• The US produces more porn DVDs and online content than any other country in the world

• The revenue is billions and billions of dollars (over $15 billion)

• Over 40 million Americans regularly visit porn sites; one porn site reported over 28 billion views in 1 year

• There are over 42 million porn sites, totalling over 370 million pages

• Porn industry revenue is more than NBC, CBS, and ABC combined 

• 47% of families in the US report that porn is a problem in their home

• Porn use increases marital infidelity over 300%, 55% of married men report watching porn

• 56% of America’s divorces involved one of the partners having an obsessive use of porn websites

• 11 is the average age of first exposure for children

• 94% of children will see porn by the age of 14

• 68% of church-attending men, and over 50% of pastors, view porn on a regular basis

• Young adults 18-24 years of age - 76% actively searched for porn

• Only 13% of self-identified Christian women say they never watch porn; 87% of Christian women have

• 57% of pastors say that porn addiction is the most damaging issue in their congregation

• Possibly 25-40% of those sitting in church pews are sex addicts

• 89% of teens and 95% of young adults talk about porn with their friends in a neutral, accepting, and encouraging way

• 62% of teenagers and young adults have received a sexually explicit image (ie, sexting)

• 41% of surveyed teens and young adults said they sent their own sexual image through texting

 

This is evidence of a porndemic in our society. Experts and researchers indicate that these percentages are low compared to reality! There is hope for healing and recovery through following biblical principles, the power of the Holy Spirit, and proven neurological techniques. Romans 12:2; Romans 13:14; 2 Corinthians 10:4-5; Jeremiah 2:13; Galatians 5:1