Editor's Note: There are several things in America today that are destroying our nation from within. Part 2 of this article from Brother Hoyt Allen tells us of one of them.
America is reaping today from the immorality of porn:
1) Increase in rape
2) Increase in child molestation
3) Increase in homosexuality
4) Increase in spouse unfaithfulness
5) Increase in divorce
Pornography's Link To Crime:
a) Since 1984, over 150 sex-oriented businesses (including peep shows, adult bookstores and theaters) have been closed in Oklahoma City. During that period, the rape rate in Oklahoma County has decreased 26%. During that same period, rapes increased 20.8% throughout the rest of the state (Uniform Crime Report, 1989)
b) Incarcerated offenders reported high rates of exposure to pornography during pre-adolescence and adolescence; those incarcerated for non-sexual criminal offenses reported higher rates of exposure to pornography than did incarcerated sex offenders. (Cook & Fosen, 1970)
c) Eighty-six percent of rapists studies admitted regular use of pornography, with 57% admitting actual imitation of pornography scenes in commission of sex crimes. (Marshall, 1983)
d) In a national poll of mental health professionals, 254 psychotherapists reported in their clinical practice cases in which pornography was found to be an instigator or contributor to a sex crime, personality disturbance, or antisocial act; 324 other psychotherapists and mental health professionals suspected such relationships in cases with which they worked. (Lipkin & Carnes, 1970)
e) In 42% of the 48,000 sex crimes investigated between 1956 and 1979, Michigan State Police indicated that pornography was involved — used just prior to, or during the act of sexual assault — as stated by the victim or the offender. (Pope, 1977)
f) Research conducted involving 36 serial murderers revealed that 81% (29/36) reported pornography as one of their highest sexual interests, making pornography one of the most common profile characteristics of serial murderers. (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1987)
Statistics On Rape In The United States:
a) Every six minutes during 1987, one American was forcibly raped. (FBI Uniform Crime, Crime in the United States, JUS-432, Release date July 10, 1988)
b) Rapists are 15 times as likely as non- offenders (30% to 2%) to have had exposure to "hard core pornography" during childhood or between 6 to 10 years of age. They also tended to report an earlier age of "peak experience" with pornography. (Goldstein, Kant and Harman, 1973)
Child Molestation Rates In The United States:
a) There were 138,000 children abused sexually in 1986, and another 17,900 in danger and at risk of being sexually abused. This number is based upon the number of cases reported to the Child Protective Services, accepted for investigation, investigated and substantiated. Many suspected cases cannot be substantiated upon investigation. (National Center of Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Study of National Incidence and Prevalence of Child Abuse and Neglect, 1988)
b) One in three females and one in seven males will be sexually molested before age 18. (U.S. Department of Justice, 1988)
c) Four million child molesters reside in this country. (U.S. Department of Justice, 1985)
d) Child molesters report anywhere from 30 to 60 victims each.
e) The typical child molester will sexually abuse 380 children in a lifetime. (Abel, 1986)
f) Most of the models appearing in child pornography are likely to be incest victims being exploited by their parents or other adults. (Duncan, 1988)
g) 87% of molesters of female children and 77% of molesters of male children studied, admitted to regular use of hard core pornography. The obscene material was used by these sex offenders for three reasons: (1) to stimulate themselves, (2) to destroy the consciences and lower the inhibitions and resistance to sexual activity in their intended child victims and (3) as teaching tools for the child to imitate or model in their real life sexual encounter with the adult.
Now that we have seen the "down side" of the porn industry, some of the "upside" is:
a) Teens desiring to oppose porn become a part of: "Clean Teens" (P.O. Box 918; Modesto, CA 95353 (209) 571-TEEN or "TAPE" (Teens Against a Pornographic Environment in Searcy, AR)
b) K-Mart's refusal to pull porn from shelves in their Waldenbooks Book Stores caused Southern Baptists to withdraw their $5,477,000.00 investment. Likewise, the United Methodist Church Board of Pensions had withdrawn its $7,807,000.00. (June '93 AFA Journal Page 1)
c) Many have obtained Form #39-USC-3010 from the Post Office and thus made it illegal for those in the porn business to send any sexually oriented materials in the mail to their address or they will be liable to court action. One should tell the Postmaster that you need an "SOA Consumer Packer" (Sexually Oriented Advertisements) and complete the Form #2201 , which is in the packet, to stop these mailings.
d) Many have also joined the "National Coalition Against Pornography." They can be contacted at 800 Compton Road, Suite 9224; Cincinnati, Ohio 45231; Standing Together Opposing Pornography (S.T.O.P.)
e) The Christian Education Video Library (CEVL) of the KYOWVA Evangelistic Association;
1541 South 7th Street; Ironton, Ohio 45638 (614) 532- 8020 has free videos to loan churches
opposing pornography.
Some Questions which need answered as a Christian pertaining to porno:
a) Will participating in an activity (actor or viewer) do me any harm? See Acts 15:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:22; 1 Peter 2:11.
b) Does seeing a naked person "excite" one in some immoral manner?
c) Is it right for one to stare at the private parts of another's body?
d) Can one become emotionally involved with another person (fantasy) due to porno literature or films?
e) Does one seek to hide porn from others? Would one want their children, parents, fellow church members to see them reading or viewing such.
f) Would a parent be upset if their child was caught with porno?
g) What reaction would a parent or a child have if it was discovered that the other was involved in porno film production?
h) Does one believe porno is just as addictive as tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, gambling, etc.?
i) Does one realize that purchasing porno causes immoral people to stay in an immoral and anti- God business?
j) Is it possibly true that porno degrades women and that they are just "used" for profit from the films? Would one want their child or spouse involved?
k) Are the modern day "TV Soaps" an intro to hard core porn?
l) Have morally minded Americans been wrong in remaining silent about letting the "bars down" concerning movies for the public?
m) Are you acquainted with the A.F.A. (American Family Association; P.O. Drawer 2440; Tupelo, MS 37793 (601) 844-5036)
n) Have any used porno to "jazz up" their sexual life with their spouse and ended wrongly?
o) Are "dirty" books and films a stumbling block to the unsaved when they believe a Christian is
involved with such?
p) If you were invited to participate in a porn film and to be paid $20,000 for a few minutes of filming, would you say OK? (See 1 Timothy 6:10)
To read Part 1 of this article see: What About Pornography - Part 1
We would suggest that you contact the following organization for update anti-porno information and materials:
National Coalition Against Pornography, Inc.
800 Compton Road
Suite 9248
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
(513) 521-6227
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