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Enslaved to Porn: Why I Returned Again and Again to Porn
During a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1973, robbers held several…
During a bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1973, robbers held several hostages for six long days. During this time, a curious thing began to happen: The hostages began to show signs of sympathy for…
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David’s Story of Child Porn Addiction: Facing 8 Years in Prison
The following is a guest post by David Chatham. He is in…
The following is a guest post by David Chatham. He is in court today awaiting sentencing for possession of child pornography. . . . . Many people talk about the proverbial “knock on the door”…
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Is Porn “Addiction” an Accurate Term?
Does the term pornography addiction appear in any diagnostic manuals? The answer…
Does the term pornography addiction appear in any diagnostic manuals? The answer is no. Currently, there is debate as they prepare the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), as to whether they…
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Book Review – When Good Men Are Tempted
When Good Men Are Tempted is more than a how-to crash course…
When Good Men Are Tempted is more than a how-to crash course in overcoming lust: it is a theology of the sin of lust and our freedom in Christ. Author Bill Perkins does more than…
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Book Review – Real Sex: the naked truth about chastity
When Lauren Winner wrote about her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity…
When Lauren Winner wrote about her conversion from Orthodox Judaism to Christianity in her 2003 memoir, Girl Meets God, her frank recognition of the complexities of new-found faith were unpredictable and charming. As she takes…
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Is Porn the Same as Adultery?
“You cried with her?!” My wife appeared wounded, even a little threatened,…
“You cried with her?!” My wife appeared wounded, even a little threatened, when I described my conversation with a female employee. The young woman’s performance had been slipping the past few weeks and the perpetual…
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12-Step Porn & Sex Addiction Recovery Groups – What are the differences?
There is no end to the groups available for porn addicts and…
There is no end to the groups available for porn addicts and sex addicts. The five major groups based on the 12-step method are SA, SAA, SLAA, SCA, and SRA. All of these sexual addiction recovery groups have…
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Getting to the Root of Lust
Confessions of a Porn Addict I still remember my first brushes with…
Confessions of a Porn Addict I still remember my first brushes with pornography. As a teenager I occasionally slipped off to take a peak at a calendar girl. Our cable service also delivered an adult…
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What Is This "Marmot Day" Thing?
Seven years ago, a very good friend was going through a tough…
Seven years ago, a very good friend was going through a tough time, and we decided we needed to lighten things up. It was one of those funny conversations that goes from nowhere to nowhere…
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Samson and the Pirate Monks (Book Review)
Samson and the Pirate Monks is a story about a fellowship of…
Samson and the Pirate Monks is a story about a fellowship of men—men who are helping one another to take off their pious masks and bear their souls to each other. The subtitle really captures…