Church's anti-porn site

[SoonerCoug]

http://combatingpornography.org/cp/eng/

Does my spouse have a pornography problem?

Here are the warning signs according to the Church:

1. Irritability
Is your spouse more irritable and "on the edge"?
2. Financial
Are there unaccounted for expenditures?
3. Unaccounted Time
Does your spouse consistently have a lot of unaccounted-for time?
4. Disconnected
Does your spouse seem emotionally disconnected?
5. Relationship
Have you noticed a significant or even subtle change in your physical, emotional, and/or social relationship?
6. Spiritual
Does your loved one seem less interested in spiritual things?


Of course, they don't mention the verified possibility that a spouse could be acting MORE spiritual if he is looking at porn.

Other signs:

1. Loss of interest in sexual relations or insatiable sexual appetite.
2. Introduction of unusual sexual practices in the relationship.
3. Diminished emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and intellectual intimacy.
4. Neglect of responsibilities.
5. Increased isolation (such as late-night hours on the computer reading CUF); withdrawal from family.
6. Easily irritated, irregular mood swings.
7. Unexplained absences.
8. Preference for masturbation over sexual relations with spouse.
9. Unexplained financial transactions.
10. Sexual relations that are rigid, rushed, without passion, and detached.

I'm sure that some of these things are quite accurate, but it really upsets me the way the Church throws around "science" on this site (talking about brain structures, etc). The Church only uses data that support their position. They have an MD with basically zero publications writing about the science of porn addiction. It doesn't make the Church look credible.

[SeattleUte]

I'm wondering why it has become The Anti-Porn Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Seriously, I'm honestly confused about what the institution stands for or cares about outside of sexual morality, or, to state it more neutrally, private sexual behavior. Porn is a fine thing to study and Lord knows there are numerous grounds on which to criticize it and call it a bad habit. But the obsession with this while there is much other good that it could be saying and doing (and it is not saying and doing) is bizarre. Maby not bizarre; social cerservativism just seems to be its all consuming mission and passsion these days, like its cousins, other evangelical-type organizations.

[YOhio]

. But the obsession with this while there is much other good that it could be saying and doing (and it is not saying and doing) is bizarre. Maby not bizarre; social cerservativism just seems to be its all consuming mission and passsion these days.

Fighting porn is addictive!

[beefytee]

It's blocked by my works Porn-filter.

[SeattleUte]

http://combatingpornography.org/cp/eng/

Does my spouse have a pornography problem?

Here are the warning signs according to the Church:

1. Irritability
Is your spouse more irritable and "on the edge"?
2. Financial
Are there unaccounted for expenditures?
3. Unaccounted Time
Does your spouse consistently have a lot of unaccounted-for time?
4. Disconnected
Does your spouse seem emotionally disconnected?
5. Relationship
Have you noticed a significant or even subtle change in your physical, emotional, and/or social relationship?
6. Spiritual
Does your loved one seem less interested in spiritual things?


Of course, they don't mention the verified possibility that a spouse could be acting MORE spiritual if he is looking at porn.

Other signs:

1. Loss of interest in sexual relations or insatiable sexual appetite.
2. Introduction of unusual sexual practices in the relationship.
3. Diminished emotional, physical, social, spiritual, and intellectual intimacy.
4. Neglect of responsibilities.
5. Increased isolation (such as late-night hours on the computer reading CUF); withdrawal from family.
6. Easily irritated, irregular mood swings.
7. Unexplained absences.
8. Preference for masturbation over sexual relations with spouse.
9. Unexplained financial transactions.
10. Sexual relations that are rigid, rushed, without passion, and detached.

I'm sure that some of these things are quite accurate, but it really upsets me the way the Church throws around "science" on this site (talking about brain structures, etc). The Church only uses data that support their position. They have an MD with basically zero publications writing about the science of porn addiction. It doesn't make the Church look credible.

Most of those things on that list could also describe a normal guy's pouty behavior if he's not getting enough real sex. Which is also what might drive him to porn!

Also, what are "unusual sexual practices"?

[Donuthole]

Most of those things on that list could also describe a normal guy's pouty behavior if he's not getting enough real sex.

Or a guy's behavior if he's having an affair.

[SeattleUte]

Or a guy's behavior if he's having an affair.

Or if he's watching too much sports and/or pissed off about how is favorite team is doing.

[jay santos]

Fighting porn is addictive!

I laughed. And I almost have to side with SU on this. I think the church is blundering this issue.

[creekster]

Also, what are "unusual sexual practices"?

Oh sure, you would just love to have us describe it for you, wouldnt you? Take your smut-quest elsewhere, bucko.

[landpoke]

Also, what are "unusual sexual practices"?

Lights on? On top of the covers?

[RC Vikings]

http://combatingpornography.org/cp/eng/



10. Sexual relations that are rigid, rushed, without passion, and detached.

I'm starting to wonder if my wife has a porn problem.

[smokymountainrain]

I'm starting to wonder if my wife has a porn problem.

insatiable sexual appetite.

I'm starting to wonder how to get my wife a porn problem.

[dabrockster]

Or a guy's behavior if he's having an affair.

Or if the couple is having marital problems in general.. Does anyone else think this could be used to cause more frictions in someones marriage when pornography is not even the problem??


I think they have great intentions but I think some overly possessive women/men would use this as a way to further control their spouse...

[SoonerCoug]

Or if the couple is having marital problems in general.. Does anyone else think this could be used to cause more frictions in someones marriage when pornography is not even the problem??


I think they have great intentions but I think some overly possessive women/men would use this as a way to further control their spouse...

The purpose of this website is to make Mormon women worry more about porn. The reason the Church wants Mormon women to worry about porn is because a lot of Mormons are getting divorced nowadays over porn (no joke). The Church's intention is for Mormon women to help their husbands. I think the real outcome will be that even more Mormon women will either hate or divorce their husbands over porn.

[jay santos]

The purpose of this website is to make Mormon women worry more about porn. The reason the Church wants Mormon women to worry about porn is because a lot of Mormons are getting divorced nowadays over porn (no joke). The Church's intention is for Mormon women to help their husbands. I think the real outcome will be that even more Mormon women will either hate or divorce their husbands over porn.

Maybe they should just tell the women to stop divorcing their husbands over porn?