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Pornography is Never Harmless - Let's Not Treat It Like It Is
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Last week, four members of Congress sent a letter to Attorney General
Barr calling on the Trump administration to follow through on a
campaign promise to enforce obscenity laws to stop the spread of
pornography.
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The letter, sent by Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Mark Meadows (R-North
Carolina), Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri), and Brian Babin (R-Texas),
points out that the explosion of pornography coincides with increases
in human trafficking and violence toward women. It also makes the
point that children are increasingly exposed to pornography on the
internet.
Pornography takes sex, something designed by God for good, and
distorts it by divorcing it from its purpose. Rather than an
expression of intimacy between husband and wife, pornography treats
sex as a commodity in which human beings become objects to be viewed
and used for the sexual gratification of another.
Although many defenses of pornography emphasize "consenting
adults," the reality is that pornography is fed by and fuels
human trafficking. Content on pornography websites frequently shows
the rape and abuse of sex trafficking victims. When people are treated
as objects rather than humans, violence follows, and there is no way
around the fact that pornography monetizes sexual violence.
Pornography commodifies women (and men) and this is not without
consequences. Violence is mainstream in the pornography industry, and
it isn't just conservatives who are pointing this out. Feminist
activists, and even porn producers have called attention to the
increasingly violent behavior that is normalized through
pornography.
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Read the whole piece by MFC's Patience Griswold at The
Family Beacon.
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"Fairness for All" Is Unfair
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I recently gave a presentation on transgenderism to a group of
suburban Minnesotans. After my talk, an operating room nurse who had
been paying close attention raised her hand. Every week, she said, she
is responsible for prepping two or more young women who claim a male
"gender identity" for double mastectomies. At least once,
her patient was a minor girl.
Hiding behind the label of "gender identity" is a public
health epidemic that's disproportionately affecting girls,
same-sex attracted young people, and kids with mental health
struggles. But that reality doesn't seem to matter to the
authors or supporters of the "Fairness For All Act" (FFA),
misnamed legislation introduced last week by Republican Congressman
Chris Stewart. The FFA would amend the Civil Rights Act to include
sexual orientation and "gender identity," and claims to
provide exemptions from these new LGBT rights provisions for religious
individuals and institutions.
Supporters of the FFA include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the Council for
Christian Colleges & Universities. They have been touting the bill
as a "balanced approach that fosters greater fairness for
all," as "honoring God and loving our neighbor," and
as underscoring "that all persons are created in the image of
God, implying dignity, value, and worth." While it may be true
that the FFA's supporters want to find a compromise between the
clashing interests of religious believers and those who identify as
LGBT, their remarks reveal a dangerous naivete. The very legislation
they tout as fair and balanced would-to name just one of
the ways in which it is dangerous-further entrench the practice
of surgically reshaping and sterilizing the bodies of vulnerable young
people.
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Read the whole piece by MFC's Emily Zinos at First Things.
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Educating and Equipping Parents on the Transgender Trend
Get Your Copy of the Minnesota Parent Resource Guide!
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The Parent Resource Guide sheds light on the consequences
transgender ideas have on kids' lives, while equipping parents to play
a positive role in creating a truly welcoming school community.
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Responding to the transgender trend with truth and compassion starts
with the Parent Resource Guide. Get your copy HERE today and
invite a friend to do the same!
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