On a contrary note, Michael is pointing to a painfully ironic tautological
reality: the more people talk about sex, the more people will talk about
sex. Which means that the more the subject is raised in public forums and
the more acceptable public discussion of the subject becomes, the faster
that problem will appear to grow. This can actually be a very good thing.
But it looks very bad while it's going on.
Eugene Woodbury
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Subject: [AML] Curing pornography (was Do Violent Movies Increase Crime?)
Since people are (inevitably) throwing pornography into the discussion
on violent films, there's something I've observed and wondered about.
We know that a problem with pornography is on a rise within the church.
We know that because it's become a regular staple in General Conference
topics every half a year, as well as local sermons. It's a veritable
D-Day-sized attack on pornography. And this has been going on for some
time now.
So are we fixing the problem?
I don't see it. The sermons get more and more ubiquitious and vehement
as time goes on. I don't get the sense that we're fixing it at all--on
the contrary, I get the sense that it's only getting worse.
So why do we keep trying the same strategy more and more that already
isn't working?
And if what we're doing isn't working, what is the cure for pornography
addiction?
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D. Michael Martindale
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