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Masturbation: Is it Sin?

August 4, 2010 By Chris Stump
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*Posted originally at Exodus Youth. About seven years ago I attended my first Exodus conference.  As I was looking at the multitude of workshops offered during the week I came across one entitled "Something, something...MASTURBATION".  I can't remember the whole title, because I just saw that "m" word.  I knew I had to go to that one.  But of course when the time came to go I was filled with so much trepidation and shame.  Would I be the only one in the workshop?  I got up enough courage to go, and to my amazement, the room was so full, there was barely any standing room.  It … [Read more...]

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Porn “Hijacks” The Male Brain Wired for Sexual Intimacy

February 2, 2010 By Randy Thomas
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Albert Mohler highlights the new book by William Struthers Wired for Intimacy: How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain: To no one's surprise, the vast majority of those who consume pornography are males. It is no trade secret that males are highly stimulated by visual images, whether still or video. That is not a new development, as ancient forms of pornography attest. What is new is all about access. Today's men and boys are not looking at line pictures drawn on cave walls. They have almost instant access to countless forms of pornography in a myriad of forms. But, even as … [Read more...]

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What Porn Users Taught Marnia Robinson

October 8, 2009 By Randy Thomas
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I hate to sound snarky but ... I would have never imagined ever linking to the Huffington Post (such are my blog reading leanings) but ... here we go. Robinson talks about sexual addiction to porn and masturbation from a purely secular and biological basis. A dedicated member of the "to each his own taste" club, I'm all for freedom of speech. However, my website happens to discuss the highs and lows of sexual satiety in terms of the highs and lows of the typical addiction cycle. To my surprise (and theirs, I'm sure), men from all over the world showed up in my site's forum complaining of … [Read more...]

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