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Resources: Understand the Arguments
“The Unnamed Hero” by Jill Locke
This is a short description of a man who struggled with pornography, but realized that his
actions were wrong, and was able to overcome his reliance on this material. The man in
question is now reaffirmed in his faith and shares his story with others.
http://www.rbpstudentministries.org/articles/hero.php
“Degrading Women” by Mary Beth Bonacci
This is an article exploring the harmful effects of pornography through dehumanization.
The article addresses how many men spend too much time looking at images of other
women, and become less interested in having sex with their wives.
http://www.reallove.net/articleshowa229.html?ID=70
“A Culture Awash in Porn” by Rebecca Hagelin
This article criticizes the oversexualization of almost everything in culture. Reflecting on
the personal testimony of teenagers, Hagelin provides evidence that high schoolers and even
middle schoolers often see porn in their daily activities. She sees advocacy of abstinence as
the best way to combat this problem.
http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed042905a.cfm
Making Children Moral: Pornography, Parents, and the Public Interest by
Robert P George, Arizona State Law Journal
George provides an outstanding defense of reasons why a state might enact anti-
pornography legislation in hopes of cultivating a strong moral fiber in communities. He
argues that pornography is not protected speech under the 1st amendment, as many critics
suggest. This is an excellent article that equips one to better engage arguments along the lines
that the we should not legislate morality.

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