posted on 11:14 AM | permalink

We mentioned previously the shenanigans at Yale, Stanford and William & Mary where a traveling show of "sex workers" try to pass off their wares as art. Kudos to the School Board at W&M who denied President Nichol a second term.

Last week Yale hosted an important debate about pornography with the two traveling debators Craig Gross (pastor at XXXChurch.com) and Ron Jeremy, porn star. If you have a moment, watch the debate, its engrossing and appropriate for each of us to understand what the challenge is.

Labels: colleges, debate, pornography

posted on 2:01 PM | permalink

Oprah is a force to be reckoned with. Her career is stunning and admirable. She's done lots and lots of excellent shows on the effects of pornography and addiction and even put up a site tracking sexual predators. Bravo! So... what's next?

Labels: pornography, promiscuity

posted on 2:51 PM | permalink

by Justin Hart

By 1984 millions of copies of a special Marvel funded Spiderman comic book (excerpt above) were published by the National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse, endorsed by the blue ribbon panel of scientists and by the National Education Association and distributed free to children nationwide. The story described the strategy of “grooming” boys (like the young Spiderman) by an adult pederast who showed the boy a “GIRLIE” magazine in order to molest him.

I want to believe Senator Craig but I can't attribute any prescient powers to leftist bloggers who accused Craig of this behavior last October. I alone I think possess this power. And now I give it to you.

Let me be clear. I did not predict the Senator Craig incident nor did I out him last year (the leftist blogs that did now appear to be pretty accurate).

But I can write for you the story on how he got there.

This is a recent super power that I've acquired since I joined the Lighted Candle Society. It goes something like this:

1. I'm at some party or event discussing what LCS does
2. A woman that's been listening in to my conversation takes me aside to tell me her story.
3. Before she begins I predict what her story is. I recite the following suppositions:
   

• Her husband was a porn addict since the age of 11
• He hid it from her and her family all his life
  
• An unfortunate incident exposed the children to his horrible addiction
• His affections towards his spouse changed and his demands because untoward
• His addiction led to serious financial repercussions
• She discovers some evidence that confirms her suspicions
• The addiction led to prostitution and worse over the course of the marriage.
• They divorced and he continues his struggle.

The woman will stand there stunned admitting that I have accurately retold her terribly tragic marriage and divorce. The details vary of course but the milestones and the results are usually the same.

If I had to guess I would say that Senator Craig is on the same course with a homosexual twist. To wit: there was probably some sexual abuse that took place in his childhood. Of course this is a gross generalization but I've found it to be true in almost everything I've investigated and read.

Bottom line: I think Senator Craig should come clean. The evidence points to serious sexual addiction coupled with denial and lies.

Labels: homosexuality, pornography, public peversion, senator craig

posted on 11:43 AM | permalink

by Justin Hart

By some estimations the growth in porn-related crimes and addictions has skyrocketed. The cause is really self-evident. Previously, porn addiction was something to satisfy over the counter of some darkened alley shop. Today, it's available over the kitchen counter.

To reiterate, at the Lighted Candle Society we are under no illusion that pornography is going away. Rather, our goal is to help bring those responsible for illegal and criminal pornography to court and awaken our fellow citizens to the real threat that pornography poses to the family and to society.

This is an uphill battle to be sure. And the popular trends of music artists don't help any. These "role models" and idols of our youth have a serious impact on our children's behavior.

Take for instance the case of popular R&B singer R. Kelly. Kelly is alleged to have had sex with a minor and video taping the event. Apparently, she was as young as 13 at the time. The judge in the case is in the unenviable position of deciding whether or not to allow the viewing of the tape. He has indicated that he will allow the jury to view it, including the part of the video where Kelly urinates on the girl.

(I apologize if I have offended anyone's sensibilities. At LCS we strive to limit the more provocative and ugly realities in this arena. But I think this is worth our discussion.)

Or take the latest duo of rap artists (Justin Timberlake and 50 Cents) penning an ode to "pornography" but disguising the lyrics by replacing the offensive vice with the word "technology".


I'm not one to wax prudish... but in my mind this masterpiece needs some serious reworking. Am I wrong?

Labels: 50 cents, Justin Timberlake, music, pornography, R. Kelly

posted on 5:39 PM | permalink

A recent report cited in an article in the New York Times indicates that over 85% of convicted Internet offenders have committed sexual abuse on minors. The report, yet to be publised is yet another example of the grave situation we find ourselves in... beholden to first amendment protections for a vice that day after day proves to be as damaging as illegal drugs in our society.

This is having a dramatic effect upon the family devestating communities and raising a coarse generation of youth numb to the terrible effects of pornography.

Labels: pornography, report, research, sexual abuse