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  Brandon

  1 year ago

  Let's not forget that by looking at pornography, we thereby support the pornography, which means we're supporting an industry that is very much so left wanting. If we don't look, the pornographers don't get the money to make the stuff. The peoples lives affected by this would change. I'll admit, I struggle with resisting temptations to look at pornography, but what helps me the most is to think of the people who I'd be looking at and realizing that they're not sex objects, but real live people, many of which probably go through the same experiences I've went through, and all of which need God in their lives. I try to remember to pray for them to be able to get out of that industry, and by that time, whatever temptation I have to look is usually gone.
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  Brandon

  1 year ago

  Let's not forget that by looking at pornography, we thereby support the pornography, which means we're supporting an industry that is very much so left wanting. If we don't look, the pornographers don't get the money to make the stuff. The peoples lives affected by this would change. I'll admit, I struggle with resisting temptations to look at pornography, but what helps me the most is to think of the people who I'd be looking at and realizing that they're not sex objects, but real live people, many of which probably go through the same experiences I've went through, and all of which need God in their lives. I try to remember to pray for them to be able to get out of that industry, and by that time, whatever temptation I have to look is usually gone.
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  Randy

  1 year ago

  Absolutely Brandon. I used to tell people in my small group to pray for the people in the porn industry when they were tempted to look at porn. Talk about a righteous buzz kill! And it is very true. The sexual exploitation of men and women in that industry is horrible.
  
  Thank you for bringing up that important perspective.
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  Randy

  1 year ago

  Absolutely Brandon. I used to tell people in my small group to pray for the people in the porn industry when they were tempted to look at porn. Talk about a righteous buzz kill! And it is very true. The sexual exploitation of men and women in that industry is horrible.
  Thank you for bringing up that important perspective.
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  D.T. Morris, III

  1 year ago

  Great article.
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  Randy

  1 year ago

  Glad you liked it DT.
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  Rock

  1 year ago

  Yes this is a good article.
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  ETC: Everyday Thoughts Collect

  1 year ago

  [...] is also this post on three reasons to stop viewing porn written by Joe Dallas. God bless you Anne as you continue on your journey. Related Topics: [...]
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  D.T. Morris, III

  1 year ago

  Great article.
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  Randy

  1 year ago

  Glad you liked it DT.
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  Rock

  1 year ago

  Yes this is a good article.
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  P

  8 months ago

  Absolutely. It is imperitive that people realize how important it is to stear clear of this horrible stuff. It's not cool, and it's not healthy either. After doing a some exploration of these areas my conclusion is that pornography is a parasitic pychological disturbance that lives in the undercurrents of the society. I would assume that the professionals, so called, that are invoved in the production of it, think it is a legitamate business, but what the people making it forget to realize is that it is contributing to the decay of the social mores within which desent people can flourish. Porn is no doubt psychologically distructive. Emotionally it is a potential element of addiction. Spiritually it is as the article iterates, dulling and stunting of the fullest human potentials. And on the most important level, I am sure that it is the source of such great pain to those that are exploited. I really feel so bad for these poor souls that get invited, lured, bought, tricked, coerced, or called to this industries evil allure. It just looks so disgusting, and it wrecks of the downfall of what kind of a society it comes from. Putrid porn underworld decay and disgust. Now that I truly understand what it is, there is no way I will ever look at it again. And My opion is that those that do, have a serious inner problem that they should really confront and cure. Shame and weakness.
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  P

  8 months ago

  Absolutely. It is imperitive that people realize how important it is to stear clear of this horrible stuff. It's not cool, and it's not healthy either. After doing a some exploration of these areas my conclusion is that pornography is a parasitic pychological disturbance that lives in the undercurrents of the society. I would assume that the professionals, so called, that are invoved in the production of it, think it is a legitamate business, but what the people making it forget to realize is that it is contributing to the decay of the social mores within which desent people can flourish. Porn is no doubt psychologically distructive. Emotionally it is a potential element of addiction. Spiritually it is as the article iterates, dulling and stunting of the fullest human potentials. And on the most important level, I am sure that it is the source of such great pain to those that are exploited. I really feel so bad for these poor souls that get invited, lured, bought, tricked, coerced, or called to this industries evil allure. It just looks so disgusting, and it wrecks of the downfall of what kind of a society it comes from. Putrid porn underworld decay and disgust. Now that I truly understand what it is, there is no way I will ever look at it again. And My opion is that those that do, have a serious inner problem that they should really confront and cure. Shame and weakness.
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  7 months ago

  I seem to know a lot of guys who struggle with porn, and I have struggled with it in my own life. It's similar to any other addiction and has to be recognized as a problem before it can be stopped. This article by Joe Dallas, featured on Randy Thomas' blog, outlines three good reasons to stop one's pursuit of porn. It is written for a Christian audience, but the principles can apply to anyone seeking freedom from porn addiction.
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  eve isk

  7 months ago

  I seem to know a lot of guys who struggle with porn, and I have struggled with it in my own life. It's similar to any other addiction and has to be recognized as a problem before it can be stopped. This article by Joe Dallas, featured on Randy Thomas' blog, outlines three good reasons to stop one's pursuit of porn. It is written for a Christian audience, but the principles can apply to anyone seeking freedom from porn addiction.
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  billie

  7 months ago

  i am an adict, i want free sex all the time, a wank with a mag suits me. billie@dxb-models.com
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  flyff penya

  6 months ago

  Yes this is a good article.
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  flyff penya

  6 months ago

  Yes this is a good article.
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  5233

  6 months ago

  Well, I was raised christian, but during my teen years I found doesgodexist.org and frequent the theologyweb forum, and they have helped me a great deal with their articles and apologetics that strengthened my faith, however there are always doubts in every christian's life now and then. I believe the ressurection of jesus is backed by evidence and in the way he has changed people's lives in a positive way. That doesn't mean some parts don't confuse me, but I'm not going to just throw it all out the window because of that. I don't think all of christianity's benefits revolve around going to heaven since it's also a philosophy that is applied to real life that Jesus taught to help us on earth, but applying it isn't always the easiest thing to do, like forgiving other people. I was just saying that some of the stuff about why certain things are defined as a 'sin' doesn't always make sense to me.
  
  Thanks for being kind, though.
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  6 months ago

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  5233

  6 months ago

  Though a single christian, I actually have a harder time justifying my belief in these particular aspects of christian morality than I do for porn. I know it sounds sad, and I want to believe these things that the bible teaches, but sometimes it seems foolish and decietful to me. Because the same thing could be said about alot of things that simply gratify, and yet they're not always condemned! Sometimes I do agree that porn and masturbation is bad, but the fact that it doesn't always affect me negatively (except under certain conditions) leads me to have a lack of conviction regarding this being an issue, at least that's how I feel sometimes. Obviously, if you are like me, and you only want to believe this just to avoid being sent to hell then there would be some doubts as to its validity if it can't be justified otherwise. It seems like it does have validity, but it only applies to some people's lives and not all. I'm not saying all of biblical morality is subjective but some parts of it do seem that way to me.
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  Randy Thomas

  6 months ago

  Interestingly I read your comment and was going to reply but wanted to think about it. Then I went to my google reader and this was the first article lined up in my queue The Social Costs of Pornography. It's a blogpost about a collection of ten essays submitted to a conference held at Princeton on the subject.
  
  I am not like you in that I didn't become a Christian to escape hellfire. I became a Christian because of the realistic grace that Christ exhibits in His loving atonement. I also think that it's quite ok that the Bible has subjective area. It causes us to use our brains to apply the absolutes in ways that depend on live interpersonal relationship with the Holy Spirit and in Faith.
  
  I became a Christian because Jesus made sense and I stepped out in faith. I stay a Christian because I fell in Love with Him and He never ceases to amaze. Doesn't mean I don't get mad or understand everything. It didn't stop me from my various "dark nights of the soul." But regardless, I have had enough time with Him to know that I can trust Him to show me the way through murky areas.
  
  Thanks for leaving a comment 5233 :-)
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  5233

  6 months ago

  Well, I was raised christian, but during my teen years I found doesgodexist.org and frequent the theologyweb forum, and they have helped me a great deal with their articles and apologetics that strengthened my faith, however there are always doubts in every christian's life now and then. I believe the ressurection of jesus is backed by evidence and in the way he has changed people's lives in a positive way. That doesn't mean some parts don't confuse me, but I'm not going to just throw it all out the window because of that. I don't think all of christianity's benefits revolve around going to heaven since it's also a philosophy that is applied to real life that Jesus taught to help us on earth, but applying it isn't always the easiest thing to do, like forgiving other people. I was just saying that some of the stuff about why certain things are defined as a 'sin' doesn't always make sense to me.
  Thanks for being kind, though.
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  5233

  6 months ago

  Though a single christian, I actually have a harder time justifying my belief in these particular aspects of christian morality than I do for porn. I know it sounds sad, and I want to believe these things that the bible teaches, but sometimes it seems foolish and decietful to me. Because the same thing could be said about alot of things that simply gratify, and yet they're not always condemned! Sometimes I do agree that porn and masturbation is bad, but the fact that it doesn't always affect me negatively (except under certain conditions) leads me to have a lack of conviction regarding this being an issue, at least that's how I feel sometimes. Obviously, if you are like me, and you only want to believe this just to avoid being sent to hell then there would be some doubts as to its validity if it can't be justified otherwise. It seems like it does have validity, but it only applies to some people's lives and not all. I'm not saying all of biblical morality is subjective but some parts of it do seem that way to me.
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  Randy Thomas

  6 months ago

  Interestingly I read your comment and was going to reply but wanted to think about it. Then I went to my google reader and this was the first article lined up in my queue The Social Costs of Pornography. It's a blogpost about a collection of ten essays submitted to a conference held at Princeton on the subject.
  I am not like you in that I didn't become a Christian to escape hellfire. I became a Christian because of the realistic grace that Christ exhibits in His loving atonement. I also think that it's quite ok that the Bible has subjective area. It causes us to use our brains to apply the absolutes in ways that depend on live interpersonal relationship with the Holy Spirit and in Faith.
  I became a Christian because Jesus made sense and I stepped out in faith. I stay a Christian because I fell in Love with Him and He never ceases to amaze. Doesn't mean I don't get mad or understand everything. It didn't stop me from my various "dark nights of the soul." But regardless, I have had enough time with Him to know that I can trust Him to show me the way through murky areas.
  Thanks for leaving a comment 5233 :-)
  reply