LifeSiteNews reports on recent studies of porn addiction…“The United States’ massive porn industry has reported a marked increase in sales of DVD’s for home adult entertainment. California-based Adult Video News predicted revenue of $12.6 billion this year [2005] for the industry. Of that number, $4.28 billion is predicted from sales and rentals of porn DVD’s, […]
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In the August 16 Christian Science Monitor, John Hughes reports on a child sexual abuse and murder case where porn allegedly played a role: “SALT LAKE CITY – From his jail cell a few days ago, 20-year-old Craig Roger Gregerson explained the reason he has been arrested and charged with capital murder, punishable by death, […]
On August 15, Northampton residents David and Wendy Newton wrote to Robert J. Greeley, leasing agent for 135 King Street, to express their concerns about the impact of the proposed porn shop on local registered sex offenders. Subject: Capital Video/135 King StreetTo all concerned parties:The Department of Justice National Registry of Convicted Sex Offenders lists 12 […]
Some people have suggested that porn shops are a safe place to help people relieve their impulses. Research suggests that, on the contrary, porn can “decrease sensitivity to the crime of rape” and “increase the acceptance of violence against women”. Here is information adapted from oneangrygirl.net. “The relationship between particularly sexually violent images in the […]