SHORT
COMMUNICATION 347
Pornography's Related Effects
By
Roger Behra
When the mass media sometimes mentions
pornography, they do so in a very general sense. They do not give any
particulars. They do not mention that the American culture is solidly and daily in the grip of widespread
pornogrification and that the related behavior has devastated the American
culture during the past several years
with no end in sight. The media does not mention that 66% percent of Americans think that pornography is very morally
wrong. The media fails to inform the American citizens of the related effects of the scourge of pornography.
What everyone needs to know to begin with is
that pornography is very addictive and that the addiction begins quickly and, in
far too many cases, at a very young age, and that it is not just a harmless vice. Pornography can be found
in many places: all over the Internet; at magazine stands; in video stores; on
regular and pay-per-view cable. Parents need to know this and be
very vigilant if they have children
and computers. Everyone needs to know that one-third of Americans think that pornography is not "morally
wrong." That dear reader is the crux of the pornography problem.
Pornography is the root cause of many serious
problems that develop and ruin the
lives of so many people. The serious problems are many, because pornography is so easily available and all ages can view it. Juveniles
were more likely to become sex offenders because they experience more damaging
effects from pornography use. The link between child pornography and child
molestation has been firmly established. At least 85 percent of convicted prison
inmates confessed to downloading child pornography. The most common trait among
serial killers was an affinity for pornography. The Archives of Sexual Behavior
established that 80 percent of women watch pornography and it affects their
lives: It leads to immoral sex, cohabitation, infidelity, and prostitution. Nearly
60 percent of broken marriages were the result of a spouse looking at excessive
amounts of Internet pornography. As you can see, pornography is not the
harmless vice it's defenders suggest.
Aside from the damaging cultural effects, pornography
is gravely immoral to become addicted to and even view occasionally as a
pastime. It is spiritually debilitating
also. It should not even be allowed to exist. Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court
it does, but what is not readily known is the fact that hard-core pornography is not covered by the Court's decision
concerning free speech that is guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution. It's a
mystery as to why lawyers have not acted on the
pornography issue. They need to hop to it---PDQ.
R. B.
3-26-13