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Luke Gilkerson has a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies and an MA in Religion. He is the author of Your Brain on Porn and The Talk: 7 Lessons to Introduce Your Child to Biblical Sexuality. Luke and his wife Trisha blog at IntoxicatedOnLife.com

Surf Your Values (Part 3) – Living Your Cyberspace Values

In our previous post we began looking at the “Seven Habits of Online Integrity” from Dan Lohrmann’s book Virtual Integrity. We looked at the first three habits. These are foundational principles when it comes to…

Your Porn Stash

You think that’s a lot of porn magazines . . . wait ’till you see how much porn is on the average teen’s computer. This year, give your teen the gift that keeps on giving…

Sex and Politics: Australia’s New Political Party takes on the Mandatory Internet Filter

On November 20, adult industry spokespersons launched a new political party: The Australian Sex Party. Tired of “hypocrites” and “wowsers” (an Australian slang term for an obtrusively puritanical person)? The Sex Party hopes to save…

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Breaking Addiction to Porn: Leaving the Endless Cycle

I recently heard a talk by Phil Monroe, a Christian Psychologist and biblical counselor who directs the Master’s counseling program at Biblical Seminary in suburban Philadelphia. He describes the cycle of addiction that any addict…

Teen Pregnancy Linked to Sex on TV

Does watching sex on TV predict teen pregnancy? This was the question the nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, the RAND Corporation, asked back in 2001. Their findings were released about a month ago. What were they?…

FAQ Friday: “Does Covenant Eyes Monitor and Record Private Information?”

Covenant Eyes accountability software is often mistaken for keystroke logging (often called “keylogging”) software. This sort of program intercepts all the keystrokes you’ve made on your computer, including sensitive information such as login names, passwords,…

Wall Street Turns to Sex to Cope

A recent article from Telegraph.co.uk reported about the high number of Wall Street bankers who are coping with economic stresses by turning to sex addiction. For example, Jonathan Alpert, a Manhattan psychotherapist reports that he has…

When Pastors Look at Porn . . .

People are watching more porn now than ever before . . . even pastors and ministers. How are denominations and church organizations dealing with this issue? The Assemblies of God actually has a formal list…

FAQ Friday: “Why is this Rating for a MySpace Page on My Report so high?”

Quick Answer: Our rating of MySpace pages vary widely. Our software’s rating system examines each and every Web page from MySpace, Facebook, and other social networking sites. Each page is rated by keywords. This means…