Has Porn Gone Mainstream?

Looking for love?

I was recently reading the first section of the new book “Pornland: How Porn has Highjacked Our Sexuality“and ran across this tagline the author found on a pornography site.  It said, “Don’t Come Here Looking for Love.”
Now, that’s probably the only honest thing one would find on a porn site.
Love is about mutual respect.  It’s [...]

More women lured to pornography addiction

The Washington Times recent ran an article citing some statistics about women’s use of pornography.  One thing the article mentions is that when women use pornography, they are more likely to become victims of nonconsensual sex.  This is a terrible combination.   If men who use pornography are more likely to manipulate to get a sexual [...]

Mormon Church launches new Anti-Pornography website

The Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) has just launched a new anti-pornography website aimed at helping individuals, spouses, parents, youth, and leaders confront the impact of pornography.  This website features articles, videos, and links to other resources to help those who struggle with the effects of pornography as well as [...]

Silencing the Inner Critic

Read the latest column from “Today in Dixie” columnist Geoff Steurer

Pornography use among adolescents

Geoff Steurer and Jeff Ford were interviewed for an article in “Today in Dixie”, a weekly newspaper published in St. George, UT.  The article discusses the prevalence of adolescent pornography use and discusses the new YouthSTAR program available for teens ages 12-17.  Read the article HERE

“Fake” is the new “Real”

Men and women are falling prey to the impossible standards of beauty perpetuated by the media.  Magazine editors admit that virtually EVERY photo in today’s magazines has been modified.  Most local family photographers also report that their clients demand photo retouching as part of the portrait package.  It’s not okay to look “real” anymore.  ”Fake” [...]

A better Internet

If you haven’t heard of the CP80 initiative, it’s time to get informed!  This is a group who is lobbying to divide the Internet up into different ports for different purposes.  Much like cable TV, the CP80 group is interested in creating a community port where there is no access to inappropriate material.  The “adult” [...]

Is texting taking a toll?

The New York Times recently featured an article on the physical and emotional toll created by constant texting.  It’s a challenge to create quiet space in the mind/body when there are so many things buzzing and beeping around us.  I like the last observation in the article about the impact of parents not being available for [...]

New conversations with our children

My friend and colleague, Dr. Jill Manning, was featured recently in an interview with the LDS Church News on the subject of talking with children and families about pornography.  She encourages all of us to have “new kinds of conversations about pornography — ones that go beyond scary statistics, frightening forecasts, graphic details and dire [...]

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