An American preacher and a recent research show why pornography should be avoided.
Evangelist Beth Moore of Living Proof Ministries says pornography is a no-no for Christians.
Via her Twitter account, she strongly advised everyone especially married Christian couples to leave porn alone.
She wrote, "Listen, I didn't have the kind of childhood that afforded me the luxury of naivety. Wish I had. This comes from 6 decades of real living & 4 decades of actively serving in a position where I see incalculable wreckage & hear innumerable stories. GET PORNOGRAPHY OUT OF YOUR HOME."
Moore continued, "Christian married couples, honestly, what the heck are you doing?!? You think you're lighting up your sex life and you're burning down your home. WITH YOUR KIDS IN IT."
Why porn is so dangerous
Her strong warning comes after a new study in June 2018 by the Institute for Family Studies discovered a link between porn and loneliness.
Researcher Mark Butler wrote of their findings: "If loneliness can lead to pornography use, and pornography use may bring about or intensify loneliness, these circular linkages may create a vicious cycle, pulling the user even further from health-promoting relationship connections. In the cultural context of emotionally-disconnected sexual hookups scripted by pornography, loneliness may deepen and become increasingly painful, yet in response, pornography use may only intensify."
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According to the IFS survey of over 1,000 individuals around the world, it also ruins the divine purpose of sex.
"When pornography is used to trigger the sexual system," Butler wrote, "the biology of the sexual system produces a false relationship experience, offering temporary "relief" from lonely feelings, but soon enough, the user again faces a real-world relationship void.
"Additionally, porn invites the mental fantasy of a relationship experience. Thus, the mind fantasizes and biologically the sexual system tricks the brain into imagining it's having a relationship experience and can thus mask loneliness - but only temporarily. In this way, pornography exploits the sexual system but only tricks the brain for a while. The user can't escape the fact that when the experience is over, they're still alone in an empty room.
"So, when sexual intoxication wears off, the experience may only end up excavating a deeper emptiness - a setup for a vicious cycle. We hypothesize that this experience could create the potential for getting trapped in the short-term, feel-good escape of pornography joined with long-term loneliness."
Based on his findings, the researcher warns, "it may be time to consider the real possibility that pornography use poses a very public health risk to our relationships."