Hot Wives, Evil Sirens, and Trapped Men: How the Church’s Messaging on Porn Fails Women
Editor’s Note: This is one of the Top 15 2020 CBE Writing Contest winners. Enjoy!
Since before the advent of the “porn in your pocket” generation, churches have been vehemently opposed to the production, dissemination, and consumption of porn. The majority of church teaching holds that using porn violates commands against nonmarital sexual lust, encourages sexual activity outside of marriage, and catalyzes deviant sexual behaviors in society. The discussion more recently has also focused on the damaging effects of using porn on mental health.