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ABC Religion and Ethics by Helen Pringle Sept. 6, 2011 Since the 1980s, there has been a steady growth in the number of academics who study pornography and believe they are being unconventional or somehow radical in their defence, even celebration, of it. To treat pornography as an avant garde political gesture, however, requires its defenders […]
ABC Religion and Ethics by Gail Dines Sept. 14, 2011 I thought I was coming to Australia for a mix of work and sightseeing. Well, I was correct about the work part, but missed seeing your beautiful country since I spent much of my time holed up in the studios of ABC. My book Pornland: How […]
ABC by Nina Funnell Nov. 22, 2011 Historically debates about children and pornography have tended to play out in two directions. Either children are discussed as being the victims used in illegal child pornography, or alternatively they are constructed as the damaged consumers of adult pornography which they inadvertently or deliberately access. Both the “exploited victim” […]
Business Insider October 26, 2011 by Vivian Giang Young men in their 20s apparently have no groove in bed — and it’s all because they’re addicted to pornography, according to a report in Psychology Today. But the problem is much more serious than simply either being good or bad in the sack, it’s a physiological […]
The Christian Post January 15, 2010 by Nathan Black What is it about pornography that makes it so appealing to so many men? “Pornography is … a physical matter, rooted in the biological intricacies of our sexual design,” Struthers, associate professor of psychology at Wheaton College, writes in Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the […]
Jezebel Nov. 11, 2011 by Anna North Yesterday, Yale’s president announced that the university’s “Sex Week,” an exploration of sexual issues featuring panels discussions, guest speakers, and other events, will no longer be allowed to use Yale’s name or facilities. Conservative students have been campaigning against Sex Week for some time, calling it pro-porn […]
ABC News November 10, 2011 by Lisa Stark An anti-pornography group is now taking aim at Ryanair, whose CEO has proposed a new app for smart phones that would allow passengers to watch racy material in the comfort of their aisle seat. The group, Morality in Media, today called on U.S. citizens and pro-family organizations […]
Baptist Press Nov. 10, 2011 by David Roach NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) — Most pastors believe pornography has adversely impacted the lives of their church members, but almost half cannot estimate what percentage of their congregation views porn. That is the finding of a newly released survey by LifeWay Research of 1,000 American Protestant pastors. When […]
Vatican Insider Nov. 7, 2011 by Alessandro Speciale In a pluralistic society, the Catholic Church is convinced that it is duty bound “to intervene in favor of the values that are valid for man as such, independently of the various cultures” – values the Church knows “through its faith” but which at which all men […]
by Michael J. Formica It is no secret that men have a lesser degree of access to their emotions and feelings than do women. There are all sorts of reasons for this, and the topic, in and of itself, could fill pages. Suffice it to say, that where women are more likely to express emotions […]