R. Albert Mohler Jr.'s Blog, page 411

Isaiah 44:9-20

The Briefing 03-08-13

Story 1 - Arkansas becomes ground zero in abortion debate

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The Briefing 03-07-13

Story 1 - A catastrophe of human dignity: donors attempt to force surrogate abortion Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-06-13

Story 1 - The end of a personality cult: Hugo Chavez is dead Keep Reading

The Briefing 03-05-13

Story 1 - Lawyers pushing Supreme Court to call homosexual marriage a ‘fundamental right’ Keep Reading

A Warped Worldview: Another Moral Effect of Pornography

The moral effects of pornography are, by now, well attested. The scourge of pornography has brought ruin and harm into the lives of millions of our friends and neighbors, destroying marriages, distorting sexuality, and poisoning minds. Even so, the pornography industrial complex continues to grow, representing one of the most lucrative segments of the Internet economy.

For the most part, previous research into the effects of pornography has focused on the psychological and physiological effects of pornography exposure. Among males, exposure to pornography is associated with addictive behaviors traced to the release of chemicals in the brain, stimulating arousal and excitement. In the larger context, pornography is also associated with an exaggerated masculinity, negative attitudes toward women, and relational breakdowns due to unrealistic sexual expectations.

Pornography reduces women to objects of sexual attraction and the endless permutations of sexual behaviors available on the Internet are evidence of the insatiable desire for innovation and excitement that pornography produces. This, to a large extent, is what makes pornography such an expansive industry. Its product builds an apparently insatiable appetite for more, and then even more.

More recently, research has emerged that points to another effect of pornography exposure — it warps the worldview of the viewer. Keep Reading

Adultery: When Law and Morality (used to) Agree

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The Briefing 03-04-13

Story 1 - Why are adultery laws there in the first place? And why do they seem archaic now?

Bill to repeal adultery, sexual immorality laws goes to Colorado House, The Denver Post (Lynn Bartels)</ Keep Reading

James 5:13-20

The Briefing 03-01-13

Story 1 - What can Evangelicals learn from the Papal resignation?

Benedict Formally Ends His Papacy, Leaving Vatican, New York Times (Rachel Donadio)</ Keep Reading