I know this has been discussed before, but does anyone think that the constant talk about porn in church has a detrimental effect on actually curbing the practice? It seems like porn has been discussed in every other church meeting and in every GC for the past dozen years. There's also no indication that porn consumption is decreasing.
First, does constantly talking about the practice and demonizing it somehow make it more tempting? DARE and other programs have helped decrease teen drug use over the long haul, but drug and alcohol abuse is, in the end, a learned behavior and preventing experimentation has gone a long ways towards decreased drug use. Porn is different in that it exploits a powerful natural urge. Simply put, I don't think a DARE type of approach is helpful.
Second, by talking about it all the time, does it give the impression to some that every second guy in the church is perusing scatlovers.com on a regular basis, and does that normalize the consumption?
I personally think drastically different measures should be taken. Rather than talk about porn all the time, simply encourage people to get Internet filters (I know they're not foolproof, but still) to protect children. Bishops should meet with a porn user once or twice and then refer them to a specialist. As long as the porn user meets with the specialist regularly, the guy is worthy to enter the temple. If the guy relapses, the process should start over again.
First, does constantly talking about the practice and demonizing it somehow make it more tempting? DARE and other programs have helped decrease teen drug use over the long haul, but drug and alcohol abuse is, in the end, a learned behavior and preventing experimentation has gone a long ways towards decreased drug use. Porn is different in that it exploits a powerful natural urge. Simply put, I don't think a DARE type of approach is helpful.
Second, by talking about it all the time, does it give the impression to some that every second guy in the church is perusing scatlovers.com on a regular basis, and does that normalize the consumption?
I personally think drastically different measures should be taken. Rather than talk about porn all the time, simply encourage people to get Internet filters (I know they're not foolproof, but still) to protect children. Bishops should meet with a porn user once or twice and then refer them to a specialist. As long as the porn user meets with the specialist regularly, the guy is worthy to enter the temple. If the guy relapses, the process should start over again.
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