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From Porn to Preaching the Gospel, With Special Guest Pastor Joshua Broome

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 18:22:45 GMT

In six years, Joshua Broome became one of the most successful porn stars, appearing in more than 1,000 adult films and being nominated for and winning best male performer. Yet, while he was at the pinnacle of success in the porn industry, all the money and fame only illuminated the emptiness and despair he felt. In this episode, Joshua boldly shares his story of redemption, talks about the dangers of not addressing porn in the church, and answers the question: “Does every person, even those in the industry, deserve human dignity?”

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SheSummit Interview with Sam Black and Crystal Day

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:15:40 GMT

Females struggle with porn too, so why do women who use porn feel so isolated and unusual?

Culture has painted pornography as a "male" problem, and only brings up women to illustrate them as porn actresses or the female partner to a male who is addicted.
Society forgets women have their own sexual desires outside of men.
Girls are often raised to not talk about sex and sexuality.

Culture has set female porn users up to feel like their problems with pornography make them different from their female peers. That's why we're co-hosting a 5-day virtual summit dedicated solely to the female porn user. We're going to get to the heart of female porn use, destroy the illusion that, as a woman using porn there's something wrong with you, and beat back the shame porn addiction instills to find a place of healing.

Pastors, Ministry Leaders and Women in the Church need to be present for this event!

Do Women Look at Porn?

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 14:58:44 GMT

Surveys show that porn use among women is on the rise, especially among younger generations of women.

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Fighting Porn Isn't Just a Religious Issue

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:57:33 GMT

Christians and other religious individuals are widely known for opposing pornography for all kinds of moral reasons. I happen to be one of them, so when I tell people I’m getting ready to publish a whole book about the ills of pornography, many people assume I’m primarily speaking to fellow Christians. Now, of course, I hope my book is read by all kinds of people, but my aim in writing this is not to talk to religious people who already detest pornography, but to the culture at large that has no problem with it.

This is because pornography use is not just a religiously motivated moral issue.

Myth: Lads' Mags Don't Count as Porn

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:54:06 GMT

In the UK they are called “lads mags.” In the U.S. they are called men’s “lifestyle magazines.” I’m not talking about your typical fitness magazine, but the one’s that routinely showcase women in erotic poses on the front. Many people argue magazines like this aren’t really “porn.”

Myth: To Be Anti-Porn Is to Be Anti-Sex

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:47:38 GMT

It is not uncommon today to hear people say they are for pornography, not necessarily because they consume it or like it themselves, but because it is a free expression of sexuality, and this should be encouraged. To discourage it or speak against it is to be, in some way, anti-sex.

Several decades ago the term “sex-positive feminism” was coined. Many feminists at the time were saying pornography was an example of violence against women, but the so-called sex-positive feminists replied saying, “When porn portrays a woman who enjoys sex, why is this a bad thing? Don’t get trapped in this Victorian idea that sex is just a man’s thing. Women enjoy sex too, and pornography a positive expression of this reality.”

3 Ugly Facts About the Porn Industry

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:31:06 GMT

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Dr. Sharon Mitchell co-founded the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation, also called AIM. For about 20 years she was a porn actress and director herself, and after opening her clinic, saw well over 1000 porn stars every month for STD testing, so it’s probably safe to say she knows a thing or two about porn stars. Dr. Mitchell says there are three types of women drawn to pornography: those who are desperate for money, those who are desperate for fame, and those who are addicted to sex.

Should We Call It Porn "Addiction"?

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:25:16 GMT

There’s a big debate among medical professional when it comes to the terms we use to describe problematic use of pornography. Should we call it porn addiction, should we call it compulsive pornography use, or should we call it pornography dependence?

The debate is actually a fairly old one, and it is bigger than just pornography, but all kinds of addiction and compulsions. In medicine, there has been a long-standing debate about these terms. Some times the definitions have considerable overlap.

The Essential Reason Porn Is Wrong

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:21:56 GMT

There are many reasons why people say we should avoid pornography. Some, for instance, will point out that pornography is very addictive, that it warps our brains. And this is true. In fact I talk more about that in this video here, if you want to know more about that.

Other people might point out that the porn industry is itself a kind of sex slavery—a business dominated by misogynist men who prey on women who have forgotten their own dignity or women who come from sexually and relationally broken pasts. For many people in the industry, this is true. In fact, I talk about that in this video, if you’re interested.

We could probably come up with a list a mile long about why porn is a problem, but neither of these are the essential reason why porn is wrong. These are just the accidental reasons, the consequential reasons.

8 Reasons Cosmo Is Dead Wrong About Porn

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 14:18:30 GMT

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Cosmopolitan Magazine recently put out an article called “8 Reasons Watching Porn Doesn’t Make Him a Cheater.” Let’s look at those so-called reasons.

Porn and Mental Health—10 Facts from the Experts

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 19:06:33 GMT

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The evidence is clear. Consuming porn is associated with all kind of mental health concerns. We deserve better as a society. Our kids deserve better. The women in our lives deserve better. With as commonplace as porn use is today, if porn made us healthier, we would be healthy by now.

Jill Manning, “Hearing on pornography’s impact on marriage & the family,” U.S. Senate Hearing: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, Committee on Judiciary, Nov. 10, 2005; E. Haggstrom-Nordin, U. Hanson, and T Tydén, “Associations between pornography consumption and sexual practices among adolescents in Sweden,” International Journal of STDs & AIDS 16 (2005): 102-107; Ven-hwei Lo and Ran Wei, “Exposure to Internet Pornography and Taiwanese Adolescents’ Sexual Attitudes and Behavior,” Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 49 (2005): 221-237; Jochen Peter and Patti M. Valkenburg, “Adolescents’ exposure to online sexually explicit material, sexual uncertainty, and attitudes toward uncommitted sexual exploration: Is there a link?” Communication Research 35 (2008): 579-601

Todd G. Morrison, Shannon R. Ellis, Melanie A. Morrison, Anomi Bearden, and Rbecca L. Harriman. “Exposure to sexually explicit material and variations in body esteem, genital attitudes, and sexual esteem among a sample of Canadian men,” The Journal of Men’s Studies 14 (2006): 209-223

Dolf Zillmann, “Influence of unrestrained access to erotica on adolescents’ and young adults’ dispositions toward sexuality," Journal of Adolescent Health 27 (Aug. 2000): 41-44

Jochen Peter and Patti M. Valkenburg, “Adolescents’ exposure to a sexualized media environment and their notions of women as sex objects,” Sex Roles 56 (2007): 381-395

Elizabeth M. Morgan, “Association between young adults’ use of sexually explicit materials and their sexual preferences, behaviors, and satisfaction,” Journal of Sex Research 48 (2011): 520–530

Katie Szittner, “Study exposes secret world of porn addiction,” Sydney.edu. May 10, 2012

Christian Laier, “Pornographic Picture Processing Interferes with Working Memory Performance,” Journal of Sex Research 0 (2012): 1-11

Sherif Karama, André Roch Lecours, Jean-Maxime Leroux, Pierre Bourgouin, Gilles Beaudoin, Sven Joubert, Mario Beauregard, “Areas of brain activation in males and females during viewing of erotic film excerpts,” Human Brain Mapping 16 (May 2002): 1–13

Michele L. Ybarra and Kimberly J. Mitchell, “Exposure to Internet Pornography among Children and Adolescents: A National Survey,” CyberPsychology & Behavior 8 (2005): 473-486

Gustavo Mesch, “Social bonds and Internet pornographic exposure among adolescents,” Journal of Adolescence 32 (2009): 601–618
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Sex Week—7 Weird Facts About an Odd College Trend

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:46:31 GMT

A strange trend is hitting college campuses called Sex Week. On one occasion I was invited to speak at the University of Maryland for their annual “Sex Week” and it was an event I’m not likely to forget.

Here are 7 facts you should need to know about this college craze.

How to Confess Your Porn Addiction to Your Spouse

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:09:47 GMT

Don’t forget to pray. Ask God to prepare your spouse’s heart for your confession. Ask the Holy Spirit to be present with both of you during this and subsequent conversations. Pray for protection against the enemy coming in to do more damage to your relationship.

Don’t choose your timing poorly. Sometimes when we need to confess something to someone, we want to sneak it in when there’s not much time so the conversation will be over as fast as possible. Don’t drop a bomb and then expect to move on to your next activity. When you confess, make sure you have the time to allow both of you to talk and process as you need in a safe place.

Don’t expect forgiveness right away. Yes, we are supposed to forgive one another because we are all sinners and God always forgives us when we ask. Allow for your spouse to be human and know it might take some time for her to come to a place where she forgives you. Also be aware she might verbally say, “I forgive you” but her actions and emotions might not match up with that right away.

Don’t go in without a plan for recovery. If you know what you need in order to find freedom from your addiction, let your spouse know how you are actively breaking your addiction. If you are at a total loss for what your next steps should be, enlist the help of a trusted friend, pastor, or counselor.

Don’t stop praying. Keep praying individually and together. Pray for yourself and for your spouse. The enemy has many entrances to both the addicted and the spouse, but the power of prayer and the Word of God are strong weapons to keep Satan out and love in.

After you confess, you might doubt you did the right thing. But truth is always better than a lie. In order for your marriage to be whole, you and your spouse need to be real with each other. Learn how to best support each other and be mutually invested in each other’s healing and recovery, whether it’s porn or any other thing in the way of a loving, strong, healthy marriage.

The Health Benefits of Masturbation

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:01:32 GMT

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I speak at a lot of conferences, and when I do, many in my audiences are young men—some in high school or college—and when I talk about the negative impact of pornography and masturbation, it’s not uncommon for me to get a lot of questions afterwards from these guys. You see, a lot of these guys have been told that not masturbating is actually unhealthy.

Since the days of psychologists like Sigmund Freud and Alfred Kinsey, there’s a picture people have of the sexual impulse that it is this boiling, tumultuous force that needs an outlet or it will explode in harmful ways.

Sigmund Freud, The Origins of Psychoanalysis. Letters to Wilhelm Fliess: Drafts and Notes 1887-1902, ed. Marie Bonaparte (Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2009), 238-239.

Immanuel Kant, The Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996).

Jean Stengers and Anne Van Neck, Masturbation: The History of a Great Terror, trans. Kathryn Hoffmann (New York: PALGRAVE, 2001), 58.

“Happy news! Masturbation actually has health benefits,” The Conversation, last modified December 4, 2013, http://theconversation.com/happy-news-masturbation-actually-has-health-benefits-16539.

Michael F. Leitzmann, Elizabeth A. Platz, Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, and Edward Giovannucci, “Ejaculation Frequency and Subsequent Risk of Prostate Cancer,” JAMA 291, no. 13 (April 7, 2004): 1578-1586, doi: 10.1001/jama.291.13.1578.

Stuart Brody, “The Relative Health Benefits of Different Sexual Activities,” The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7, no. 4:1 (April 2010).

R. Morgan Griffin, “Male Masturbation: 5 Things You Didn’t Know,” WebMD, last modified August 30, 2013, http://www.webmd.com/men/guide/male-masturbation-5-things-you-didnt-know.

Stuart Brody, “The Relative Health Benefits of Different Sexual Activities,” The Journal of Sexual Medicine 7, no. 4:1 (April 2010):1336-1361, doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01677.

Barry S. Hewlett, Intimate Fathers (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1991), 11-46.

Barry S. Hewlett and Bonnie L. Hewlett, “Sex and Searching for Children among Aka Foragers and Ngandu Farmers of Central Africa,” African Study Monographs 31, no. 3 (October 2010): 107-125, http://anthro.vancouver.wsu.edu/media/PDF/sex_paper_final_10-2010.pdf.

Samuel S. Janus and Cynthia L. Janus, The Janus Report on Sexual Behavior (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1993).

Alan Mozes, “Study Tracks Masturbation Trends Among U.S. Teens,” U.S. News, last modified August 1, 2011, http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/womens-health/articles/ 2011/08/01/study-tracks-masturbation-trends-among-us-teens.

C. S. Lewis, The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume 3, ed. Walter Hooper (New York: HarperCollins, 2007).

Does watching porn affect your health?

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 14:25:37 GMT

Many see porn as a harmless escape, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. Hear some honest thoughts from someone who’s facing his own temptations head on—and helping others in the process—in the pilot episode of our new Vlog.

Does Porn Impact the Brain

Wed, 06 May 2020 18:07:44 GMT

Neuroscience is telling us more and more about how pornography interacts with the brain. More recent studies show us that pornography addiction is like other process addictions, leaving to compulsive cravings.