Sometimes people wonder…why does XXXchurch exist? Why did we make pornography our ministry focus? Why did we choose to ruffle feathers and pull back the curtain on this industry? Why didn’t we focus on something a little more culturally tolerable, something that isn’t so much of a punch line?
Because people matter, that’s why.
The numbers alone are staggering. Consider:
- 40 million adults visit pornographic websites on a daily basis
- 25% of all employees who use the internet look at porn
- 50% of divorces in America list porn use as a contributing factor
- 11 million Americans battle sexual addiction
- $3 billion is generated annually just by child pornography
And that’s just the beginning. The internet is full of numbers and statistics that we could quote all day long, but that would almost be a disservice to the PEOPLE behind those numbers.
Every woman who poses for the camera? That’s a person Jesus loves.
Every man who degrades himself on tape? That’s a person Jesus loves.
Every child who has their innocence robbed? That’s a person Jesus loves.
Every person chained to the addictive sin of pornography? That’s a person Jesus loves.
Whether they’re making it or using it, porn is full of people, of precious, valuable people. People who are so valued that Jesus gave up his life for them.
Because people matter to Jesus, and they matter to us.
That’s why.
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