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Christian Sex Ed in an Age of Ubiquitous Porn

Quick to Listen

Christianity Today

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.3622 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2019

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Transcribed highlights of the show can be found in our episode summaries. Last week, four members of Congress wrote to the Department of Justice asking that it "declare the prosecution of obscene pornography a criminal justice priority and urge your US attorneys to bring prosecutions against the major producers and distributors of such material.” This letter came in light of the internet exponentially increasing the proliferation of porn which is “especially harmful to youth, who are being exposed to obscene pornography at exponentially younger ages." As children can increasingly learn about sex from peers and digital devices, parents should be intentional about trying to make sure their kids hear about it first from them, says Stan Jones, who has authored a number of Christian sex ed books, along with his life Brenna Jones. Unfortunately, when it comes to giving their children “the talk,” “parents are often terrified of being asked, ‘Well, what did you do when at such-and-such an age?’” said Jones. “The unresolved hurt, guilt, shame from the past just causes parents to put it off and put it off.” Jones joined digital media producer Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli to discuss how the sexual revolution changed sex, the digital revolution changed sex, and how Christians parents and caretakers can get better at educating kids about sex. What is Quick to Listen ? Read more Subscribe to Quick to Listen on Apple Podcasts Follow the podcast on Twitter Follow our host on Twitter: Morgan Lee Subscribe to Mark’s newsletter: The Galli Report Learn more about Stan Jones’s books Music by Sweeps Quick to Listen is produced by Morgan Lee and Matt Linder The transcript is edited by Bunmi Ishola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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Last week, four members of Congress sent a letter to the Department of Justice to, quote,

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declare the prosecution of obscene pornography a criminal justice priority and urge your U.S.

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attorneys to bring prosecutions against the major producers and distributors of such material.

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End quote.

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This letter came in light of the internet exponentially increasing the proliferation of porn,

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which according to this letter is, quote, especially harmful to youth who are being exposed

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to obscene pornography at exponentially younger ages.

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End quote.

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This letter set off a debate among conservative and libertarian voices about the role that the

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government should play in regulating porn.

0:59.1

Several days later, the Dallas Morning News published a widely shared op-ed that was

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headlined.

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When six graders can access rape porn on their smartphones, school becomes toxic.

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No 11-year-old should have to deal with or even know about such things like this.

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And we want to discuss how easily accessible pornography has changed or not how Christian

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parents and caretakers ought to educate kids about sex.

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You're listening to Quick to Listen, where we go beyond hashtags and hot takes discuss a major cultural event.

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I'm Morgan Lee, digital media producer here at Christianity today.

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And I'm Mark Kelly, editor-in-chief. Thank you. All right, Mark, obviously, hornography in itself is a huge issue,

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