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Help Us Change a Soft Child Pornography Law in Maryland!
 We will provide updated information on our
Legislation Page as it becomes available, and ways to get involved.
Univ. of New Hampshire Study Says Youth Porn Exposure Up
A new national survey of online youth has mixed news for those concerned about Internet safety. The bad news: increasing exposure to
unwanted pornography and online harassment and cyber-bullying.
See the Complete Report.
Washington Area Coalition of Men’s Ministries Hosts Mens Conference
 The Washington Area
Coalition of Men’s Ministries will be hosting three one-day equipping conferences for men on the first Saturdays of March, April and November.
Each conference will offer:
- Nationally popular keynote speakers
- 16 different seminars- for ages 13+
- Inspiring Praise and Worship
- Dozens of Resources and Exhibits to Encourage and Equip Men for Life and Ministry
- Shared Experience, Camaraderie, and Networking
Visit their website or download the flyer
for more information about the conferences:
- March 1: Springfield, VA. Hosted by Immanel Bible Church
- April 5: Mitchellville, MD. Hosted by Woodstream Church
- November 1: Ashburn, VA. Hosted by Christian Fellowship Church
Pornography Stats
If you're doing research about the size and reach of the pornography industry,
Top Ten Reviews offers some very
eye-opening statistics. Enough is Enough also provides some very
informative statistics on the industry.
Pornography and Human Sexual Trafficking
According to the U.S. State Department (
http://www.state.gov/) human trafficking is a very serious problem. Trafficked persons are
often found in prostitution and sex entertainment. According to U.S. Government
estimates, 600,000 to 800,000 victims are trafficked across international boundaries
annually, and between 14,500 and 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the
United States each year. More than half of the victims are children. Child victims are
often exploited for sexual purposes, including prostitution, pornography and sex tourism.
Click here for the complete information sheet (pdf).
Pornography distribution
is big business - $10 billion annually in the U.S.
Both nationally and within the Washington, D.C. suburbs, porn addicts are not helped by
the fact that pornography distribution chains are alive and well all around us. We are
working to enforce existing obscenity and zoning laws. Click
here to read more.
How is pornography harmful?
"It contributes to the crimes of rape and child sexual abuse ...
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According to Victor Cline, clinical psychologist at the University of Utah,
pornography is addictive. It is escalative,
leading to the need for rougher, more shocking material. It is desensitizing,
and in many cases results in the acting out of the scenes
depicted. Click here to read more.
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President Gordon B. Hinckley on Pornography
The former President of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, President Hinckley, was a staunch enemy of pornography, and makes a
strong case against it. President Hinckley
passed away in January, 2008.
Morality in Media: Protest Event on May 19
Please join Morality in Media for one or more of the following events
to protest the lack of enforcement of federal obscenity laws:
- A Prayer Breakfast from 7:00 am to 8:30 am
- An Informative Conference from 8:30 to 11 am
Place: National Press Club (Murrow Room on 13th floor), 529 14th St., NW, Washington, DC
- An Orderly Protest at U.S. Justice Dept. from 11:30 – 1:30 pm
Place: U.S. Justice Department headquarters, 950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Wash., D.C.
You can Download the Invitation here, or visit
their site at http://obscenitycrimes.org/ to report possible violations of internet
obscenity laws, help for parents, help for pornography, addicts and victims, and tools for filing a report.
Jill Manning's Congressional Testimony
In recent testimony before the U.S. Sentate Subcommittee on the Constitution,
Civil Rights, and Property Rights, Jill Manning testified:
The Internet has been synergistically linked to human sexuality since its inception. In
fact, pornography was one of the early financial engines that helped transform the Internet from
a relatively unknown U.S. military research project into a burgeoning information,
communications, and commercial highway of global proportion.
The coupling of technology with sexuality has brought forth a unique continuum of
benefits and risks for society. For example, there is now greater access to information regarding
sexual education and sexual health, as well as new options for connecting with romantic
partners. On the other hand, the Internet has become a highly effective and profitable means of
distributing sexually explicit material, as well as a sophisticated conduit for compulsive sexual
behavior, sex trafficking, and sex crime. In speaking to these risks, several experts in the field of
mental health contend online sexual pursuits are “a hidden public health hazard exploding, in
part, because very few are recognizing it as such or taking it seriously.”
Click here for the entire report.
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To heighten awareness about the harms of pornography by providing information,
speakers, and referrals for sexual addiction counseling in the Washington, D.C. area. To
strengthen obscenity and child pornography laws and their enforcement.