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« on: August 01, 2005, 11:22:02 PM »

 I was hesitant as to whether I should post this thread. After discussing it with God I decided it was an important issue, and may help someone out.

 I have a couple of Christian friends. They were married and have one child, but sadly they are divorced.

 Both of them think it's ok to view porn. Huh
They don't believe it harms anyone. I asked them if they think God's ok with it, but they had no answer - they both sat looking dumb. They both continue to view it, I'm sure.

 I thought I'd give my friends here my take on the subject.
I won't go into any ugly detail, but I believe my point will come across. Here it goes.

 I am turning 43 tomorrow. I am married, and we have three teenaged sons and a foster daughter.

 Even when I was a young man I never liked porn, it felt wrong. I was wild when I was younger; I did drugs and drank. I was the lead singer of a semi-successful rock band here in Canada, so I also had more than my share of women around me. I had attended parties where someone would put a porn video on, and I would leave the room. The part about that which made me proud was, being a singer I always had "followers" around me, and when I left a room where porn was being viewed, they would ask me what was up, and I would tell them what I thought about porn. In the end, many of these people admitted that porn made them uncomfortable, but they didn't want to seem "wimpy" so they pretended they were into it. So after that came out, it gave these folks the courage to also leave the room, or to turn it off.

 I always respected women. My fellow band members were sex fiends and treated women poorly. They acted as if it was some kind of contest to see who could bed the most women. I was a "freak" because I refused to sleep with a woman unless I was in a relationship with her. Now that I am born again, I regret even doing that. I believe that we should wait until we are married to have sex.

 I went through a period when I was addicted to drugs where I would fantasize about women. I would act my fantasies out with my present girlfriend, and now that I look back on it, I am severely disappointed and ashamed of that time of my life. I never forced or hurt anyone, but it was pure lust, and that is a dark, unloving action.

 I overcame my drugs and drinking after I had an experience with God. God actually spoke to me one night. He called me by my name and spoke to me.

 After that, I came into contact with a couple of strong Christian people who got me on my path to Jesus. In the following years I was healed of my addictions, and my life took a drastic turn for the better. I quit the band just as we were in negotiations to sign with WEA. My friends in the group didn't speak to me for years after that. I have a good relationship with the guitar player now.

 From time to time I find myself having an impure thought pop into my mind. I'll see a pretty woman, and before I know what's going on I'll have this thought. I found a fantastic way of stopping it. Whenever it would happen I would tell satan to "go away" I would call him a liar, and demand that he stop in the name of Jesus. I would do this in my head, so as not to freak out any bystanders!  Undecided

 It really works. The thoughts are very infrequent now. If we would all be honest, we would admit that this happens to all of us, both men and women, it's one of satan's most vile weapons. The good news is that we have a loving God who will never leave us alone to fight these kinds of attacks.

 Porn is one of satans most destructive weapons. It demeans women and men. It leads to all manner of devious behaviour.

 I watched a news special the other night that brought me to tears. There are men in America who travel to third world countries in order to have sex with children. A group of rescuers went under cover with hidden cameras in order to rescue these poor innocent babies from the scum that sell them and the scum that buy them. These babies are as young as 6 and 7 years old! I was almost sobbing when I actually saw these wee babies lined up for inspection by their adult attackers. They were shoped out by their relatives in some case. Even some of their own parents would sell them! These innosent little lambs were actually laughing and playing with each other, because at the point of the filming, they were being presented as virgins, and had not been raped yet!! My God, I'm crying again just thinking about it. Please! Please pray for these little angels, and may God curse those who would do such evil to these poor babies! Thank God for the fires of Hell, so that those scum will get what's coming to them! The filth that would do such evil to these sweet little babies are headed for an eternity of fire.

 Back in America, the news team caught up with one of the scum that had sex with some these children. He was a doctor!

 He said he was drugged at the time, or drunk, and he was not responsible for whatever may have happened. They actually got this goof on tape bragging about the "sweet young thing" he had purchased for $300, and how he could keep them for three nights for that price!!
 I dare not express publically what I would do to such scum if I ever had the chance. Angry

 Pedophiles and sexual offenders all have at least one thing in common - they all started out looking at some from of porn. It was "innocent, harmless fun"! After a while the porn wasnt enough for them, they wanted to act out what they were seeing (sound familiar ladies?) All molestation and rape begins with a thought. The perpetrators have the thought in their minds then they plan their attack then they execute the attack. Looking at porn places thoughts in our minds. The act cannot take place unless the thought is there first. Think about that my friends. Isnt it better to fill your mind with good thoughts? The world would be a much safer place for all of us.

 There is no excuse for anybody who claims to be Christian to legitimize any form of porn. It's just as vile for non-believers, but especially so for those of us who claim to love Jesus.

 Ladies, if your husband is Christian, and he thinks God is ok with his porn, please tell them to get rid of it! Give him an ultimatum - he keeps his porn, or his wife, period! God will not welcome a lustful heart into His home. So your husbands are actually trading their eternal souls for a few years of viewing porn. satan loves this.
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2005, 11:36:43 PM »


We can't take the law into our own hands but sometimes I think the world might be a better place if we did, in a case like this.  It's greed.........money.  How can a human being place money over his fellow human beings?  Well, maybe they aren't human at all......................maybe they just look human.  Scum isn't even a bad enough word for these creeps.  Neither is the word, creep.  I'm against abortion but sometimes when I hear things like this, I know those babies will never suffer these insults from humans (or devils just might be a better word).  Disgust, loathe and intense anger I feel right now.  

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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2005, 12:55:34 AM »


We can't take the law into our own hands but sometimes I think the world might be a better place if we did, in a case like this.  It's greed.........money.  How can a human being place money over his fellow human beings?  Well, maybe they aren't human at all......................maybe they just look human.  Scum isn't even a bad enough word for these creeps.  Neither is the word, creep.  I'm against abortion but sometimes when I hear things like this, I know those babies will never suffer these insults from humans (or devils just might be a better word).  Disgust, loathe and intense anger I feel right now.  


Amen my sister. I am completely sickened, hurt, and seething mad at the same time.
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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2005, 12:00:25 PM »

 My friends.

Judging by the lack of response on this thread, I'm wondering if it's a bit too heavy for this forum.

Please advise. Should I remove it?
Please be honest, I don't want to post anything that shouldn't be here.

John
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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2005, 12:13:26 PM »



Maybe it's the wording of the topic, but I can't think of what you could replace it with......................maybe the word, TRASH.  I don't know.  You prayed about this first Bronze, and God gave you the "go ahead" didn't He?  




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« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2005, 12:57:37 PM »

My friends.

Judging by the lack of response on this thread, I'm wondering if it's a bit too heavy for this forum.

Please advise. Should I remove it?
Please be honest, I don't want to post anything that shouldn't be here.

John

I have no problem with the post being here whatsoever. But i am at a loss for words to even know how to describe these sickening people, if thats the correct name for them.
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2005, 01:07:31 PM »

My friends.

Judging by the lack of response on this thread, I'm wondering if it's a bit too heavy for this forum.

Please advise. Should I remove it?
Please be honest, I don't want to post anything that shouldn't be here.

John

I have no problem with the post being here whatsoever. But i am at a loss for words to even know how to describe these sickening people, if thats the correct name for them.

I'm with you here Joey............people?...............that's way way too good of a description for them, just like you said.  They're DEVILS, DEMONS.  THEY'RE THE HORROR OF HORRORS.  I have no word in my vocabulary for them.  They aren't they's, and they aren't them's, either.  Eugh! Pugh! Pew!




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« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2005, 01:18:41 PM »

A wonderful testimony, Brother.


As for the news special you watched I think Cris said it right with the word "pew". They need a daily dose of sitting in a pew with the word of God being given them 24 hrs straight non-stop. Then if they don't repent and change their ways it should be straight to hell.

Sometimes I wonder if people such as this are not demon possessed. It really must be the case because I cannot imagine a human being to otherwise be able to commit such atrocities.

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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2005, 02:55:35 PM »

 yes criss, I spoke to the boss before I posted it, but sometimes we misunderstand His answers, so I wanted to check with my friends.

Thank you all for being honest. This is a dark topic.

John
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2005, 03:31:42 PM »

Bronzesnake

I'm sorry. I forgot to say in my earlier post. That is such a powerful testimony you have there brother and just shows the power our God has to turn any life around. Thank you for being bold and sharing your testimony with us all. I cannot imagine it was easy for you to share this. Thank You.
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« Reply #10 on: August 02, 2005, 06:37:57 PM »

Bronzesnake

I'm sorry. I forgot to say in my earlier post. That is such a powerful testimony you have there brother and just shows the power our God has to turn any life around. Thank you for being bold and sharing your testimony with us all. I cannot imagine it was easy for you to share this. Thank You.

 Thank you very much my brother. Yes, it wasn't easy, but if my testimony can reach anyone who may relate, then God has blessed us both.

 Thanks again Joey my brother.

John
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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2005, 06:56:04 AM »

I think it is a subject that christians tend to stay away from. I must commend your courage in the matter.
I don't know what else to say, being in an African coutry myself, I can mention that lots of these girls get abducted, or as Bronzesnake mentioned, get sold by family and sometimes even neighbours. If their parents have died from AIDS the community will see this as an easy way out for them.
There is not even close to enough places of safety for Aids orphans.
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« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2005, 12:05:34 PM »

This is a very good post and I commend you for posting it!

This has always been a point of contention with myself and the American Church. How can you constantly commend the homosexual for being immoral and anti-God when some stats tell us that 1/3 of Christians watch porn. It's a stepping stone to so many dark areas of life because it takes something sacred and cheapens it.
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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2005, 12:45:17 PM »

This is a very valid thread for a world where Satan runs free.  Pornography is one of Satan's greatest tools.  He uses it to induce lust in the unassuming and unsuspecting, then Satan uses that lust before God, claiming "See there, that person is committing adultery in his heart.  You cannot forgive that!  It is against Your commandments!"  

Lust is yet another stumbling block we must watch out for.  We ask God not to lead us into temptation and He hears us and He doesn't lead us there, but He doesn't stop us from going there without Him.  

How serious a problem is porn?  Here are the statistics as supplied by FamilySafeMedia.com:
   
Size of the Industry $57.0 billion world-wide - $12.0 billion US
Adult Videos $20.0 billion
Escort Services $11.0 billion
Magazines $7.5 billion
Sex Clubs $5.0 billion
Phone Sex $4.5 billion
Cable & Pay per View $2.5 billion
Internet $2.5 billion
CD-Rom $1.5 billion
Novelties $1.0 billion
Other $1.5 billion
Porn revenue is larger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises.
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC ($6.2 billion)
Child pornography generates $3 billion annually    

Satan's money talks to a lot of people.
Pray, folks, pray.
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« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2005, 06:58:35 AM »


Size of the Industry $57.0 billion world-wide - $12.0 billion US
Adult Videos $20.0 billion
Escort Services $11.0 billion
Magazines $7.5 billion
Sex Clubs $5.0 billion
Phone Sex $4.5 billion
Cable & Pay per View $2.5 billion
Internet $2.5 billion
CD-Rom $1.5 billion
Novelties $1.0 billion
Other $1.5 billion
Porn revenue is larger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises.
US porn revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC ($6.2 billion)
Child pornography generates $3 billion annually    

Satan's money talks to a lot of people.
Pray, folks, pray.
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