WARNING!! TALK OF PORNOGRAPHY AND SEXUAL SITUATIONS ARE INCLUDED....MAY TRIGGER SOME PEOPLE!

Okay, maybe some of you who read this will totally disagree with me. That's okay. I still welcome your comments and suggestions. Please, enlighten me!

Here is the meaning of the word Pornography from an actual dictionary: –noun obscene writings, drawings, photographs, or the like, esp. those having little or no artistic merit.

No kidding, no artistic merit! It doesn't take a scientist to figure that one out. Besides being disgusting, porn movies are a disgrace to the film, screenplay, broadway, and television industries! There IS such a thing as "tasteful, artistic sex."

Remember the movie "Legends Of The Fall"? No, I'm not naming that film solely because it stars Brad Pitt (although he is so yummy). There are only a few moments of sex in this film but it is the epitomy of real, tasteful sex. At least for the public eye. The sex in the film is short and sweet. There's not a lot of nudity, but the director obviously knew what he was doing when creating that scene. It flows with the movie. It makes sense. It's reality!! And for the times (I believe early 90's) I think they even went a little "out of the box" with it. But it is totally tasteful and real! I recommend that movie to everyone (over 15 or 16, at least)!! And I'll even go as far as to say that sex scenes as in the movies Fargo or Jerry Maguire are acceptable, because they ARE reality. It happens, no kidding. We all do it. Well, most of us. And it's a beautiful, wonderful thing!!

Now let's get on with the point. I want to make sure that any men who read this know that I'm not only speaking to them. There are women out there who are just as into pornography as many men are. My issue isn't with pornography itself. If you choose to watch it (I'll make a point about that later) that is your choice. I'm okay with that. What I'm NOT okay with is the fact that our children can watch this disgusting content at nearly anytime, anywhere today!

Think about it. If you have children, imagine them watching something similar to things that YOU have done with a partner in private! Is that okay with you? I'm using the word "children" for kids under 15 years old. At age 15 and later, you're smack-dab in the middle of the sexual world by nature. That's not to say it's okay to break the law, I'm simply using that age bracket because it is in our human nature to be curious during and after puberty......aaaahhhh remember puberty? Wasn't that fun? NOT!

Anyway, back to the point. I'm sorry but I do not feel comfortable with the fact that my children may be able to watch two (and many times more than two) people doing things to each other that; first of all most people wouldn't do. Second of all it only promotes curiosity that they otherwise wouldn't have until an appropriate, mature age. I have had "the talk" with my children. They ask me anything they want and I answer (to a level that I think is appropriate for their ages, they're 10 and 11). They've been asking me these questions since they were around 8 or so when typically children start noticing those things.

I absolutely have a child-protection program on my computer that I use, but not all parents do the same. They trust their children, they allow their children to have computers in their rooms and also allow them to shut the door and spend hours inside, not having a clue what's going on. Or they just simply don't know enough about computers or the fact that they have such a program. If you watch the news, you've heard of children being caught looking at porn in libraries and schools! It might be a 15 yeard old looking at it, but there are 5-14 year olds walking by! I think today there are more regulations in that aspect, thank God, but pornography is a growing epidemic regardless.

In my opinion, "open" pornography, porn online, or on store shelves is not acceptable as it is today. There needs to be more regulation to keep predators off of our streets. Some say that it does keep predators at home instead of going out to get what they need, but is that really true? Do you believe that? I don't, not for one second! In fact I believe it does the total opposite. Porn movies cannot do much more for a "pervert" than a magazine. A predator is going to get more aroused by watching this smut all day, and what happens when THAT gets boring and isn't enough anymore? And the fact that there's more porn to look at, produces MORE predators. MORE people are getting aroused by this content and then going out and acting on it. They aren't satisfied with normal sex porn anymore so they graduate to porn that glorifies orgies, then bondage, then teenagers, and even children! Sickening, sickening, sickening!

I understand also, that men need to relieve themselves when they're aroused. I believe that NOT getting relief for most men is physically painful and mentally frustrating. I actually have pity for men in that aspect. BUT, I'm talking about the men (and some women) who cannot control their feelings under certain circumstances. Not everyone out there has a partner. Not everyone is capable of having or keeping a partner. So in their warped minds, they look for anything they can get. And as I stated earlier, they can pleasure themselves or watch porn, etc. But these people who get addicted, many times cannot control their physical impulses. So where does that leave our women and children (boys AND girls)? Raped and molested and ruined for life, or ultimately, murdered!

And who allows this to happen in the first place? Government. Just like everything else, government HAS the power to change the laws on pornography, but they refuse. I have watched several news conferences and press releases from the last few decades, of government officials stammering to make "open" pornography okay. Their excuses are no more than childish and assinine. "We are adults, we can choose what we want to watch." What is THAT? To me that just sounds like a 15 year old..."I'm 15 so I can do what I want."

Some may ask, "What is the government supposed to do about it"? I'm glad you asked. Let me first say that the government can change laws and the way Americans do things, every single day. They call for the yellow lines in the middle of the road so that you don't cross over and crash head-on with another innocent person or people. They took away our rights to use alcohol, and then took it back. They assist the military in waging WARS that last 24 hours a day, from weeks to years. They oversee NASA and the military, who take us to other planets, and can send missiles and bombs across an entire country! DO NOT tell me that they cannot control the internet.

People should have to give their name and Driver's License number to view porn. There IS a way to track information to computers, the criminal justice departments use this form of evidence every day. And if you are in the privacy of your own home, then there's nothing to be embarrassed about is there? Nobody would know you visited those sites except the company that took your information. And you wouldn't get into trouble because you'd be an adult. But, if you decide to cross the line, we know who you are. If the government cannot stop it, they can keep track of (especially) the people who post the criminal sex acts and those who watch them.

And let me just say that the content should be controlled as well. There needs to be some kind of FDA for pornography. "Normal" sexual activity in pornography should never be an issue, but the content and amount of time viewing it should be regulated as well.

I want to address some of the things that I've seen lately and I will leave you to your own conclusion. I'm an adult and I have seen some pornography. Mostly not by choice but a few times I was curious, as any other teenager. Outside of that, recently I got onto my computer (after my soon-to-be ex husband) to check my email. I always have a Spam folder for misguided emails. Just the subject lines alone made me sick, but the titles are sometimes misleading so I'd open them. One of them was offering a link to women performing oral sex on horses and dogs. Actually several of them spoke of women doing things with animals. After about 4 of those emails, I did find a website where I could report the emails (but none of them went through, go figure). But at this site before I realized the emails wouldn't get to them, it said on the website to try to get the actual address of these sites. But you have to open the links they send you, to get them. I hesitated for a few days but then was so mortified by what I read that I just went for it. I opened up three of these emails and this is what I saw: Women performing oral sex on horses, teenage girls involved in sex with many different partners (with men AND women, young and old), and worse. The two most disgusting sites that I found and actually sent to our attorney general were; young, extremely drunk girls being taken advantage of by several people, old disgusting men, anyone! The other one was the worst of all: Incest. A website based on incest! Videos of mothers and fathers doing unimaginable things to their children. I was so disgusted by this one that I simply took a Print Screen of the front page and quickly closed it. It was the worst thing I've ever seen! And who allows this? Government.

And let's visit the statistics of adults that watch pornography and get addicted. Here are some stats from a website TechMission Inc:

TechMission is a Christian non-profit social service organization.

Statistics on Pornography, Sexual Addiction and Online Perpetrators

PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION STATS

Pornography Addiction and Industry Statistics

As of 2003, there were 1.3 million pornographic websites; 260 million pages (N2H2, 2003).

The total porn industry revenue for 2006: $13.3 billion in the United States; $97 billion worldwide (Internet Filter Review).

U.S. adult DVD/video rentals in 2005: almost 1 billion (Adult Video News).
Hotel viewership for adult films: 55% (cbsnews.com).

Unique worldwide users visiting adult web sites monthly: 72 million (Internet Filter Review).

Number of hardcore pornography titles released in 2005 (U.S.): 13,588 (Internet Filter Review).

Adults admitting to Internet sexual addiction: 10%; 28% of those are women (internet-filter-review.com).

More than 70% of men from 18 to 34 visit a pornographic site in a typical month (comScore Media Metrix).

More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03).

Approximately 20% of all Internet pornography involves children (National Center for Mission & Exploited Children).

100,000 websites offer illegal child pornography (U.S. Customs Service estimate).

As of December 2005, child pornography was a $3 billion annual industry (internet-filter-review.com).

"At a 2003 meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, two thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended said the Internet played a significant role in the divorces in the past year, with excessive interest in online porn contributing to more than half such cases. Pornography had an almost non-existent role in divorce just seven or eight years ago." (Divorcewizards.com)

Christians, Pastors and Church Pornography Statistics

A 1996 Promise Keepers survey at one of their stadium events revealed that over 50% of the men in attendance were involved with pornography within one week of attending the event.

51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible temptation. 37% say it is a current struggle (Christianity Today, Leadership Survey, 12/2001).

Over half of evangelical pastors admits viewing pornography last year.

Roger Charman of Focus on the Family's Pastoral Ministries reports that approximately 20 percent of the calls received on their Pastoral Care Line are for help with issues such as pornography and compulsive sexual behavior.

In a 2000 Christianity Today survey, 33% of clergy admitted to having visited a sexually explicit Web site. Of those who had visited a porn site, 53% had visited such sites “a few times” in the past year, and 18% visit sexually explicit sites between a couple of times a month and more than once a week.

29% of born again adults in the U.S. feel it is morally acceptable to view movies with explicit sexual behavior (The Barna Group).

57% of pastors say that addiction to pornography is the most sexually damaging issue to their congregation (Christians and Sex Leadership Journal Survey, March 2005).

Statistics on Women with Pornography Addiction

28% those admitting to sexual addiction are women (internet-filter-review.com).

34% of female readers of Today's Christian Woman's online newsletter admitted to intentionally accessing Internet porn in a recent poll and 1 out of every 6 women, including Christians, struggles with an addiction to pornography (Today’s Christian Woman, Fall 2003).

Statistics on Pornography's Effect on Families and Marriages

47% percent of families said pornography is a problem in their home (Focus on the Family Poll, October 1, 2003).

The Internet was a significant factor in 2 out of 3 divorces (American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers in 2003 - divorcewizards.com).

Statistics on Child Pornography Use

9 out of 10 children aged between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet, in most cases unintentionally (London School of Economics January 2002).

Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography: 11 years old (internet-filter-review.com).

Largest consumer of Internet pornography: 12 - 17 year-old age group (various sources, as of 2007).

Adult industry says traffic is 20-30% children (NRC Report 2002, 3.3).

Youth with significant exposure to sexuality in the media were shown to be significantly more likely to have had intercourse at ages 14 to 16 (Report in Pediatrics, April, 2006).

"Never before in the history of telecommunications media in the United States has so much indecent (and obscene) material been so easily accessible by so many minors in so many American homes with so few restrictions."
- U.S. Department of Justice, Post Hearing Memorandum of Points and Authorities, at l, ACLU v. Reno, 929 F. Supp. 824 (1996).

Statistics on Online Perpetrators

1 in 7 children who use the internet have been sexually solicated - 2005. (Internet Filter Review)

1 in 4 kids participate in Real Time Chat. (FamilyPC Survey, 2000).

1 in 5 children (10 to 17 years old) receives unwanted sexual solicitations online (Youth Internet Safety Survey, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001).

2 in 5 abductions of children ages 15-17 are due to Internet contact (San Diego Police Dept.).

76% of victims in Net-initiated sexual exploitation cases were 13-15, 75% were girls. "Most cases progressed to sexual encounters" - 93% of the face-to-face meetings involved illegal sex (Journal of Adolescent Health, November 2004).

And let me just tell you as a molestation victim, this can change a person forever!! This ruins people. The victims are never the same again. Some may be able to get through life somehow and "deal with it", but this is one crime that NEVER let's go of it's victim. NEVER! My molester would look at porn and molest me at the same time. He'd look at it and then do things to me and my little sister. I believe 100% that if he wouldn't have had those pornographic materials to get his blood boiling, my sister and I may not have been victims.

Is it okay with you that these statistics continue to grow? I think we all need to do something to aid in the fight against "open" pornography! I'll be back in the next day or two with a petition, but until then, please leave comments.