The moral effects of pornography are, by now, well attested. The
scourge of pornography has brought ruin and harm into the lives of
millions of our friends and neighbors, destroying marriages, distorting
sexuality, and poisoning minds. Even so, the pornography industrial
complex continues to grow, representing one of the most lucrative
segments of the Internet economy.
For the most part, previous research into the effects of pornography
has focused on the psychological and physiological effects of
pornography exposure. Among males, exposure to pornography is associated
with addictive behaviors traced to the release of chemicals in the
brain, stimulating arousal and excitement. In the larger context,
pornography is also associated with an exaggerated masculinity, negative
attitudes toward women, and relational breakdowns due to unrealistic
sexual expectations.
Pornography reduces women to objects of sexual attraction and the
endless permutations of sexual behaviors available on the Internet are
evidence of the insatiable desire for innovation and excitement that
pornography produces. This, to a large extent, is what makes pornography
such an expansive industry. Its product builds an apparently insatiable
appetite for more, and then even more. Continue at R. Albert Mohler
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