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Submitted by Norm on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 11:12am.
Well, kinda Pornography addiction challenges churches
Many people in religious circles say it's one of the biggest problems facing families and congregations. Yet, it can go undetected, it has no outward signs and it barely is discussed. The culprit? Pornography. The Rev. Steven Showalter of Pure Morality Ministries calls it "the silent killer" in the church. "There are individuals in our churches who struggle with porn every day," he said. "They may be the piano player, the Sunday school teacher, the youth pastor and maybe even the pastor. "Pornography is much like carbon monoxide. Both are virtually undetectable, and both kill." Consider these statistics: • Fifty percent of all Christian men and 20 percent of all Christian women are addicted to pornograp hy, according to a 2006 poll by ChristiaNet. • Thirty-three percent of pastors and 36 percent of laity admitted visiting a sexually explicit Web site, according to research published in 2006 by Christianity Today. • Fifty-seven percent of pastors said pornography was the most damaging sexual issue affecting their congregations, and 36 percent of congregants said it was the most damaging sexual issue affecting them personally, according to a 2005 survey published by Christianity Today International. The two Kansas City, Mo., area Catholic bishops who are leading their dioceses in anti-pornography campaigns say pornography is an attack on God's gift of sexuality, on human dignity and on marriages and families. "When our sexuality is misused and trivialized, as it is so often in our culture, it becomes a destructive force that causes worry, anxiety, a sense of being used and abused," said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Pornography is an easy problem to hide, Showalter said. One reason is its easy access on the Internet. "What used to be behind the counter now is on the Internet and cable television and handheld devices like iPods and cell phones," said Phillip Cosby, executive director of the Kansas City office of the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families. You should read the rest of the article here I'm really struggling to wrap my head around this one. Anyone else?
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McClatchy should do some research..
Submitted by bubba z (not verified) on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 11:40am.McClatchy should do some research on the Olympian's Editorial Page Editor Mike Oakland..
I think they will find some masturbation far exceeding anything going on in the churches right now..
See what happens when you disapprove of birth control?
Submitted by jlw on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 2:23pm.Helen Gray must be a frigid
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 2:37pm.I want to know how exactly porn kills. Rev. Showater says it's no different than carbon monoxide. Sounds hyperbolic if you ask me.
It's just another example of a Christian pushing his morality on the rest of the world. He's probably up in arms if the Mormons or Muslims tried to force their ways, but it's alright for him of course. He wants the free world to revert back to the idea that bodies are shameful, sexuality is sinful, unwed mothers are worse than cold blooded murderers. His own statistics show a large percentage of people in the church looking it up; how many of these closet peekers are hypocritically vocal about "God hating Fags"?
Why was this crap not in the Op-Ed section of the Zero?
Don't lose sight of revenue...
Submitted by Anonymously Larry on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 2:43pm.The "sins" of the world come with a price - and sometimes an additional tax. This is revenue lost at the collection plate. Some businesses can't stand competition.
"There is only one race, the human race" - The Neville Brothers
Let me get this straight....
Submitted by jlw on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 2:57pm.anagram
Submitted by enpen on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 9:50pm.A secret society dating back to ancient times hid the name of their god in an anagram. Its name was Norp.
"I am PRO-masturbation...This seems like a win/win situation all around!"
- Norm
Unbelievable.
Submitted by Phil Owen on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 6:43pm.Not to defend porn... but porn really has become the "Saddam Hussein" issue for far too many people of faith (a big deal is made over a non-issue). I think the reason why relates to a couple things mentioned in the article:
1. It's invisible. Your fancy car, big house, fine foods, nice clothes, and dirt-poor neighbors are not. 2. Though popular, it's not an ingrained part of life. Unnecessary wealth (and the violence necessary to maintain it) is.
I think it's about time to take on bigger issues.
The Canaanite's Call
Word
Submitted by jlw on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 6:57pm.Sexual pleasure should be viewed as sacred
Submitted by Summerisle on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 8:44pm.Sexual pleasure as a way to transcendence.........
Lot's of things go along with that.
If certain social structures can't stand up in the face of total sexual liberation, then so much the better. I won't be sad to see them go.
I'm not really pro-abortion
Submitted by Norm on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 8:57pm.I also don't consider myself anti-abortion. I'm not overly concerned about it. If it were up to me I'd leave it up to the woman carrying the child. I would hope that if it were my child, and she didn't want it, that she would consider carrying it and giving birth so that I could take care of the child. With that in mind:
I am PRO-masturbation. It keeps abortions down (think that one through) it keeps teen pregnancy down, it can keep you from contracting an STD, you can share it with your partner without having sex and prevent infection/pregnancy, it can help prevent unwanted children...and let's face it....it's fun. I NEVER understood this about the church. This seems like a win/win situation all around! I don't understand some pornography, and I think it's vile that someone women/people are stuck in the industry and pick up bad habits, but I think we can only blame our own society for it.
If we want to get really
Submitted by Meta Hogan on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 7:28am.How technical are we
Submitted by Merwyn Haskett on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 7:44am.