Christian apologist and author Josh McDowell has launched Just1ClickAway.org – a new website to raise awareness about the dangers of online pornography which he says has the potential to lead to the disintegration of families.
See YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlnYrsZ7r-8
“Today we have, by and large, lost control of the controls. With just one keystroke on a smartphone, iPad, or laptop, a child can open up some of the worst pornography and sexually graphic content you can imagine. There’s never been such access in history,” he says.
McDowell, who has written or co-authored 120 books since 1960, backs his claims with shocking statistics about the destructive impact of pornography on families. More than 1 billion pornographic websites are one click away, and the average age of first-time pornography exposure is just eleven.
About 80 per cent of 15 to 17 year-olds have been exposed to hardcore porn, and the adult pornography industry reports that 20 to 30 per cent of its traffic comes from children.
The newly produced video on the Just1ClickAway.org website shows that pornography aggressively preys on and attacks its victims. The video has a warning label for its mature-content. Offering hope and help, McDowell has made available resources about the pervasiveness of pornography viewing and offers solutions.
The Bare Facts, McDowell’s “biblically based, medically sound and culturally relevant campaign”, provides youth and those who influence them with an understanding of love, sexuality and relationships.
Source: UK (The Christian Post)
as reported in Challenge Weekly June 4, 2012, p. P4. Story by Anugrah Kumar
The website www.Just1Clickaway.org reports that Sex online is an “epidemic” problem
1. As many as 1 out of 4 online searches are for porn.
2. Every second 30,000 people are viewing porn. The average age of first exposure is just 11.
3. Pornography use increases the marital infidelity rate by more than 300%
4.In 56% of all divorce cases, one party had an obsessive interest in porn sites.