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Ron DeHaas is the president and co-founder of Covenant Eyes. Ron has a BS and an MS in Geology from The Ohio State University and attended the University of Michigan as a Ph.D. candidate. Ron pioneered the concept of Accountability Software and founded Covenant Eyes in the spring of 2000. Today, nearly half a million subscribers enjoy the Screen Accountability that Covenant Eyes provides. Ron also founded Nehemiah Ministries, a 160-acre retreat and counseling center in south-central Michigan for pastors and missionaries.

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How Accountability Locks in Your Family’s Values

Updated as of June, 2020. Part of good parenting is keeping track of your kids. You don’t let them go with strangers. You like to know where they are at and who they are with.…

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Is pain in porn wrong? Only half of adults think so.

A brand new national survey of 1188 adults* asked what type of images are always wrong in porn.  Among those who actually use porn, nearly half–46%–of adults said that images of “sexual acts that may…

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Should a Pastor Be Fired for Viewing Porn?

Ask adult Christians what should be done if their pastor is using pornography, and 41% say, “He/she should be fired or asked to resign.”* Another 29% say the pastor should take a leave of absence…

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What are the most up-to-date stats on pornography?

Where can you get up-to-date stats on pornography? Over the years, that question has brought hundreds of people to the Covenant Eyes website, looking for pornography statistics. But because of the sensitive nature of the topic,…

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End Pornography and Sexual Exploitation

There is a battle in our generation: a battle against pornography and other forms of sexual exploitation. As President and CEO of Covenant Eyes, I invite you to join with me in this battle. Please…

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The Peak Time for Porn: A Covenant Eyes Report

A recent research project by Covenant Eyes has proven what you might suspect: viewing of porn goes way up in the wee hours of the morning. Specifically, for Covenant Eyes users, Highly Mature (HM) sites goes…

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Dirty Dozen: 12 Organizations That Are Promoting Sexual Exploitation

Facebook. Hardee’s. The American Library Association. Hilton Hotels & Resorts. Verizon. American Apparel. What do these organizations have in common? This year, these and six other groups are being named as the 2015 “Dirty Dozen”—organizations that…

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Anti-porn speaker charged with criminal sexual conduct

Pornography produces pain…and that suffering often multiplies. Such is the case of former porn producer Donny Pauling. He has become an anti-pornography activist and speaker since his conversion to Christianity about a year ago. But…

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You Can Stop the Demand for Child Sexual Exploitation

An Open Letter from the Covenant Eyes President Greetings, My name is Ron DeHaas, President of Covenant Eyes, and I am writing to you out of concern for our children. Today some 293,000 American youths…