In Lion's Club today, an officer from the Attorney General's office spoke to us about "cyber crimes." It is amazing how much opportunity for crimes is actually generated by access to the internet. Obviously one of the most talked about is sexual predators, which then led to a discussion of porn sites and how truly addictive they are. It is also amazing how many people (mostly men) are actually in recovery programs for sex addictions, which are being fed through the internet.
It is especially scary because we can't deny, nor can we afford to ignore the sinful nature of this beast(Matthew 5:28). However, unfortunately it is not as simple as just telling people to "stop doing it." People really do need help. In fact, it is likely that there are several reading this right now who are affected by it, if not directly, at least indirectly. This begs the question; how do we deal with it? How do you help people stop this tragedy, that is killing people spiritually, relationships, and marriages? Statistics say that up to 1/2 of confessed Christian men struggle with this. Wow! Here is another statistic: 90% of children between 8 and 16 years have viewed pornographic websites. On average 11 years is the age of one's first time. I wonder how many among this percentage of our youth are actually struggling with it? Every day, a marriage is destroyed because of men viewing internet porn. Not helping matters is that the porn industry is now up to 4.2 million sites. Ouch! And to think how many children have unlimited access to the internet!
I thought it was a fascinating coincidence that our speaker at Lion's Club happened to address this today, considering that recently I have been viewing a couple of other blogsites that happen to be discussing this very issue. Trey Morgan discussed this a couple of months back in his blog. Here is the particular post to which I refer. Here is another post of Trey's on the subject. Trey has done a lot of work and writing on issues surrounding marriages and family. I appreciate what he does and encourage you to regularly look at the things he is willing put out there. Another blogger has recently brought this to the forefront as well.
Here are some more sites some might find useful concerning this delicate but crucial subject.
Pure Online
Pure Intimacy Online
Porn Addiction Recovery and Support
Porn-Free.org
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Pornography addiction is certain on the rise today. It is sad to read so many stories of corruption, broken relationships, and hurt.
I write for the Covenant Eyes blog. You may like reading some of the articles we've published about porn addiction and such. Please stop by some time!
That is great Luke. I will indeed check it out. Thanks for stopping by.
Jason,
This is alarming stuff. Thanks for putting it before us.
Cyber addiction treatment centers are only for those teenagers who are internet addict, and facing the compulsive behavioral problem of using excessive internet. They maintain the individualize course of treatment for every addict according to their extent and type of problem.
http://www.addiction-treatments.com/
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