The Passion Principles by Shannon Ethridge

Author:Shannon Ethridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2013-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

1. decreases our sexual satisfaction. There is a direct correlation between the amount of pornography viewed and one’s overall sexual satisfaction in real relationships. Heavy porn viewers typically report less satisfaction with their intimate partners and are less likely to be pleased with their partners’ physical appearance, affection, and sexual performance.1 If porn is actually going to make you experience distaste for your ordained sex partner, how can that be a good thing?

2. disconnects us from real relationships. “The glossy magazine pictures or pixels on the screen have no sexual or relational expectations of their own.” This trains [both male and female] viewers to be merely “digital voyeurs,” and to “desire the cheap thrill of fantasy over a committed relationship.”2 Our eyes and minds begin to long for something that our hearts and hands can never actually touch. Talk about sexual frustration!

3. lowers our view of women. Rather than men and boys viewing females as beautiful, valuable creatures made in the image of God, most males have unrealistic expectations of women, often viewing real naked women as a far cry from being “porn-worthy.”3 Society obviously pays a high price for this “free porn,” particularly women and girls, who feel as if they will never measure up.

4. desensitizes us to cruelty. Even when pornography is considered nonviolent in nature, most of the themes running through the material falsely indoctrinate viewers into the notion that women enjoy acts of aggression and degradation.4 If we are honest, most pornography should have a label reading: WARNING: Do Not Try This at Home or She Might Go Ballistic on You!

5. makes us want to watch more porn. Research findings show that habitual use of pornography leads the viewer to gradually become more tolerant of sexually explicit material. This means he or she must eventually increase the novelty and graphic nature of the material consumed in order to achieve the same level of arousal or interest.5 We must think of pornography as having the same effect as poison ivy. It is an insatiable itch that only gets stirred up all the more as we attempt to scratch it. The only way to let the rash heal is to refrain from scratching it at all.

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