Pornography

Connections List
 * List of sins
 * Addiction
 * Lust
 * Masturbation

Scope
 * Pornography
 * Human trafficking
 * Prostitution

Definition of porn
 * Media designed to sexually arouse in an attitude contrary to Gods design.
 * Almost all sexual media is pornography
 * A decent bit of sexual things can be in the arts ok.

Topics
 * Theo
 * Statistics & industry
 * Damaging to self and rel
 * Methods to combat, source of drive
 * Addiction (see that page)
 * References

Theo - why is it bad?
 * Look at woman lustfully comitted adultery in heart Matt 5:28
 * From the "weaker partner" ideas, porn is like unnatural exposure of vital organs. It is damaging.
 * Proverbs - do not pour cisterns on street. So it may actually cause weakness?
 * Imagine the father like a human father. Very mad.
 * I am unsure of the damage to a marriage (if only before marriage and stops at least a little before marriage).
 * The main issue is that the heart has sinful desires.

Statistics/industry
 * In 2010 or so, ~80% 16yrs old had sex at some point (not porn but similar)
 * I have met men who never struggled with porn or masturbation
 * Women in industry experience abuse and hate their job
 * You don't know what pics/videos may come from unwilling victims
 * Viewing this online, even not paid, will signal the addicts who make this stuff and may encourage them.
 * Some women may be young but look older.
 * 11k porn videos/yr as opposed to 400 from hollywood (but the 11k is all youtube and stuff? or is it feature films?)
 * In some countries, a girl will be picked up by industry with 48 hours on street
 * 1/3 of porn vides include violence
 * Victims are sometimes trapped by blackmail, psychological control, drugs
 * 75% of street walkers are pimped
 * Girls as young as 13yrs are traffiked
 * In Nebraska, there are 800 traffick incident per month (of various kinds)

Damaging to self and rel
 * Early sexualized mind of children who view porn. Like solid food while milk.
 * Unable to engage in sex normally. Porn removes the creative and mutual/rel process. It's like a duet with only one instrument.
 * View women as servants (this may not happen with all addicts).
 * Lies, separation (in marriage)

Combat/source - see lust page
 * To be distracted or to have passing thoughts is not neccessarily sin. To intentionally dwell on them is. A perfect human might have passing thoughts, but more like thinking routes which hit walls rather than directly sinful thoughts.
 * HALT - frequently the desire is miguided need of other kinds. You may be Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. So take a nap instead.

References
 * https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/the-porn-pandemic-documentary-shows-porns-devastating-effects-on-children-f