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Office of Marriage, Family Life & NFP
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Are You, Your Marriage, or Any of Your Family Members Having Problems with Pornography?
Make no mistake: pornography is everywhere. It generates more than $57 billion per
year worldwide, and $12 billion per year in the U.S., earning more than the NBA,
the NFL, and MLB combined in the U.S. Countless men have been fired from their jobs
for watching it at work. About 60% of the divorce cases in the US claim that it
is the reason for the destruction of their marriage. It can be assumed that most
“good” men in your average Catholic parish is addicted. 1/3 to ½ of the viewers
of visually stimulating images are women. The greatest amount of user is between
12-17 years of age, and about 20% of teens have admitted being involved with sexting.
The average age of exposure is 8 years old or younger, as the internet is the perfect
delivery system for this message.
Problems With Pornography: Resources
Problems With Pornography: Education
Problems With Pornography: Books and Filtering Software
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How Pornography Hurts You
(from
“As for me and My House” Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Anti-Pornography Initiative)
Some people say that there is nothing wrong with pornography. After all, they argue,
it is just a little harmless adult fun. And nobody really gets hurt by it, right?
Wrong. Pornography hurts everybody.
- It hurts individuals who spend time and money they can’t afford in pursuit of thrills
that never really satisfy the heart;
- It hurts marriages when spouses feel alienated from those they love the most;
- It hurts children when their parents can’t set a good moral example for them;
- It hurts the thousands of people, mostly women, involved in the sex industry, many
of whom have been the victims of sexual exploitation and crime from a very young
age;
- It hurts society when it erodes our standards of decency and respect for other human
beings.
Pornography hurts you:
- Spiritually because pornography perverts the God given desire for intimacy
and union, and turns it into something that makes this intimacy and union impossible;
- Mentally because pornography teaches an exploitive view of sex that creates
unrealistic expectations;
- Emotionally because pornography desensitizes and isolates you;
- Physically it can hurt you because it can lead to sexual addiction and other
compulsive, destructive behaviors.
Images affect behavior; otherwise companies would not spend billions to advertise
their brands. The brand of sex that pornography promotes is a behavioral attitude
that is abusive and self destructive.
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What’s the Big Deal with Porn?
A video teaching series from the International Men's Network
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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Pornography: The Perfect Poison
Gordon Bruin, licensed psychologist, shares a presentation he gives frequently to
professionals about how Pornography is the Perfect Poison. Learn how the brain works
with addiction and why we become addicted, in order to start the healing process.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
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The Problem of Porn
Renowned chastity speaker Jason Evert speaks to youth in this very short but powerful
clip on why pornography is so damaging for a young person’s future. Watch
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A Former Pornography Producer Tells his Story
Donny Pauling shares about why he came out from the pornographic industry. Watch
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Mary’s Battle with Pornography:
A true story of spiritual warfare against one of the most prevalent sin’s of our time
By Dani Miser, author of Single Woman Seeks Perfect Man-Facing the Consequences of Unhealthy Relationships (Deep River Books, 2010)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” -Ephesians 6:12
Mary and Rick had only been married about two years when Mary discovered Rick’s hidden addiction to pornography. She knew he’d viewed pornography in his single years, but he had decided upon entering marriage to abandon what he had called a casual hobby. Mary and Rick were both believers and knew God had His hand in their coming together in marriage. God had confirmed to both their hearts they were truly meant for one another. They knew the Lord had great plans for them as a couple. Now Mary was having doubts.
(Read Mary's Story)
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Jake Samour,
Office of Marriage and Family Life & NFP,
Director
Phone: 210-734-1648
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Steve Pokorny,
Office of Marriage and Family Life & NFP,
Associate Director
Phone: 210-734-1650
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Mary Valle,
Office of Marriage,
Family Life & NFP
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Administrative Assistant
Phone: 210.734.1649
Fax: 210.734.0231
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