We are hoping to post a range of articles by different brethren on the subject of overcoming the problems caused by pornography. If you would like to contribute then fill out the form on our contact page. We are happy to publish these articles under your name, or on a completely confidential and anonymous basis.
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The truth about the legality of porn
This is an eye opening interview with Laila Mickelwait about the mountain of illegal material on the likes of PornHub. If you think you are not hurting anyone when you are watching porn, think again. A huge amount of content on porn sites is of underage teenagers, illegally trafficked and non-consenting adults. Is your conscience
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Is watching porn turning off your ability to think morally?
There are some interesting comments in the following discussion about the fact that when watching porn your ability to think morally is effectively turned off. Maybe that is the reason that while watching you are ok with the process, but after you stop you feel disgusted with yourself for what you have just done. Once
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Is it ok to watch ‘ethical’ porn?
Maybe if it is verified that everybody being filmed is perfectly comfortable, has agreed to everything that is happening, and is well paid, then it is ok to watch porn? Or maybe if you only watch videos of married couples having sex it is ok? Think again!
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New Family Matters Talk
The Pakaranga Ecclesia recently had another talk about pornography on their Family Matters podcast, which is well worth listening to as a follow on to the initial discussion they had about this topic.
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Is porn really that bad?
Your mind won’t be content to keep watching the ‘normal’ content that you might currently be viewing. To keep getting the same level of pleasure you will need to start watching more and more perverse content, maybe even to the level of needing to watch content that is illegal!
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Dopamine – the molecule of more!
Understanding how dopamine influences your behaviour may be helpful in getting your compulsive use of pornography under control.
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Not even a hint!
It is interesting that Paul, when speaking about things that ought not to be done, does not say “There must not be sexual immorality, impurity …”, instead he goes even further than that, saying, “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, impurity …”
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Lust and sexual acting out for men
Reflections from an anonymous brother. How do you begin a topic like sexual lust? You see it’s a really important topic, but it’s something we don’t discuss. We don’t discuss it, because it’s not comfortable.
Get Off the Roof! 