J. R. Woodgates
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More courageous Christian organizations should follow the lead of this Florida group.
Isn’t looking at porn no worse than having a few drinks in a bar, smoking a legal joint, visiting a strip club, betting on horses or playing a slot machine? Why can’t we just accept it along with such other “little vices?” A new survey on pornography in America suggests why we shouldn’t accept it:
When ranking a list of morally objectionable items, teens and young adults said not recycling was more unacceptable than viewing pornographic images.
Most pastors (57%) and youth pastors (64%) admit they have struggled with porn, either currently or in the past. Overall, 21 percent of youth pastors and 14 percent of pastors admit they currently struggle with using porn.
Is it any wonder that so many clergy and church workers are being arrested for viewing illegal images?
Since Stanford University Psychology Professor Phillip Zimbardo conducted his controversial 1971 prison experiment showing how easy it is for young men to be negatively manipulated, he has continued charting a steady decline in the academic, professional and social skills of young American Men (outlined in his 2011 TED Talk, The Demise of Guys).
Our focus is on young men who play video games to excess, and do it in social isolation – they are alone in their room.
Now, after studying 20,000 subjects, Zimbardo is warning that, because of their even greater preoccupation with video games and pornography, today’s young men are in a “masculinity crisis.”