Most of us living in an industrialized world have daily access to the Internet. We use it for our studies, to search for jobs, to find a recipe and entertainment. However, with all the good that the Internet brings, much bad comes with it. Our computers and other devices can be the conduit of bad things from the world into our homes, a place that should be a safe haven. Families are the foundation of stable societies, therefore they should be protected. One threat families need to be protected from is pornography.
Pornography has harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities.
How to stop pornography addiction?
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Protecting children from the Internet - Rules
Research indicates today that adolescents appear to be using pornography more than any other age group. In a study conducted at Brigham Young University, Jason Carroll (2008) and others found that 9 out of 10 boys and one third of girls use pornography. Pornographic content impairs a child’s developing brain, therefore, children should be proactively protected from such content.
Dr. Patrick F. Fagan (2014) found that pornography use causes instability, distrust, and betrayal in marriages, severely damaging the bond between the husband and wife. Pornography affects all members of the family. Not only does it take away an affectionate family life, children can experience traumas related to encounters with their parents' pornographic material. A study of adolescents revealed that viewing sexually explicit internet materials significantly increased their uncertainties about sexuality, and it can lower their self-esteem and bring about feelings of loneliness and depression.
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How to stop pornography addiction?
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Protecting children from the Internet - Rules
- Establish an ongoing dialogue and keep lines of communication open
- Supervise use of all Internet-enabled devices
- Know your child’s online activities and friends
- Discourage the use of webcams and mobile video devices
(Find the rules above and more at the Enough is Enough website.)
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Law Involvement
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Law Involvement
There are laws put in place to help us fight this perverse and ever increasing threat. Here is an example:
In the Title 76 of the Utah Criminal Code, on chapter 10, part 12, we read about the Pornographic and Harmful Materials and Performances Law.
It states that people will be found guilty when distributing pornographic material, employing indecent public displays, and accessing pornographic or indecent material on school property among other things.
Here is a section we would like to share,
“A person is guilty of dealing in material harmful to minors when, knowing or believing that a person is a minor, or having negligently failed to determine the proper age of a minor, the
person intentionally:
(a) distributes (…) or exhibits (...), to a minor (…) any material harmful to minors;
(b) produces, performs, or directs any performance, (..) that is harmful to minors; or
(c) participates in any performance, before a minor (…) that is harmful to minors.”
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- Mobile Devices
- YouTube Ads and Related Videos
- Shopping Catalogs
- Your DVD Collection
- Netflix, Hulu+, etc. Accounts
- TV Comercials
- Kids' Friends and Schoolmates
- Mobile Games Ads
- Music and Album Art
- Video Games
- Books
- Apps like Snapchat, Gaggle and more
(Photograph and list found here)
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We come to you for support in making sure our children are protected from pornography everywhere, including the internet. But what can we do? We can educate ourselves on how to make proper and better use of the internet.
We should encourage the implantation of programs in the community in which families can learn how to protect their homes, their safe havens. Please, join your voices with ours and let’s fight against pornography.
(Carolyn McNamara Barry and Stephanie D. Madsen. Jason S. Carroll, Laura M. Padilla-Walker,
Larry J. Nelson, Chad D. Olson. “Emerging Adults Generation XXX: Pornography Acceptance and Use Among,” in Journal of Adolescent Research 2008, 23.)
Briggs, C. (2014, June 14). Porn use can lead to divorce: Study. Retrieved March 5, 2015, from
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/porn-use-can-lead-to-divorce-study
Utah Code and Constitutions. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-P12.html
Larry J. Nelson, Chad D. Olson. “Emerging Adults Generation XXX: Pornography Acceptance and Use Among,” in Journal of Adolescent Research 2008, 23.)
Briggs, C. (2014, June 14). Porn use can lead to divorce: Study. Retrieved March 5, 2015, from
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/porn-use-can-lead-to-divorce-study
Utah Code and Constitutions. (n.d.). Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter10/76-10-P12.html
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