This is Wednesday, January the 11th, 2023.

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's article, written by

Denison Forum CEO and co-founder, Dr. Jim Denison. According to a new report by the nonprofit

child advocacy group, Common Sense Media,

73% of U.S. teenagers 17 years of age or younger have viewed online pornography.

54% of those aged 13 or younger have seen online porn.

On average, they first consumed pornography when they were 12 years old.

Nearly one-third of all teens reported that they had been exposed to porn during the school day.

A majority who have viewed pornography also indicated that they had been exposed to aggressive

and or violent forms of pornography.

52% saw depictions of rape, choking, or someone in pain.

I have warned frequently about the plague of pornography sweeping our nation and the damage it

is doing to those who view it. Singer Billy Eilish is one example. She says porn

destroyed my brain after she began watching graphic online movies while she was still in elementary

school. She added that she still suffers from night terrors and sleep paralysis as a result of

some of the porn she watched. Brad Salzman, founder of the New York Sexual Addiction Center,

responded to her story, and I quote,

Parents aren't paying attention and porn exposure can affect their children for the rest of their lives.

It totally colors their perception of what normal sexuality is supposed to look like,

and it changes the way they think that they're supposed to interact. They can begin seeing other

people as sexual objects as opposed to human beings. End quote. Therein lies my point.

It is a tragic fact that our secularized postmodern culture has desacralized

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