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Planned Parenthood's Porn Promo

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Thursday, April 02, 2009 4:39 PM

Charming folks, those Planned Parenthood people.

Hot on the heels of the latest exposé of Planned Parenthood personnel counseling about how minor girls can obtain abortions without revealing they have been victims of statutory rape comes this news: Planned Parenthood staff intended to give a presentation prior to the airing of an XXX-rated film on the campus of the University of... READ MORE


 

What About 'Porn Brain'?

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Monday, February 23, 2009 3:47 PM

A Princeton University psychologist reported last week at a scientific conference that men objectify women who wear revealing bathing suits.

One can wonder why something as obvious as this phenomenon — sometimes dubbed “bikini brain” — requires “proof” from empirical studies like the one conducted by Princeton University psychology professor Susan Fiske.

But obvious or not,... READ MORE


 

Anti-Porn Filters Work

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Monday, November 17, 2008 12:04 PM

(CNS)

Opponents of government-mandated Internet content filters to restrict access to pornography often argue that they don’t work.

Don’t tell that to Australia’s porn industry.

Representatives of the country’s commercial smut industry are trying to organize a new “Australian Sex Party.” And this AFP article reports that while the political initiative is supposedly “a political response to... READ MORE


 

Rosary vs. Pornography

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Posted by Tom Hoopes

Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:08 AM

“The Rosary is excruciating. There I said it.” Thus begins Brian Pessaro’s “My Struggle With the Rosary” at Godspy.

“I wouldn’t be where I am today had it not been for Mary’s intercession,” he writes. “Since the age of 11, I was addicted to pornography. It began simple enough with sneaking peaks at my best friend’s father’s Playboys in the basement of his house. But by the... READ MORE


 

America the Immodest

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Posted by Tom McFeely

Thursday, October 09, 2008 9:14 AM

Chelsea Rippy and Char Garn design and market modest apparel for women. (Shade Clothing)

Few people dispute that America is awash in pornographic imagery or that children are being injured by it.

In an article entitled “The Pornification of a Generation,” Newsweek reports on the flood of sexually charged media messages and how they are harming kids — especially girls.

The article focuses on a book entitled The Porning of America written by English professors Kevin Scott and... READ MORE


 

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