XXXChurch: Parents Blog
My first real memory of pornography is in college. Sure, I saw some gratuitous sex scenes and nudity in rated-R movies, and I enjoyed plenty of moments with Victoria’s Secret catalogues, Maxim and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, but my use and enjoyment of commercialized flesh didn’t impact my life or dominate my thoughts in the way that hardcore pornography did when I entered...
Dear friends, as we discuss where porn/sex addictions begin and where they end, I wanted to share a recent conversation I had with a couple about their daughter’s pornography addiction. They were willing for me to share their story anonymously with you in the hopes that it would be able to help another family better protect their home and prevent their children from experiencing the same...
Dear Daddy:
I now know what you were doing.
I didn't at first, though. I didn't know why you went to the bathroom so often when you were home, especially when Momma had to go to the store or visit a friend and it was just you and me. You'd take your smartphone in there with you and I wouldn't see you for a long time.
I heard noises from behind the door that I didn’t understand, faint moanings...
This month, our theme is “Evolution”, mainly, how did someone’s pornography exposure evolve into an addiction or a struggle. Today, I am telling Jamie’s story—a fifteen-year-old girl (whose name has been changed), and how her struggle began and where she is now.
Jamie’s Story
I was pretty shocked, devastated and ashamed when my parents discovered my porn addiction. I was a straight-A...
This month, our theme is “Evolution”, mainly, how someone’s pornography exposure evolved into an addiction or a struggle. Today, I am telling Austin’s story—a seventeen-year-old boy (whose name has been changed) whose first exposure to pornography was because of his father.
Austin's Story
I always looked up to my dad and wanted his approval. He was what they call a “man’s man” – he was...
In my role working on addressing the harms of pornography, I encounter many kids and parents working through the devastating impact of pornography. Over the next month, during our Evolution month, I will be sharing a number of stories from the individuals that I have encountered along the way about the evolution of their addictions and exposures to pornography.
The following story is from a...
Co-writer of the impactful movie “Fireproof” once said: “Pornography is a parasite, because it steals your emotions, your focus, your time and your energy from your spouse.”
It may seem self-evident, but I wanted to remind us about the definition of a parasite:
According to dictionary.com, a parasite is:
- An organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from...
Regarding her own sex symbol status, Megan Fox said, “I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That’s what our purpose is in this business. You’re merchandised; you’re a product. You’re sold and it’s based on sex. But that’s okay. I think women should be empowered by that, not degraded.”
A joint study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children Now reported that young teens...
Jackie Kennedy was not only the First Lady, but she was also the epitome of class and style. So it’s no wonder she said, “Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.” Maybe in the heat of the moment her clothes ended up scattered on the floor. So when she went to put them back on, they didn’t have that clean crisp look she was famous for. She looked rumpled.
I hope her “Sex is a bad...
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt once said, “To me, a sex scene in a movie generally means a gratuitous scene that doesn't serve the story but gives a kind of excuse - we've got these two actors, we want to see them naked, so let's bring in the music and the soft light.”
So often, it seems we are looking for an excuse or some sort of justification to allow ourselves to take in sexual content that...
