Porn and Pitfalls (interview with Lasting Divergence)
Many thanks to Lasting Divergence for taking some time to interview me about Internet dangers. They’ve posted my replies to their questions on their blog:
Covenant Eyes - National Day of Prayer Video
Covenant Eyes staff gathered to pray outside their headquarters during the National Day of Prayer. We prayed for our nation and our world, and specifically for the people that we have been able to help through our accountability software. Here are some video highlights from our prayer time. Enjoy!
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Porn Song
About 8 years ago Project 86 released the song PS on their album Drawing Black Lines. According to my sources, PS stands for “Porn Song,” and gives a candid look at someone caught in their addiction.
I’ve posted the lyrics below, and for your listening pleasure, a Youtube video featuring the song. Enjoy!
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More on “Porn Nation” - College Student Responses (Part 2)
In Michael Leahy’s presentation, “Porn Nation: The Naked Truth,” he told students at the University of New Hampshire, “Porn is the 800-pound gorilla in the room that nobody’s talking about. I want everyone to see the truth of what’s going on.”
Let’s continue our look at how some University students have critiqued Michael Leahy’s controversial “Porn [...]
Church Subsidizes Accountability Software for Those Who Need It
Penns Valley Community Church is getting serious about helping men and families find accountability when surfing the Internet.
The elders at Penns Valley announced they will subsidize the cost of a subscription for anyone at their church wanting to have Covenant Eyes accountability software on their computer. Penns Valley wants to take away any obstacle or [...]
More on “Porn Nation” - What Are the College Students Saying? (Part 1)
As well-attended as Michael Leahy’s “Porn Nation” campus presentations have been, not everyone agrees with Leahy’s message (argumentative college students, imagine that). I thought I would give some highlights for our readers about specific rebuttals Leahy has received (as well as toss in my own two cents as a former campus minister).
Of course I can’t defend [...]
Living in a “Porn Nation” - Thousands of College Students Learn About Porn in American Culture
Meet Michael Leahy, former sex/porn addict and author of the new book, Porn Nation.
Porn Nation is more than the title of a new anti-pornography book. It is also the title of Michael Leahy’s controversial presentation he has given across the country at over 200 college campuses in front of more than 100,000 students. That’s right—thousands [...]
Ode to Agile Programming
There was a programmer named Scott
Whose agility gets done a lot.
It’s not a surprise
That Covenant Eyes
Is the best filter anyone’s got.
Now it happens that programmer Scott
Knows C+, Basic, Pascal, and Jot.
And in his mind resides
Some others besides,
Which is why he’s called “Scott Polyglot!”
-RJD, 5/08
Why Some Christians Dislike Covenant Eyes (Part 2)
This post has been a long time in the making. When Breaking Free went live back in the beginning of January one of my first posts responded to one Christian’s negative opinion of accountability software. I didn’t realize then what I know now: there are more detractors in the Christian community than I first thought.
In [...]
Not Just a Man’s Problem - Women and Porn Addiction
“I stumbled across a porn site by typing in a business address wrong. I went back out of curiosity. Within a matter of days I was doing it on a daily basis; within a matter of weeks, that is all I did. It literally took control and consumed my life. I went from joining all [...]
