Chris Pinto did a film on Alfred Kinsey and his "sex revolution" exposing alot of this)

When you have ALL of this filth in the person's head watching it...it pretty much brings him in MAJOR bondange. With all that other stuff they put in, wouldn't surprise me if the bondage of fear is in them majorly as well.

Sex Addiction: Are Pastors More Vulnerable to Sexual Temptation?

Although no one is immune to sexual temptation, a pastor leading an online pornography addiction recovery ministry says that church leaders may be especially vulnerable to sexually moral failure.

Pastor Jeff Fisher, whose past secret addiction to pornography was discovered while pastoring a church in the Northeast several years ago, recently had his thoughts on the struggles church leadership might face in this area published on Pastors.com.

Fisher and his wife, Marsha, have shared their road to recovery individually and in their marriage along with resources for others struggling with pornography addiction on their Website, PorntoPurity.com.

In his post, "5 Reasons Ministers are (More) Vulnerable to Sexual Temptation," he writes: "Let me start off by saying, no one is immune to sexual temptation. It doesn't matter what your job is, how old you are, or how much time you spend with Jesus each day."

"We all have the potential to fall sexually," he continues. "Even ministers… and maybe, especially ministers. Ministers have jobs that automatically put them in a pressure cooker."

REST: http://www.christianpost.com/news/sex-addiction-are-pastors-more-vulnerable-to-sexual-temptation-67935/?utm

OK, STOP right there! That web site is runned by RICK WARREN, who has close business ties with RUPERT MURDOCH, who runs a BIG **** industry!

 ;D Don't want to be promoting something runned by Warren!

These Two Traps Are Absolutely Destroying The Next Generation Of Young Men In America

Have you ever noticed that our young girls seem to be far ahead of our young boys and that our young women seem to be much more "together" than our young men are?  Have you ever noticed how many young American men almost seem like zombies and find even the most basic human interactions extremely awkward?  Well, this didn't happen by accident.  Researchers are finding that there are two traps in particular that are absolutely destroying the next generation of young men in America.  One is video game addiction and the other is pornography.  In the old days, the parks and ball fields of America would be flooded with young boys after school was done for the day, but now our parks and our ball fields are very quiet.  So where did all the boys go?  Well, they are all sitting at home staring into computer screens.  Yes, there are also young girls and young women that are addicted to these things, but the truth is that these addictions are far more prevalent among young men.  Unfortunately, it is not going to be easy to reverse the damage that is being done to the next generation of young men in America, and that is very frightening.

These days, most parents don't consider video game addiction to be a major crisis.  Many parents are just glad to have something that will keep their children occupied and out of their hair.

But the truth is that video game addiction is very serious.  One study discovered that 88 percent of all Americans between the ages of 8 and 18 play video games, and that approximately four times as many boys are addicted to video games as girls are.

If you are raising boys right now you probably know exactly what I am talking about.  Most boys are absolutely obsessed with video games these days.

Trust me, I know.

I was one of them.

When I was a young man I would play video games for endless hours.

I would often spend entire days playing games like Starcraft and John Madden football.

Once in a while I would stay up all night playing video games.

I was really, really good at them but the rest of my life suffered.

Not that there is anything fundamentally wrong with video games.  They can be a lot of fun, but when it becomes an addiction that can be extremely damaging.

Today, the average boy spends 13 hours every single week playing video games.

That is an astounding number.

Unfortunately, the second trap that we are going to talk about is almost certainly doing even more damage to our young men.

The Internet has improved our lives in a lot of ways, but one of the very negative things that it has done is that it has unleashed a giant flood of filth into our homes.

Our young men have more access to sexual content than ever before, and this is having some horrific consequences.

The following example comes from a recent Daily Mail article....

A boy of 12 who raped a nine-year-old girl after watching hard-core pornography online was spared jail yesterday as his lawyer warned of a generation of children growing up with a ‘skewed view’ on sex.

The schoolboy, who is now 14, told police he had raped the little girl because he wanted to ‘feel grown up’ after watching **** online.

In a disturbing case that has raised fresh concerns about the sexualisation of children, the teenager had unrestricted access to the web and was able to freely look at sexually explicit material.
Sadly, the United States is the pornography capital of the world.  An astounding 30 percent of all Internet traffic now goes to pornography websites, and the U.S. produces more pornography than any other nation has in the history of the world.

Many American men are so addicted to it that they cannot even wait to get home to look at it.  One survey discovered that 25 percent of all employees that have Internet access in America visit sex websites while they are at work.

In a recent article for CNN, psychologist Philip Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan discussed some of the consequences that this obsession with video games and pornography is having on our society....

The consequences could be dramatic: The excessive use of video games and online **** in pursuit of the next thing is creating a generation of risk-averse guys who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school and employment.

Stories about this degeneration are rampant: In 2005, Seungseob Lee, a South Korean man, went into cardiac arrest after playing "StarCraft" for nearly 50 continuous hours. In 2009, MTV's "True Life" highlighted the story of a man named Adam whose wife kicked him out of their home -- they have four kids together -- because he couldn't stop watching ****.

Norwegian mass murder suspect Anders Behring Breivik reported during his trial that he prepared his mind and body for his marksman-focused shooting of 77 people by playing "World of Warcraft" for a year and then "Call of Duty" for 16 hours a day.
Zimbardo and Duncan have written a new book entitled "The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling And What We Can Do About It" in which they present some absolutely startling research.  A recent Business Insider article summarized some of the key points from the book....

-In 2011, young men's SAT scores were the worst they had been in 40 years.

-Even Hollywood has caught on: films like Failure to Launch, Knocked Up and Jackass mock the ineptitude of this generation.

-Boys account for 70 percent of D's and F's given at school.

-Research shows guys aren't interested in being husbands, fathers or the head of the household.

-Boys are four to five times more likely than girls to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Two-thirds of students in special education programs are guys.

-The average boy spends 13 hours a week playing video games. The average girl spends 5. The average young American will spend 10,000 hours playing video games by age 21. That's twice the time it takes to earn a bachelor's degree.

-The average high school boy spends two hours watching **** every week. Men can't escape ****: 13,500 full-length commercial **** films were released in 2011, compared with 600 Hollywood films.

-Researchers claim that internet pornography is hurting young boys' ability to form meaningful romantic relationships because they objectify their partner.

-It's predicted that 60 percent of bachelor's degrees will go to women by 2016.
Are you starting to get the picture?

Clearly something has gone very, very wrong.

When these sex-obsessed boys grow up, they become sex-obsessed men.

Just check out what ABC News discovered was going on over at the SEC....

One senior attorney at SEC headquarters in Washington spent up to eight hours a day accessing Internet ****, according to the report, which has yet to be released. When he filled all the space on his government computer with pornographic images, he downloaded more to CDs and DVDs that accumulated in boxes in his offices.

An SEC accountant attempted to access **** websites 1,800 times in a two-week period and had 600 pornographic images on her computer hard drive.

Another SEC accountant used his SEC-issued computer to upload his own sexually explicit videos onto **** websites he joined.

And another SEC accountant attempted to access **** sites 16,000 times in a single month.
Those that are chosen to work at the SEC are supposed to be among our finest young men and women.

So if this kind of thing is going on over at the SEC, what is happening in the rest of society?

And just look at the U.S. Secret Service.  It made global headlines recently when it was discovered that a whole bunch of agents were consorting with prostitutes.

We are very, very messed up as a nation.

And we now have an entire generation of young men that don't know how to act like men.

In fact, we are rapidly becoming a nation of slobs that do not even have the capability of handling adult responsibilities.

Sadly, at this point young men in the 25 to 34 age bracket are nearly twice as likely to live with their parents as young women the same age are....

The number of adult children who live with their parents, especially young males, has soared since the economy started heading south. Among males age 25 to 34, 19% live with their parents today, a 5 percentage point increase from 2005, according to Census data released Thursday. Meanwhile, 10% of women in that age group live at home, up from 8% six years ago.
So what can be done to fix this?

Well, unfortunately there is not an easy solution to this problem.

How in the world are we going to convince millions upon millions of young men to spend less time playing video games and watching pornography?

Sadly, the truth is that this problem is getting a little bit worse every single day.

So we are headed for big, big trouble as a nation.

What are your thoughts on all of this?  Please feel free to post a comment with your opinion below....

http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/these-two-traps-are-absolutely-destroying-the-next-generation-of-young-men-in-america

One more thing - it's also been a big problem with pastors and deacons in our modern-day "church". The modern-day "church" uses NIVs. The NIV is from Rupert Murdoch's Zonderdan. Murdoch has set up p0rn media outlets.

Also, too bad our good 'ole public school systems aren't educating our youth on this.

7th-graders suspended over in-class p0rn

A family advocate says an incident involving p0rnography at a California middle school shows how entrenched the p0rn culture is in society.

Nine seventh-graders were suspended from Bell Middle School last month after watching pornography in class on cell phones. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the incident at the Paradise Hills school started as a "sexual-orientation test created by students."
 
According to written statements, the all-boys English class watched videos in class, and whoever became "aroused" was labeled "gay." Students said they were asked if they passed the "gay test" before they were handed cell phones to watch the video.
 
Dr. Scott Lively of Defend the Family says the incident is a disturbing sign of the times.
 
"This is an example of the p0rn culture that all of our kids are now immersed in," he tells OneNewsNow. "And [it's also an example of] the extent to which the gay ethic of sexual freedom, which is really sexual anarchy, has infected the generation.
 
" ... Unfortunately this story is not unique -- it's happening all across America and it's getting worse every day," Lively concludes.
 
The written testimonials also said that children openly engaged in sexual activities in the classroom while the teacher did nothing to stop or prevent it. The Union-Tibune reports the teacher, Ed Johnson, is still employed and does not face changes to his schedule.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1618038

Online Campaign Educates on Harm of P0rnography


Morality in Media (MIM) is directing a massive collaborative project, hosting 30 free online events designed to help individuals understand and battle the many harms of p0rnography during the 25th annual White Ribbon Against P0rnography Week, Oct. 28 through Nov. 4.

“America is suffering an untreated pandemic of harm from p0rnography,” said Dawn Hawkins, executive director of MIM. “It is destroying families and is the main contributor to the sexual exploitation of women and children. P0rnography is also the gateway to the sex industry. The harm of p0rnography now touches every American family and Morality in Media is determined that this harm must end.”

Morality in Media has been the national sponsor of WRAP since its creation in 1987, though until last year all events were held in local communities and no events were held online. Many key victories against pornography have been won with the encouragement of this effort. By incorporating the power of the Internet into this tradition, more victories are expected as the reach of WRAP extends online to hundreds of thousands across the U.S. and across the globe.

“Last year we reached hundreds of thousands of people in 81 countries with dozens of online events,” said Hawkins.

This year’s WRAP week campaign will involve more than 100 groups nationwide and include presentations by ex-p0rn stars, a neurosurgeon, filtering companies, scholars, therapists, Internet safety experts, religious leaders and law enforcement.

“We also partnered with top filtering software companies Net Nanny and Covenant Eyes to provide free and discounted subscriptions to software to help protect families,” explained Hawkins.

Most events will be streamed on MIM’s Facebook page of over 115,000 fans: Facebook.com/pornharms. Find a full listing of events on MIM’s website, P0rnHarms.com/beaware. “We will be streaming films about the links between p0rn and human trafficking, discussions with past p0rn performers, help understanding p0rnography addiction and steps to help keep children safe.”

http://tinyurl.com/8wou82d

The Addiction No One Wants to Talk About

 Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once famously wrote that while “hard-core pornography” is hard to define, “I know it when I see it.” Most of us would agree.

But what about addiction to pornography? Can we know this when we see it? For years people have debated whether we can actually become addicted to pornography. Yet the effects of sexual addiction — defined as “obsessive sexual behavior regardless of the growing negative consequences for the person or their relationships” — are hard to miss.

According to Patrick Carnes of the Gratitude Program at Pine Grove Behavioral Health and Addiction Services in Mississippi, perhaps eight percent of adult men and three percent of adult women become sexually addicted at some point in their lives, and many of them become addicted through pornography.

For those who demand detailed, scientific evidence of a malady we see every day, well, now we have it. Cambridge University scientists say that compulsive **** users show the same kind of changes to the structure of their brains as those addicted to alcohol or drugs.

Lead scientist Valerie Voon says, “We found greater activity in an area of the brain called the ventral striatum, which is a reward center, involved in processing reward, motivation and pleasure.”

“When an alcoholic sees an ad for a drink,” she continues, “their brain will light up in a certain way and they will be stimulated in a certain way. We are seeing this same kind of activity in users of pornography.”

Of course, friends, we’ve known for years about the harmful effects of pornography, which is a demonic twisting of our natural, God-given desire for physical intimacy. For example, in their book entitled Hooked, Drs. Joe McIlhaney, Jr. and Freda McKissic Bush describe how pornography and promiscuity change the physical structure and chemistry of our brains, damaging our ability to love, bond and engage in a sexual relationship with our husband or wife.

Now that Cambridge has given its imprimatur to this kind of research, perhaps we can actually start talking about stemming the filthy tide of pornography in this country, a tide that is engulfing men and women, marriages, and families. As we’ve mentioned on BreakPoint, some European governments are beginning to take steps to rein in pornography. And if they can, we can.

But what about those who are already ensnared in this evil? Is there any hope? Absolutely. Josh McDowell Ministry runs a website called “Just 1 Click Away,” with all kinds of resources and help. The Brushfires Foundation, which I’ve talked about on BreakPoint, is another exciting new ministry with the mission to help people find and live out God’s design for sexuality and relationships, and to equip transformed people to spark change by serving others — especially those impacted by sexual brokenness.

Meanwhile, the Gratitude Program I mentioned a moment ago offers a 45-day intensive treatment regimen for sexual addiction and sexual trauma.

You might want to find out from your pastor whether your church or one in your area offers a support group.

And there are other reputable ministries, too. If you come to BreakPoint.org and click on this commentary, we’ll link you to them.

Yes, we now have scientific proof, if we needed it, of **** addiction. But the cure cannot be merely scientific. Our Christian worldview reminds us that humans are created in the image of God. He is the ultimate source and satisfaction of our longings. And when we turn to Him, we will be on the road to seeing our lives, even our sexual lives, mended for His glory.

http://www.religiontoday.com/columnists/breakpoint/the-addiction-no-one-wants-to-talk-about.html?utm

p0rnography Addiction a Growing Problem Among Women

"It was an ordinary weekday morning when Caroline first noticed how much p0rnography was taking over her life. With 15 minutes to go before she was due to leave for a job interview, she opened up her laptop to print off an extra copy of her C.V. and there, onscreen, was a grab she'd saved from [a p0rn site].

“'I remember the feeling of being sucked in, really wanting that two-minute fix, that numbness I got when I used p0rn,' says Caroline. 'I was stressed out, and I risked being late for my interview, but I pressed play anyway and fast-forwarded it to the bit I wanted. It took two minutes. ... Afterwards I just hated myself for giving in and getting off on images that treated women like pieces of meat. But I kept going back.'”

Those are the opening paragraphs of a story from The Guardian called “Why More and More Women Are Using p0rnography.” Revelations of female p0rn addiction are an eye-opening issue. Most people assume the problem is exclusive to testosterone-driven men. But a new study reveals that women are struggling with graphic sexual immorality in droves.

According to an October report from the Pew Research Center, 12 percent of U.S. adults who use the Internet admitted to watching “adult videos.” Twenty-five percent of them were male, and 8 percent were female.

Whether or not those numbers are accurate—it’s likely that many p0rn watchers didn’t admit it—they are rising. In 2007, only 6 percent admitted to watching adult videos. That means the overall rate has doubled in just six years.

But get this: Online p0rn viewership has quadrupled for women in just three years. A 2010 Pew report shows only 2 percent of women admitted to watching online p0rn. And again, it’s likely that the true numbers are even greater.

And that’s not the worst of it. CovenantEyes has gathered shocking statistics from various studies. Here are a few of them:
•According to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, about half (49 percent) of young adult women agree that viewing p0rnography is an acceptable way of expressing one’s sexuality.
•Exposures to p0rn during childhood are not just brief glimpses. Some teen girls are viewing online p0rnography for a half-hour or more at a time, and 1 in 7 have done this on multiple occasions.
•Of the women in the Dirty Girls community, 87 percent say they feel or have felt “out of control” when it comes to the matter of p0rn; 70 percent say the same about sexual fantasies, according to Dirty Girls Ministries.
•Of the women in the Dirty Girls community, 45 percent said they started “habitually and compulsively” watching p0rnography or engaging in cybersex when they were 13-17 years old.
•Of the women in the Dirty Girls community, 27 percent say they feel or have felt “out of control” when it comes to sexually chatting online; 11 percent say the same thing about sexting.

What’s going on here? A principality known as Jezebel is spreading its immoral agenda into the mainstream. In Revelation 2:20, Jesus warned us of this wicked spirit and its doctrine: “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.”

The spirit of Jezebel has a stronghold in this nation. You can trace back this seducing spirit to all manner of immorality and idolatry, including p0rnography. And Jezebel’s doctrine excuses the sin, making it socially acceptable to engage in sexually immoral acts (like viewing p0rnography) and eventually trapping women (and men) in bondage to their own lust full appetites.

But there is hope. Although much attention is focused on helping men break free from p0rnography addictions, ministries are rising up to help women find deliverance from this bondage. Beggar’s Daughter, Bethesda Workshops and Dirty Girls Ministries, among others, are offering God’s grace to women trapped in sexual sin. If you or a woman you know is addicted to p0rnography, I urge you to seek help. Jesus is your deliverer, and He won’t leave you trapped in Jezebel’s clutches.

http://tinyurl.com/o6vahwc

Among women?

Times have really gotten crazier!

Studying Scripture makes viewing p0rnography less likely

A Bible-based research and development organization says the same technology that has brought society destructive things such as p0rnography and violent video games can also be used to uplift and encourage.

The Center for Bible Engagement found that teenage boys average 10,000 hours a week playing video games as well as viewing p0rnographic material 55 to 60 times during a week.

Dr. Arnie Cole, CEO of Back to the Bible, contends that the rise of the Internet has made p0rnography more easily accessible.

"I'm 62; when I was a boy, a person had to steal a magazine from the liquor store [to view p0rnography], and it was really a big deal," says Cole. "So, you go from that to now – it's just a click away."

Cole finds that as teenagers become young adults they bring with them a distorted view of sexuality and, psychologically, often treat people as objects.

In a recent study from the Center for Bible Engagement (CBE), a man is 59% less likely to view p0rnography if he is regularly involved with studying scripture. The center has developed an app called goTandem to help encourage people in their daily walk with Christ.

Cole says adding accountability lowers that risk even more.

"What we try to do is to send Scripture with app messages throughout their day that help them grow spiritually," Cole says. "So, if a young person is struggling with p0rnography, worry or anxiety, the app will send out these little messages."

http://tinyurl.com/mm82y94

And this is why more and more modern-day pastors/deacons are hooked on p0rn - b/c they are reading the wrong bible versions, so they have a wet noodle arm as a defense.

With that being said - the flesh wars against the Spirit - but yes, I myself have found my fleshly desires to calm down when I read scripture.

P0rnography’s Stunning Impact Visualized in a Single Infographic — and What Happened When Some Chose to Give It Up

Christian leaders and churches have been issuing dire warnings about the dangers of p0rn addiction for quite some time. While many of these critiques have been faith-based in nature, a new study and an accompanying infographic provide a statistical look at the impact of Internet p0rn — and the potential benefits that could come from giving it up.

Compiled by Project Know, an alcohol and substance abuse program, the analysis is stunning. The group notes that p0rnography, by its very design, “poses significant risk of addiction” and is “the perfect trap for the human sex drive.”
 
At the center of the research is the notion that Internet p0rn carries with it some unpalatable consequences. From having an impact on personal relationships to creating sexual dysfunction, the results are widespread and diverse.
 
“Online p0rn is so stimulating, it can make existing sexual relationships seem inadequate in comparison, and the quality of p0rn addicts’ relationships — and lives — may suffer as a result,” reads a primer from the group.
 
The explanation adds, “The endless stimulus of p0rn has a real impact. Today, 42% of male college students report that they regularly visit p0rn sites, one in five feel controlled by their own sexual desires, and 12% of them spend 5 or more hours watching internet p0rn every week.”
 
In analyzing a group of Reddit users known as NoFap – a collective of individuals who avoid p0rn and, as a result, are attempting to no longer look at Internet p0rnography — Project Know explored a segment of the group’s demographics, the consequences for their actions and the benefits they experienced by giving up p0rn.

NoFap, if you’re unfamiliar, includes tens of thousands of members who are giving up p0rn and are coming together to encourage one another, as they believe that p0rn addiction — or the mere presence of p0rn in their lives — has had negative consequences, ranging from an impact on their sex lives to increased social anxiety.
 
In surveying 603 of these individuals, Project Know found some fascinating results. Among them:
 •35 percent of NoFap participants said they felt a “surge” of energy just one or two weeks after quitting p0rn
 •30 percent reported a “flatlining” or adjustment of their libido to a normal level after abstaining for weeks
 •60 percent felt that sexual dysfunctions had improved after partaking in NoFap
 •56 percent said they had a better handle on strengths and weaknesses
 •67 percent said they were more energetic and productive upon quitting p0rn
 
See the complete results in the infographic below via ProjectKnow.com:

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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/04/infographic-provides-stunning-look-at-****ographys-impact-and-what-happened-when-some-chose-to-give-smut-up/
http://tinyurl.com/l5nut26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pssx9OW-5o0

The reason I am "unable to perform with real women" is that 1) I don't have any woman 2) I am too ugly and physically as well as mentally deficient to perform. With a below-average-sized  ****, there is not much use to even try. And as a Christian, this is even idiotic: why marry and then get divorced for being too small and ugly when this means having to live alone again anyway?

So, while I am not in favor of abortion as a Christian, in today's decadent society, being anti-abortion without being for marriage and pro-eugenics is actually dysgenic. I was born out of wedlock, and I am genetic crap. If I had been aborted, not only I had been spared this crappy life I was forced to live, but society would have one disability leech less. But we need not even talk about abortion: sterilizing my father and forcing marriage for those who want sexual intercourse would have already been enough to prevent me from having to live my horrible life.

Even Fredrick "hotwheels" Brennan, who wrote the piece "Why I support eugenics" in 2014, is, after having become a Christian, still in favor of genetic screening. (Very telling that the only site publishing it was The Daily Stormer.)

To quote the Catholic reactionary Gómez Dávila:
"Eugenics appals those who fear its judgement."
"No beneficiary of slaves is supporter of birth control."