“Who am I to say that porn is wrong?” “It’s not affecting anyone but themselves, so why does it matter?” “Those girls, they’re choosing to do these things. It’s how they make a living.” I could go on. Millions of excuses to justify pornography are made every day, but the truth is…
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Standing for Purity in an Age of Impurity
We are living in an age when people spend the vast majority of their time on screens. If you work in an office it’s likely you spend most of your day in front of a computer. If you have a cell phone it’s likely you spend time reading and/or checking…
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2017’s Dirty Dozen List Revealed
This week, our good friends at the National Center of Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) announced the organizations and corporations on its 2017 Dirty Dozen List. What is the goal of the Dirty Dozen List? This list names and shames companies and organizations that profit from sexual exploitation. These are mainstream entities…
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Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation: National Summit
We live in a sexually complex culture. Porn has not only become acceptable in many corners of society, but porn culture is impacting how we define “sexual health.” To combat this trend, the first annual summit of the Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation is coming up in just two weeks:…
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Caught By a Predator: Woman Speaks Out 10 Years After Her Abduction
His sweaty hand squeezed her hand tightly as they made the five-hour drive to his home, saying things like, “Shut up. Be good. The trunk’s cleaned out for you.” Terrified, 13-year-old Alicia Kozakiewicz wondered how she might escape or if she would live to see her family again. Finally, late…
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Pope Francis Addresses the Harms of Porn on Children
The content you read here may include religious language from other denominations. Please don’t let this distract from the overall message. Covenant Eyes frequently writes from a Christian perspective (both Catholic and Protestant), but we work with those of various religious beliefs and those with no religious beliefs in the fight…
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I Was a 12-Year-Old Girl Addicted To Porn
All the assumptions that pornography was a boy’s struggle completely dismissed me, a twelve-year-old girl addicted to porn. I was part of a large percentage of teens using pornography, and while so many of us struggled, I felt alone. What started as seeking questions became a full-on addiction, and because…
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Anti-Porn Posture a Priority on Party Platform
Even among like-minded political peers, it is difficult to get universal agreement on issues. However, that does not appear to be the case of a recently introduced amendment to the Republican platform. The amendment affirms pornography as a “public health crisis.” Utah first introduced legislation declaring porn a “public health…
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How Much Porn Is Too Much?
If you find yourself asking how much porn is too much, there is probably a reason why! Perhaps someone in your life has been negatively impacted by pornography, or maybe you have experienced the effects of porn in your own life. Regardless, you are likely wondering where the line is…
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Science and Porn: What Are You Risking If They’re Wrong?
Most of us have convictions. I’m not talking about the kind handed down from judges and juries, but a fixed, or at least firm, belief in what is right and wrong, okay and not okay. We use these convictions to help us navigate decisions, figure how to spend our time,…