Eye-Opening New Study on Porn

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Talbot School of Theology at Biola University / Sean McDowell & Scott Rae

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Barna Group has released a new alarming study about the extent and impact of pornography in the culture and the church. Some of the findings are truly eye-opening and disturbing. For example, 55% of practicing Christians reportedly believe that one can view porn and be sexually healthy. How did we get here, and what can we do about it? Sean and Scott discuss this new study and then give suggestions for how we move forward in our lives and relationships. ==========Think Biblically: Co...

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0:00.0	What is the most recent data say about attitudes toward pornography, especially by Christians?
0:06.8	How can the majority of Christians say that looking at porn can be sexually healthy?
0:11.2	How can the church speak into this issue with relevance and with sensitivity?
0:15.7	When I answer these questions and more, Sean and I discuss a new Barner research study entitled
0:19.9	Beyond the Porn Phenomena. I'm your host, Scott Ray. I'm your co-host, Sean and I discuss a new Barner research study entitled Beyond the Porn
0:21.4	Phenomena. I'm your host, Scott Ray. I'm your co-Han McDonnell. This is Think Biblically
0:25.7	from Tabal School of Theology at Biola University. Sean, this is quite an interesting study,
0:31.3	some really alarming conclusions. And you had a chance to participate as one of the panelists in this for how the church should respond to this.
0:40.8	So, I mean, you've got sort of firsthand exposure to the data that they've uncovered here.
0:48.4	But what exactly is the significance of this new study by Barn.
0:53.3	So in 2016, my father's ministry, the Josh McDonal Ministry, commissioned and sponsored a study with the Barner Research Group.
1:02.1	It was called the Porn Phenomenon.
1:04.3	And they uncovered some pretty surprising findings.
1:08.1	Of course, some things are not, but some things that are.
1:12.4	For example, among Gen Z at that time, people were far more likely, I think in the 50s versus the 30s to say that
1:19.2	not recycling is more immoral than looking at pornography. That was an interesting metric that
1:26.5	came out around 2015, 2016.
1:30.1	So Pure Desire Ministries now partnered with the Barner Group to do an eight to 10 year later in-depth study in light of you think of all the changes that have taken place with the Me Too movement, with even continued growth of social
1:45.5	media, of course, artificial intelligence. What has now changed in the church and in the culture
1:52.3	in terms of what we believe and how we practice as a society as it comes to pornography?
1:58.6	And I think you're right. I try to not use words like stunning and alarming,
2:04.2	because everything is stunning, alarming today to get clicks. This is when there are a few things
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