This is an unusual post for me - this topic is not a comfortable one, or an easy one to research and write about. But sometimes things just need to be said....boldly.
Imagine a product:
Imagine a product:
- As addictive as crack cocaine.
- There are some loose safety controls on its production, but they are rarely kept, and much is produced illegally.
- Scientifically shown to alter the minds of those that use it, cause addictive and violent behaviour, and lead to mental illness and divorce.
- Unbelievably, this product is given away to minors for free every day. People between the ages of 12 and 17 are the largest group of consumers.
- Those that make this product are extremely likely to contract life-threatening diseases or become addicted to drugs and alcohol. The life expectancy for workers in the industry has been reported to be as low as 36.2 years.
If these statements were true about your favorite coffee shop, would you still go there? Just one more time? Only if you were really tired and needed some coffee? Would you make excuses like: “I only drink the chai teas; it doesn’t affect me how the coffee is made?” Or would you immediately stop going there?
Addicts. Mental illness. Minors exploited. Domestic violence. Marriages broken. Suicide. This only scratches the surface of the damage that pornography is doing in our culture today. Pornography is never harmless. It changes the brain chemistry of those who consume it exactly as drugs do. It degrades the performers that make it to the point that many take their own lives.
If your favorite coffee shop, or football team, or clothing store, or social networking site affected people this way, would it be enough for you to stop supporting it? It's not enough to just say no for ourselves. The world needs people to stand up and make the truth known.
Fight The New Drug is dedicated to educating the world about the real effects of pornography on real people. Check out their site for the science that backs up this post and much more information - and sign the Fighter Pledge!
If your favorite coffee shop, or football team, or clothing store, or social networking site affected people this way, would it be enough for you to stop supporting it? It's not enough to just say no for ourselves. The world needs people to stand up and make the truth known.
Fight The New Drug is dedicated to educating the world about the real effects of pornography on real people. Check out their site for the science that backs up this post and much more information - and sign the Fighter Pledge!
