Apologetics Against Pornography #2

I've heard many times, in various places, from various mediums, "It's just porn!", "It's no big deal!", "It just effects an individual!", "Porn is a healthy alternative to premarital sex!", "It aids one's sex life!", "Boys, will by boys, and they'll look at porn!", or similar statements to these.

There's an entire ten part video series on youtube called Nightline Porn Debate if you want to hear more from both sides of this issue, but for the case with this blog, as a Christian Apologetics site, what side of the debate should Christians be on.  The last blog post showed the temptation and entrapment of porn for many pastors and families within the church!  It's clear in Scripture that lust is a sin!  That just lusting is adultery (the sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-8).

How can the church make a solid defense against pornography?  In the following video, the stats are raised that pron destroys families and relationships and that its in the hands of many people who are in fact underage to legally view it.  This video also raises the point that it is very much a secretive act!  The first step for the church would be to address it!  To bring sin into the light for it to be exposed for what it is!

Hope you enjoy this video and that it gets you thinking more about porn, the effects of porn, and how Christians should respond to pornography in the church and the world.

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Apologetics Against Pornography #1

Jesus Loves Porn Stars Sticker from XXX Church

This blog and OC Apologist as a whole focuses on Christian apologetcs.  The following are statistics pulled from www.xxxchurch.com, a Christian site dedicated to revealing the darkness of pornography, providing help to addicts, as well as share that Jesus loves porn stars, too!  Jesus died for them and their sin, as well as the sins of the whole world.  For this series, which I'll ad to periodically, I'll to my best to provide a defense (an apologetic) against pornography.  In the world today, porn is considered normal!  It's considered natural, and often times it's considered healthy.  It's not! 


Check out the following statistics concerning the relationship of Christian pastors with porn.  Clearly, this is an apologetic issue.  Christian Apologetics is defending the faith, and if these stats aren't lying, then this is something the faith needs defense against.

53% of Christian men consume pornography.

57% of pastors call pornography the most sexually damaging issue for their congregations.

51% of pastors say porn is a temptation.

69% of pastors started looking at porn out of curiosity.

37% of pastors say it's currently a struggle.

53% of pastors have visited porn sites in the past year.

18% percent of pastors look at porn a couple times a month.

35% of men have used pornography in the past month.

30% of pastors do not talk to anyone about your dirty little secret.

4 in 10 of pastors looked at porn today.

A 2003 survey from Internet Filter Review reported that 47% of Christians admit pornography is a major problem in their homes.

An internet survey conducted by Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in 2002 found 30 percent of 6,000 pastors had viewed internet porn in the last 30 days.

Sources: Christianity Today, Promise Keepers, Barna Research Group, World Magazine

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