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25 Lies of Pornography

oneaustin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:33:53 +0000

PornSunday.com brings us 25 Lies of Pornography:

Pornography is just another form of entertainment.
Pornography is normal.
Pornography won’t hurt me.
Pornography won’t affect my behavior.
Pornography won’t hurt my family.
Pornography will satisfy.
Pornography won’t lead to more dangerous activities.
A little Pornography is all right.
I can stop whenever I want to, or, I can’t stop.
I can keep this a secret and no one will know.
My small purchase is not supporting the problem.
All guys do a little pornography.
Women are less than human.
Women are sport.
Women are property.
A woman’s value depends on the attractiveness of her body.
Women enjoy being physically overpowered and being treated violently during sex.
Women should be degraded.
Young children enjoy having sex.
Illegal sex is fun.
Prostitution is glamorous.
Sex has no consequences.
I could never tell anyone about my struggle with porn.
Pornography is an unpardonable sin.
God hates those who struggle with pornography.

Stop the pron SPAM!

oneaustin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:02:32 +0000

These days we don’t even have to go looking for pornography. Often we can be lured in by unexpected advertisements on websites, or unwanted emails. SPAM has become a problem for nearly everyone that uses the internet. It is especially dangerous to those with p0rn addictions.

InternetSafe.org has some tips for stopping porno-SPAM.

If you receive email from an unknown sender, do not reply, click links, or load images. All of these acts only tell the sender that your email address is working and that you are reading the messages.
If you receive porn spam, complain to your United States Attorney.
Complain to your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Complain to the sender’s ISP.

Also realize that if you’ve used your email address in the past to sign up for adult sites, they often sell your email address to other sites that generate SPAM. If you are receiving pr0n SPAM, it may be a good time to change email address. There are free email providers that include useful tools for reducing SPAM. Google offers free email with SPAM protection at Gmail.com

Remember to stay in the Word and ask for the Lord’s help turning away from the sin of lustful living.

Filter out web p0rn

oneaustin — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:37:52 +0000

Accountabilty is definately lacking in the web activity area. The thought that your web adventures are anonymous and untraceable only trick you into thinking no one will know. Often we venture on the web when no one is around.

If you are studying scripture and praying, but need a little more protection or accountability, try an internet filter. FilterReview.com has a list of available filters with reviews and more here.

Overcoming Pornography & Sex Addiction

rick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:02:41 +0000

Sexual addiction and porn addiction are difficult topics to discuss, difficult to diagnose, and even more difficult to remove. One of the elements that makes sexual sin difficult to deal with in the life of a Christian man is that it is often covered by a layer of secrecy and shame.

Despite these difficulties, sexual sin can be conquered. If you desire to change, God can heal and bring restoration.

What do you need to do to recover from sexual sin?
There are many ways that men have successfully dealt with sexual sin in their lives. Most often, breaking a porn addiction involves some combination of God, real-world accountability, the incorporation of new disciplines, counseling, and hard work.

Read the rest of the article here, http://www.pureonline.com/help-for-porn-addiction.cfm

Effects on Marriage

rick — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:45:49 +0000

At the 2002 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers convention, attorneys present
reported that 56% of their recent divorce cases resulted from a spouse’s compulsive Internet porn use. (Paul, 2005) After watching only six hours of nonviolent pornography,
research subjects were much less likely to want to marry or have children than subjects in the control group. (Zillmann and Bryant) . 41% of surveyed adults admitted they felt insecure and less attractive due to their partner’s pornography use. (Yarhouse,Marriage Related Research)

What does the Bible say about pornography?

rick — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:20:19 +0000

Even though the Bible does not say anything about pornography, specifically, pornography is still wrong. Pornography deals with photography and/or illicit paintings and/or cartoons that are designed to arouse sexual passions in the viewer. It is certainly possible that at the time when the Bible was written that there were various art forms that depicted sexually explicit things. But apparently this phenomenon was not sufficiently prevalent enough for the subject to be addressed in the Bible. Nevertheless, we can derive an accurate conclusion from scriptures that deal with other issues and apply them to the issue of pornography.

Read the rest of the article here, http://www.carm.org/questions/sex_pornography.htm

DARKENING OUR MINDS: by Joe Dallas

rick — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:16:47 +0000

his article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 3 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org

SYNOPSIS

Millions of people view pornographic magazines, videotapes, DVDs, and Web sites each month. What appears to be a secular problem, however, is also prevalent among Christians. Because pornography has a dependency that weakens the individual; it causes a disruption of the “one-flesh” union that weakens marriages; and it results in a distortion in thinking that weakens the ability to relate and function.

Bondage to sexual sin is a tyrant that will demand more and more territory. It can be overcome, however, by choosing to take three steps of action: First, truly repent of the sin and separate yourself from it. Second, establish a pattern of discipleship through Bible study and prayer. Third, establish a relationship in which you can be accountable to another believer. By choosing to do battle now, you can avoid a full-scale war later.

Read the entire article at, http://www.equip.org/site/c.muI1LaMNJrE/b.2792769/k.B4B8/JAP660.htm

Block Explicit Content with Scrubit

oneaustin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:52:27 +0000

Scrubit.com provides a Domain Name Server that actually blocks out pornographic and explicit content before it comes to your computer. This is a powerful tool for fighting pron. If you use a router, you can change your DNS settings, or install their utility to protect you and your family.

If you have an accountability partner, have them change your DNS then keep the router password to themselves. If you don’t know how to change your router settings, download Scrubit.com’s utility here.

This software solution isn’t fool proof, so stay in the WORD and focus on Jesus.

Mom, I’m Addicted to Pornography

oneaustin — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:30:33 +0000

“I need to talk with you and Dad.”

Those eight words can strike fear into a mother’s heart. They certainly frightened me when my 18-year-old son, Brandon,* said them during a typically hurried morning.

“I’m addicted to pornography.”

Read about how a son’s confession lead him to freedom and how his family’s experience can help protect yours at Christianity Today.

Fighting Pron with the Word of God.

titus — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:22:22 +0000

Today as I was reading Proverbs I came across some verses that were very convicting and helpful to me covering just how bad pron/adultery/lust can be on each of us individually.

Here they are:

For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman, and be embraced in the arms of a seductress? For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders all his paths. His own iniquities entrap the wicked man and he is caught in the cords of his sin. He shall die for lack of instruction, and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. - Proverbs 5:20-23 (NKJV)

Earlier in the chapter this is talking about adultery but as Jesus has said lusting after a woman is adultery in our heart. It is so convicting to know that “the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He ponders his paths”.

It goes on to say…

For the commandment is a lamp, and the law a light; Reproof of instruction are the way of life, to keep you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a seductress. Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, nor let her allure you with her eyelids. For by means of a harlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread; and an adulteress will prey upon his precious life. Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be seared? - Proverbs 6:23-33 (NKJV)

These words are so convicting! Do we not go in with a seductress when we engage in Pron? Do we not commit adultery against God’s will for us when we lust? The words used and the imagery of this verse are amazing.

It is so vivid how this verse states we can become a crust of a man with lust. Knowing how lust’s main goal is to utterly consume us and make us worthless, like a crust of bread…do you not feel the same as I? Shall we, Christian men, succumb to such a deadly thing as lust? Let us say NO! Let’s stop it now, today, and fight together to encourage one another in fighting that which ultimately wishes to destroy us.

Be encouraged and convicted that we “fight not against flesh and blood” and let us remember who watches us when we lust and the great sacrifice He made for us…Stay strong in the Lord, His Word and His Service!

Pron Kills, the soul and the body…never forget this!