Editor's Note: There are several things in America today that are destroying our nation from within. This article from Brother Hoyt Allen tells us of one of them. This article is presented in the hope that Christians all across America will speak out against pornography and the other sins fighting against Americans.
Pornography is rooted in a Greek word "Porneia," which basically means "illegal sexual activity." It is translated in various ways, such as:
Unchastity
Sexual vice
Immorality
Impure passion
Whoremongers
Fornication
Fornication which is a translation in the King James Version of the Bible in Matthew 19:9. Here are some facts on this subject which may be of interest to you:
1. Greek word "porneia" (English "Pornography")
2. Modern translation "immoral"
3. Root - Any illegal sexual activity, such as:
a. Homosexuality (Sex between two males)
b. Adultery (Sex between two people of the opposite sex with at least one of them being married to another person.
c. Lesbianism (Sex between two females)
A "Porno Fact Sheet" of the American Family Association (AFA) February '94 says:
1. Porno is intended primarily for the purpose of sexual arousal.
2. Size of industry — pornography is big business in the U.S. with revenues growing from an estimated $1 billion in 1970 to over $10 billion today.
3. 85% of revenues goes into the pockets of organized crime, much of it untaxed.
4. There are more outlets for hard-core pornography in this country (an estimated 15,000-20,000) than McDonalds restaurants (approximately 9,000).
5. The largest consumers of pornography are teenage boys and girls.
6. An estimated 70% of all pornography ends up in the hands of children with potential adverse long- term effects on their development and maturity.
7. Some 350 child pornography magazines are published in the United States on a regular basis.
8. Americans buy two million tickets to X-rated movies every week.
9. One-fifth of all videotape sales are X-rated movies.
10. The Commission on Pornography Report of July 3, 1986 concluded that "substantial exposure to sexually violent materials bears a causal (that's causal, not casual) relationship to antisocial acts of sexual violence and, for some subgroups, possibly to unlawful acts of sexual violence."
11. States with highest readership of "men's magazines" have the highest incidence of reported rape.
12. Some counselors estimate that two-thirds of sexual problems in marriage today can be traced to the use of pornography.
13. The First Amendment and Freedom of Speech — the Supreme Court does not define obscenity or "hardcore" pornography as speech; therefore, obscenity is currently regarded as a crime not protected by the First Amendment (Roth vs. United States, 1957).
Lenny Friedlander (President of New Beginnings — distributor of adult videos, magazines and sex toys) said following the January 17, 1994 earthquake in Los Angeles, CA — "These religious fanatics may think it's the Lord's way of telling us ‘Hey, straighten your act out'." More than 80% of the nation's adult videos come out of the San Fernando Valley. Leisure Time Entertainment had to stop making X-rated videos for a week after the earthquake.
Satan has done an excellent job in "sneaking up on" Americans in the entertainment world. There was a time when ratings for movies were not needed:
"G" – General audience; nothing questionable.
"PG"– Parental guidance suggested; obscene language, suggestive scenes, etc.
"R" – Restricted – "One must be 18 years of age or accompanied by an adult: obscenities, nudity, sexual scenes, etc."
"X" – This is pornography in various forms (scenes of graphically depicting sexual encounters; man/woman, boy/girl, group sex, homosexuals, anal, oral, "Sadomasochism" – which is men beating on women with rubber hoses or whips for sexual kicks, lesbians, etc.
"NC-17" – No one under 17 is permitted to view these films. On September 25, 1990, the "Motion Picture Association of America" replaced the "X" rated films with this.
Now some folks may say, "We are living in the ‘UP AGE' and need to come out of the ‘Puritan Days'." That sounds good, however, God's Word is still God's Word, and it still says, "Avoid every kind of evil." (1 Thessalonians 5:22)
If a person cannot watch a movie when fellow Christians are present due to its low moral standards, it should be avoided. Well, that is the conclusion one would have to draw if he is going to allow God's Word to guide him (see 1 Peter 2:11). Is this not right?
Playboy hikes Hefner's rent. Hugh Hefner's rent for the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles was raised recently to $42,275.00 a month from $41,515.00 in the previous 12 months. Playboy says it spent more than $3.8 million in operating costs and security expenses at the mansion in the year ending June 30. Hefner received $369,622 in salary and bonuses as editor-in- chief of Playboy Magazine. He also controls almost 71% of the firm's stock through a voting trust (AFA Journal March '93). Thus, when people buy porn film, they are contributing to an immoral group of people who live extravagantly and live off of selling fleshly films.
The Bible Teaches:
A) Matthew 5:8 – "Blesses are the pure in heart."
B) 1 Timothy 4:13 – "...Set an example in life and purity..."
C) 1 Timothy 5:22 – "Keep oneself pure"
D) Galatians 6:7-8 – "People reap what they sow – sow to sinful nature, one will reap of sinful nature"
People in the porn industry:
a) Live like a group of animals morally. In any given week's period, they can involve themselves with several different sex partners. If by accident one becomes pregnant, there is no problem as off to an abortion butchery they go. The thought of V.D. or Aids is always viewed as "it will happen to someone else!" There is no concern of shame which can be brought upon them or their families if they are infected.
b) Will not stop at anything to make a few more dollars. One instance involved abducting a young attractive innocent girl, drugging her and then filming her as she was raped by five different men. The sin of porno prompted this terrible action.
c) Porno is said by some former members of the porno industry that it is just as addictable as: tobacco, alcohol, drugs or gambling. It has caused a multitude of divorces as spouses have demanded "more and more" sexually of their mates. It has caused many to mentally undress their neighbors, fellow workers and started them on the road to seduction and sexual abuse.
Dial-A-Porn ads which one sees on the TV set have become common place, the phone number normally advertise a 900 number and state that one can talk to a beautiful woman for as little as $2.00 per minute using a credit card to do so. Filthy talk on the phone to a faceless person of the opposite sex is not in keeping with good judgement.
Computer-Porn (BBS or bulletin board services) has been well received by many, who have been made addicted to porn. It comes into a computer by a modem (over the phone lines). So, the devil has once again made his way into one's home or office. Right on the computer monitor one can "call up" an adult program. Even if a parent thinks he/she can play at pron in secret, a child can call up this type of program when parents are not at home.
(For the conclusion of this article, see "What About Pornography? Part 2")
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