So what's so bad about pornography?
 

I spent 20 or so years pursuing pornography in its various forms. In the years since I was set free in 1998, God has been helping me see and understand his perspective on pornography. I created this page to share that perspective and answer the question, "What is so bad about pornography?" Overall, porn affects every viewer negatively, regardless of religious belief, creed, gender or age. Here is my list of reasons that explain why.

1) Pornography feeds lust of the eyes and lust of the flesh, which are never satisfied. It leaves the viewer craving more and more in order to achieve the same "sexual high." It easily enslaves people to their own cravings and opens the door to other forms of evil, like anger, abuse, violence, hatred, lying, envy, compulsiveness and selfishness. The power behind porn is revealed when the porn addict tries to stop their habit - its virtually impossible without help.

2) Pornography sexualizes the viewer's mindset. It warps and perverts their perspective such that sex is unnaturally elevated in their thoughts. Porn's images are stamped into viewer's brain with the aid of hormones released during sexual arousal. Even if a person decides to stop looking at porn, the past images can remain for years or even a lifetime.

3) Pornography promotes destructive practices and can lead to progressive addiction. For example, porn sites routinely link viewers to depictions of every type of sexual perversion imaginable, such as child porn, homosexuality, bestiality, necrophilia (sexual interest in corpses), masochism (pleasure from abuse or suffering), rape and sadism (gratification from inflicting physical or mental pain on others). The viewer's exposure to such themes naturally increases the likelihood that they may attempt to act out what they've viewed. This can lead to sexual crimes, a la the late Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer).

4) Pornography intensifies an individual's drive to serve oneself, rather than serve others. For example, masturbation, which typically accompanies looking at pornography reinforces a self-centered sexual orientation (i.e. lust), which can detract from a person's ability to give and receive love.

5) Pornography addiction can lead to debt. The convenience of credit card transactions on the internet encourages covert spending without limit. Additionally, pornographers flood common internet areas with enticing banner ads ("teasers") and spam email, which bait potential viewers with free porn. Once lured by the free porn to the site, the viewers must then pay to see more.

6) By viewing and/or purchasing porn, viewers are supporting the porn industry and facilitating its growth. By viewing porn, the viewer is also contributing to the sexual exploitation of whoever or whatever is in the images he or she is viewing.

7) Looking at porn can damage the viewer's family relationships, not to mention increasing the chance of his or her spouse and children finding the material. Porn may also inspire the viewer to explore incest, which is a common porn theme. Other things porn may inspire in the viewer (which could in turn affect the family) include sexual frustration, lying, abuse, affairs, debt, violent behavior and irrational thinking. (see Testimonials on how porn destroys lives)

8) Looking at porn at work could damage the viewer's reputation, decrease his or her productivity and lead to job loss. It could also inspire unhealthy and/or inappropriate relationships with co-workers.

9) Looking at porn can damage the viewer's current or future marriage sex life. Porn viewers may find that it's difficult to enjoy true intimacy with their spouse when they're fantasizing about somebody else! Additionally, porn builds an unrealistic perception of sexual relations. Porn sex is a portrayal or an act made for the viewer's enjoyment. It takes what God intended as a private expression of love between a husband and wife and prostitutes it for entertainment. When a person has been looking at sexual pictures of other people for entertainment, he or she will have a downgraded value of sex. This in turn will detract from their appreciation and value of sex with their spouse.

10) Looking at porn will increase the viewer's tendency to lie, because he or she will have a natural desire to keep it secret to avoid criticism, embarrassment, shame and/or having to surrender their habit.

11) Looking at porn can lead a person into masturbation addiction.

12) Looking at porn brings serious spiritual consequences (see consequences page). For example, it opens the doorway to spiritual oppression and confusion in the viewer's life. The power behind pornography is inherently evil. It seeks to control and dominate the viewer's life, while allowing other forms of evil to gain influence in that person. Once a person starts looking at the porn, their eyes become the gateway for the evil power to enter them. As it gains influence, the evil can numb the viewer's ability discern right and wrong. As traditional moral values are blurred, confusion sets in.

13) Looking at porn helps you start to believe the lies it promotes. Examples lies include:

Sexual freedom = happiness
Perverted sex (homosexual sex, incest, BDSM, etc) is more enjoyable than "normal" heterosexual sex
There are no consequences to sexual promiscuity
Sexual expression is a right, not a God-given or God-defined gift
You can live a healthy life with the porn images floating around in your mind
Porn doesn't harm anyone
Sex is something to be done primarily for self gratification
The porn stars are the happiest people on earth
Adults can view porn without any lasting side effects
Porn will help your sex life
Porn is just a harmless thing that everybody looks at

Now, show us the PROOF!

From where did you lift this, the American Family Association?

who said anything was?

I concur.

If you don`t let your mind and body involved on this... Should not be any problem!!
You can learn a lot of things with the pornography and have a better sexual life with your gf, bf, wife or husband!

Can we make a list about the damages beer does to society and families? How about the aggression and neglect watching football on TV can cause for a families? Shall we get rid of all choices that, through abuse can cause harm?

what a load of crap.

You forgot pornography promotes terrorism. 9/11 was actually about pornography. The truth is out there!!!!

being alive causes problems, what a moron.

only very weak minded people would ever be effected like that. I personally have been viewing porn since I hit puberty. Last time I checked, I live a very normal life, am more than capable of having a loving relationship, and do not have any sort of "addiction" to porn.

This is just another bs story by the religous freaks that inhabit the states. Newsflash dumbass, incest/cp/beast are not "common themes" in porn. Those things are illegal and should not be associated with pornography at all.

FREAK. That's like saying looking at cars leads only to Grand theft Auto!... Muppet!

Would you fucking die already?

well they do call big hairy d00ds "bears" don't they :helpme

Piss off you gutless fake nick.

See sig.

Those are some lofty statements you're making.

When cutting and pasting someone else's writing you should identify it as such...
http://www.porn-free.org/porn_is_bad.htm
http://theseedsower.org/pMach/more.p...1724_0_1_0_M21

Having said that, it's a pretty feeble attempt by the author to justify forcing one's own religious doctrine on others. Fifty years ago people were writing crap like that to justify keeping all stores closed on Sundays.

i mast say that; it was a nice read, i can accept that harm exactly true aspecialy on the young people who just meet with his or her body's new caracteristics.
however i'm doing it as a business because i mast provide my economic independent i don't wana shy when i want money then my father so i mast do this job.
in addition i'm not a pimp or porn maker, i'm just sending traffic, i'm a webmaster; that's all, maybe it doesn't excuse for it but i'm doing.

IMHO, sex between consenting adults is a God-given gift that is natural, normal, and healthy (not only sexually, but also emotionally and physically--and, it does indeed include masturbation). Getting "off" helps people gain focus and attentiveness for the project at hand, and relieves stress and makes humans more productive. I think all freeway on-ramps ought to have a way for drivers to get "off" before they get on---imagine the saving of lives if drivers are more focused on driving:-)!!!!

Dave

Dont know about the rest of ya. I am thinking about quiting my job.

Who writes that weird garbage?

Freedom of expression was a good idea once - till it got into the hards of weirdos :pimp

You forgot two things in your thread there Hung So Well....

One: You have not defined this thing "Pornography" that you speak of.

Two: We here are all in the business of "Online Adult Entertainment". :thumbsup

So whatever this "Pornography" is that you speak of... Please! We don't want any of that here! :321GFY