From television to movies, to social media and beyond, media has become more and more sexualized. As Christians, we are to be set apart, to turn away from sexualized media, especially pornography. But many Christians are having a difficult time doing that.
As porn has become more accepted throughout Western society, fewer Christians today find porn sinful. More men and women who self-identify as “religious” say porn is okay and they are doing so at an accelerated rate. In 2017, 16% of Americans who claimed religion is very important to them also said that porn is morally acceptable. In just one year, that number rose to 22% saying porn is morally acceptable.
While some Christians accept pornography, many more say they know it’s morally wrong and they want to stop but they keep going back to it. That is hurting the church, and it’s hurting marriages. A survey showed that in 56% of divorces,, a major contributing factor was one spouse's “obsessive interest in pornographic websites.”
Today, my friend and colleague, Sam Black, who wrote a new book called “The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong about Pornography and How to Fix It”. Sam is the Director of Life Change Education at Covenant Eyes. He has served with Covenant Eyes for 16 years and is a former journalist. Sam also wrote The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits. He is passionate about helping Christians live free from pornography because he knows you keep what you give away. He walks his own grace-filled journey with the support of valued allies.
Whether you are directly affected by porn or not, you know someone close to you who is struggling. I hope you will listen, share with everyone you know, and help your church to become a safe place for people to confess their sins for healing.
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