February 4th, 2010 
alandanielson At the end of this post I’ve listed some statistics related to pornography that I found online. What these stats clearly say to me is this: whether anyone wants to admit it or not, people in your small group are struggling with pornography. This is why I’m a huge believer in accountability in small groups.
My Wednesday morning men’s group meets online and we hold one another accountable. Why? Because the cost of sexual sin is too high!
I use X3Watch accountability software on my computers and my iPhone (click links for info). Why? Because the cost of sexual sin it too high!
My wife is one of my accountability partners who gets my online activity reports. Why? Because the cost of sexual sin it too high!
Pornography harms our spirits, our families, or witness and our ministries. The cost of sexual sin is too high! IT’S JUST TOO HIGH!!!
Talk with your small group as soon as you can about this critical issue. Establish accountability relationships NOW. Use online accountability software. X3Watch is free so there’s no excuse!!
Oh I know some of you will say things like, “X3Watch is a program that runs in the background so it will slow down my computer” or “It’s a pain to open links with X3Watch on my iPhone because I have to cut and paste them.” My answer is simple: It’s foolish to let excuses like that put you at risk. First, it’s a benefit/cost question: does the benefit outweigh the cost? Second, it’s a question of importance: Why allow antivirus programs to run in the background (slowing down your computer) to protect your physical hard drive, and refuse to allow anti-porn programs to run in the background to protect your mental hard drive? Third, it’s a question of wisdom: what’s wiser, to live cleanly or conveniently? (By the way, if you just answered “both” you are deceiving yourself! Quit making excuses and make the sacrifice.)
So go ahead and read the following statistics…read them and tell me I’m wrong.
- April 6, 2007: 70% of Christians admitted to struggling with porn in their daily lives. From a non-scientific poll taken by XXXChurch, as reported by CNN.
- August 7,2006: 50% of all Christian men and 20% of all Christian women are addicted to pornography. 60% of the women who answered the survey admitted to having significant struggles with lust; 40% admitted to being involved in sexual sin in the past year; and 20% of the church-going female participants struggle with looking at pornography on an ongoing basis.
- From the results of a ChristiaNet poll reported by Marketwire.com
- In December of 2000, the National Coalition to Protect Children and Families surveyed 5 Christian Campuses to see how the next generation of believers was doing with sexual purity:
- 48% of males admitted to current porn use
- 68% of males said they intentionally viewed a sexually explicit site at the school
- 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.
- 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.
- In 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.
- Out of 81 pastors surveyed (74 males 7 female), 98% had been exposed to porn; 43% intentionally accessed a sexually explicit website. National Coalition survey of pastors. Seattle. April 2000.
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This risk is so high. It is so important to guard your heart and integrity online. Thanks for passing along these stats. If you ever want more, go over to Covenant Eyes and check out our newly updated stat sheet:
http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2010/01/06/updated-pornography-statistics/