50% Evangelical Men, 20% Women are Addicted to Porn

[John Manning]

From christiannews.christianet.com:


"The poll results indicate that 50% of all Christian men
and 20% of all Christian women are addicted to pornography,"
said Clay Jones, founder and President of Second Glance
Ministries whose ministry objectives include providing people
with information which will enable them to fully understand
the impact of today's societal issues.

60% of the women who answered the survey admitted to having
significant struggles with lust, 40% admitted to being involved
in sexual sin in the past year, and 20% of the church-going
female participants struggle with looking at pornography on
an ongoing basis...

"We directed over 100,000 inquiries to Second Glance Ministries
in one year," stated ChristiaNet.com's President, Bill Cooper.
"We are seeing an escalation to the problem in both men and
women who regularly attend church."


Evangelicals Are Addicted To Porn


-- If there could be one place protected from the cancerous infection of
pornography and sexual misconducts, one would assume that the Christian
church would be that sanctuary. But, recent research is revealing that
no one is immunized against the vice-grip clutches of sexual addictive
behaviors. The people who struggle with the repeated pursuit of sexual
gratification include church members, deacons, staff, and yes, even
clergy.

And, to the surprise of many, a large number of women in the
church have become victim to this widespread problem. Recently, the
world's most visited Christian portal, ChristiaNet.com, conducted a
survey asking site visitors eleven questions about their personal sexual
conduct. Survey results are eye-popping and expose the truth about who
is and who is not at risk for developing an ongoing problem with certain
repeated sexual acts. Survey says - immunity does not exist.

Amazingly, there were one thousand responses to the poll conducted by
ChristiaNet.com. ChristiaNet.com partnered with Second Glance Ministries
in evaluating the poll responses and it seems the Christian community is
struggling with many of the same "temptations" that the secular society
is faced with.

"The poll results indicate that 50% of all Christian men and 20% of all
Christian women are addicted to pornography," said Clay Jones, founder
and President of Second Glance Ministries whose ministry objectives
include providing people with information which will enable them to
fully understand the impact of today's societal issues. 60% of the women
who answered the survey admitted to having significant struggles with
lust, 40% admitted to being involved in sexual sin in the past year, and
20% of the church-going female participants struggle with looking at
pornography on an ongoing basis.

"There have been dynamic paradigm shifts in the behavior of Christians
over the last four years," explained Jones. "Technology [the Internet]
has allowed pornography to flood the market place beyond a controllable
level." Jones' ministry also includes providing Christian intervention
programs for churches and for individuals. All of Second Glance
Ministries services are free and recipients may remain anonymous.

"We directed over 100,000 inquiries to Second Glance Ministries in one
year," stated ChristiaNet.com's President, Bill Cooper. "We are seeing
an escalation to the problem in both men and women who regularly attend
church." ChristiaNet.com is committed to addressing the devastating
consequences that sexual addictions can have on a family and society by
providing a safe environment for blogging discussions and referrals.

To help Christians overcome Internet pornography, ChristiaNet has just
released a free Purity Quiz. Using the latest interactive technology,
one can test their Biblical knowledge on issues facing the Christian
Community.

http://christiannews.christianet.com/1154951956.htm

[iqn...@noemail.com]

On Thu, 16 May 2013 14:40:34 -0300
Message-ID: <bpSdnXi8naSNhwjM...@giganews.com>

And, we all know that internet surveys can be trusted, right?
Not to mention that, Anyone has access to them.

I don't doubt that some have problems with it.
But, those numbers appear skewed to me.

[MarkA]

Here's a radical idea: how about you stop pretending that human sexuality
is something dirty, stop using phrases like, "the devastating consequences
that sexual addictions can have on a family and society", recognize that
it's OK to look at pictures of naked people, and stop torturing yourself
for being the way your own god made you?

Or, would that be TOO FUCKING OBVIOUS????

This is rather like the "War on Drugs". It turns out that it's not the
drugs that are the problem, but rather the activities of people who have
decided, against all evidence and common sense, that taking drugs is bad,
and needs to have a war waged against it. It's a case of the cure being
worse than the disease. If you stop treating it as a problem, it stops
being a problem. Profound, eh?

BTW, don't bother with the "Free Purity Quiz". It's a series of
True/False questions about Bible passages about "purity". Interestingly,
they never define what "purity" actually means.

--
MarkA

If you can read this, you can stop reading now.

[Transition Zone]

If it occurs on the ground, then it could get dirty. Yes. There is no
pretending.

[John Manning]

You misunderstand my point, Mark. *I* don't take that position. I'm
simply pointing out the failure and hypocrisy of the chistianist "family
values" crowd who DOES take the position you've described above.

[Dakota]

But no less fun.

Google 'woodstock'.

[MarkA]

My comments were directed to the author of the Christiannews piece, not
towards you, John. Sorry I was careless with my use of "you". You're one
of the sanest regulars on a.a.

[John Manning]

Thanks, for the clarification and the nice compliment.