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| Results of survey of 1000 pastors on porn in the church | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18th, 2011 04:39 pm |
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mike Administrator
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From a survey of 1000 pastors: * 69% say porn has adversely affected the church. When asked to estimate how many of their church members view porn on a weekly basis, 43% of these pastors did not respond. Of those who did: 62% of pastors said less than 10% of congregants view porn weekly 24% of pastors said that 10-24% of their members view porn weekly 10% of pastors said that that 25-49% of their members view porn weekly 4% of pastors said that 50% or more of their members view porn weekly Other statistics: 43% of internet users view porn. 70% of 18-24 year olds visit porn sites monthly. Baptist Press, November 15, 2011, quoting Lifeway Research and Education Database survey results. What is your impression on the results of this survey?
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18th, 2011 06:36 pm |
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guitarist63 Member
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It's probably not the complete picture of the spread of pornography in the church and outside the church. Those who use it are likely to keep it a secret unless they are found out.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19th, 2011 12:52 am |
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cog 2 Member 
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I believe that the average pastor isn't in touch with the reality of the spread of sexual immorality in the churches today. I don't have figures but I do know sex addicts that are christian... lots of them! Just look at the divorce rate involving infidelity. That is a good indicator of the problem. Sandusky is a good indicator of the problem. Regardless, there is hope and help, and when we stop shaming these people and start pointing them to God, the problem will begin to reverse itself. Cog 2
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| Posted: Sat Dec 3rd, 2011 06:12 am |
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Tired of the Same Dance Member
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I believe the problem lies also that the Church is afriad to step on the toes of the addicts. What happen to the Hell, Fire and Brimstone that if you sin you are going to hell. What happen to the compasion and energy when we keep God's words in our heart and follow what the 10 commandments tells us what we should do. In my own opinion that if the Churches start talking about more about addictions that are plaguing our families and that there is a desprate need for change and recovery groups, divorce rates will go down, families will stay together and the church will be respectable again. But the more we push it in the dark and the Church doesn't talk about it, it gives Satan control to continue working more in our lives even though we are Christians and should have the faith that "With God all things are possible".
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