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Friday, December 28, 2007

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#-It is the music of a people who will NOT be slaves again.

Very encouraged by a friend of mine who has such a strong faith in the Lord, for we struggle in the same sort of sin. Well it may be different technically but sin is sin, either way you look at it.

72 million people visit pornographic websites anually

47% of Christians say porn is a major problem at home

72% of men visit porn sites
50% of Christian men are addicted to porn
28% of women visit porn sites
20% of Christian women are addicted to porn
70% of teens have viewed pornography
51% of pastors struggle with pornography addiction

Average age of 1st internet exposure to pornography - 11 years old
Largest consumer of internet pornography - 12 to 17 age group
15 - 17 year olds having multiple hardcore exposures - 80%
8 - 16 year olds having viewed porn online - 90% (most while doing homework)
7 - 17 year olds who would freely give out home address - 29%
7 - 17 year olds who would freely give out email addresses - 14%
Children's cartoon characters linked to thousands of porn links - 26 (including pokemon and action man)

Men admitting to accessing porn at work - 20%
US adults who regularly visit internet porn sites - 40 million
Promise Keepers men who viewed porn in the last week - 53%
Adults admitting to internet sexual addiction - 10%

13% of women admit to accessing porn at work
70% of womem keep their cyber activities secret
17% of ALL women struggle with pornography addiction
Women, far more than men, are likely to act out their behaviours in real life, such as having multiple partners, casual sex, or affairs
Women favour chat rooms 2x's more than men
1 out of 3 visitors to adult website's are women
9.4 million women access adult websites each month

51% of you say porn is a temptation69% of you started looking at porn out of curiosity
37% of you say it's currently a struggle
53% of you have visited porn sites in the past year
18% of you look at porn a couple of times a month
30% of you do not talk to anyone about your dirty little secret
4 in 10 of you looked at porn today

100% of you need accountability


Proverbs 28:13 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

It's a long hard road to freedom in Jesus Christ. It's a narrow path to follow to the Father's throne. But there is power in the blood, and in that power is our ultimate victory.

http://www.blazinggrace.org/masturbation.htm

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