http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pornography/ en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:27:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408829/posts With headlines screaming of a golf great’s links to porn stars and others who make a living off male fantasies, it’s a good time to talk about pornography and its consequences. The following words are mainly for men, but women (especially wives) may want to listen in. Let’s be clear from the start. Porn destroys love, breaks up marriages, exploits women and hurts children. Yet it has respected defenders in the media and in government. Indeed, these are boom times for pornography, thanks to the Internet, which flashes suggestive images with virtually every click. Men are especially susceptible to these... HeadlineBistro.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408829/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:27:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408133/posts Obama adviser Kevin Jennings is under fresh attack after it was revealed that the pro-gay group he formerly headed recommends books his critics say are pornographic. Fox.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408133/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:50:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405374/posts A Chillicothe minister will spend nearly six years in prison for sharing child pornography from a computer in the home next to his church. Gary L. Kendall Jr., 42, pleaded guilty in September to one count of distributing child pornography, after investigators found 290 images of prepubescent minors in his office. Once released, Kendall must register as a sex offender and spend 10 years on parole. He was minister at the Bridge Street Church of Christ until earlier this year and lived in a home adjacent to the church. In February, an agent working for an FBI task force met... Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405374/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:47:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400354/posts Scott Baker from Breitbart-TV.com and Co-Host of ‘The B-Cast‘ submitted this shocking report today on Obama’s deviant Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings. —-Warning on Content—– I was recently approached by a team of independent researchers that I have known for some time and have come to trust. They prepared this report involving ‘Safe Schools Czar’ Kevin Jennings and the organization he founded, GLSEN, and asked that I find a way to help draw attention to what they uncovered. Knowing that Gateway Pundit has followed Kevin Jennings since his appointment, as we have on The B-Cast (here, here, and here), and... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400354/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:14:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399552/posts Wednesday December 2, 2009 New Major Study Catalogues How Porn Harms Marriages, Children, Communities and Individuals By John-Henry WestenWASHINGTON, December 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Family Research Council (FRC) has released a comprehensive study on the devastating effects of pornography, identifying its harms to countless marriages, children, individuals and communities. "Pornography corrodes the conscience, promotes distrust between husbands and wives and debases untold thousands of young women," explains the study's author Dr. Pat Fagan, Senior Fellow at FRC and Director of the Center for Research on Marriage and Religion.  While it is often said that it is harmless entertainment,... LifeNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399552/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:26:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398659/posts Scientists at the University of Montreal launched a search for men who had never looked at pornography - but couldn't find any. Researchers were conducting a study comparing the views of men in their 20s who had never been exposed to pornography with regular users. But their project stumbled at the first hurdle when they failed to find a single man who had not been seen it. “We started our research seeking men in their 20s who had never consumed pornography,” said Professor Simon Louis Lajeunesse. “We couldn't find any.” ... Prof Lajeunesse interviewed 20 heterosexual male university students who... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398659/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 19:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375770/posts A Seattle police officer was shot to death and another officer was wounded late Saturday night while conducting a traffic stop in the city's Central District neighborhood. The officer who died was a veteran of the department, and the woman who was wounded is a student officer in training, Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said KOMO TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375770/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:05:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374297/posts Texas Law Challenged After Man Allegedly Forces Daughters to Watch 'Hardcore Porn' October 30, 2009 DALLAS — A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn't file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. Randall County District Attorney James Farren has asked the Texas attorney general's office to review his decision not to pursue charges in the case, which has prompted at least one lawmaker to vow to change the state's public indecency law. "Our... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374297/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:17:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts A 1970s-era Texas law that allows parents to show “harmful material” to their children has come under fire after a prosecutor said he couldn’t file charges against a man accused of forcing his 8- and 9-year-old daughters to watch hardcore online pornography. arstarnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374809/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:29:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373990/posts A Dallas mother wants to change an obscure Texas law that allows parents to show their young children hardcore pornography. Crystal Buckner claims her ex-husband made their two little girls watch graphic sex videos, but Buckner says the law protects him from being prosecuted. (CBS 11 / TXA 21) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373990/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:17:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373604/posts Dannii Minogue has revealed how she was forced to pose nude for Playboy to pay off her crippling debts. The X Factor judge, 38, stripped off for the front page cover shoot in 1995 after the breakdown of her marriage to actor Julian McMahon. She owed more than £150,000 and was too proud to turn to her older sister Kylie for help. 'My parents didn't want me to do it. My dad was saying, "Doing this is forever - you can never, ever change it," she said during an emotional interview with Piers Morgan. 'Kylie knew why I was doing... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373604/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:03:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372005/posts WYCKOFF, N.J. — Twelve Jersey girls have shed their clothes to pose for a calendar to raise awareness about prostate cancer. Proceeds from “Stand By Your Man: 12 Women in Support of a Cure for Prostate Cancer” will go to the Prostate Cancer Coalition of New Jersey. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2372005/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:38:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369945/posts LOS ANGELES — Hugh Hefner leaned back on a red loveseat, the saggy one in the study of his infamous mansion here, and interlocked his fingers behind his head. A visitor had asked — more like shouted, since he has trouble hearing — a question about mortality. At 83, does he think about it? In a word, no. Mr. Hefner, the legendarily libidinous founder of Playboy, the prophet of hedonism, does not believe that his denouement is at hand. He doesn’t act like it, either. He still works full days on his magazine, flies to Europe and Las Vegas, pops... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2369945/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2358828/posts "D'oh!" doesn't even start to cover it. Marge Simpson -- the blue beehived matriarch of America's most loved dysfunctional family - is Playboy magazine's November cover, the magazine said on Friday. Simpson, tastefully concealing her assets behind a signature Playboy Bunny chair, is the first cartoon character ever to front the glossy adult magazine, joining the ranks of sex symbols like Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford. Playboy said the cover celebrates the 20th anniversary of the "The Simpsons." Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie have already been honored this year with a set of U.S. postal stamps. The magazine promises... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2358828/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 18:59:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2357196/posts Tonight's Allah-Snackbar's menu features crispy fried jihadi glazed with a fine red-mist. Note: Fun starts around the 1:30 mark, keep the sound on. Weasel Zippers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2357196/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 00:58:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345408/posts No one wants to talk about America's growing addiction to pornography. Certainly not me, but I do quite often because I know it is one of the greatest evils of our day. Like a toxic plague, pornography usage is sweeping our nation and destroying our humanity. Tragically, the largest demographic consuming internet pornography is children between the ages of 12 and 17. As deadly as pornography is to the innocence and development of our children, it has a stranglehold on millions of men too. Walk by any magazine stand and you’ll see that although porn is difficult to avoid on... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345408/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:23:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343848/posts LAVONIA, Ga. Self-styled Christian preacher and former Fox reality star Brian Lee Randone, age 45, has allegedly added "killer" to his already unusual resume. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported Thursday that police believe Randone killed his 31-year-old girlfriend Felicia Lee on Friday, Sept. 11 in the home they shared in Monrovia, CA. According to a police statement quoted by the Tribune, Lee was suffocated by Randone in a "domestic violence incident." The Singapore-born Lee was also known as Felicia Tang, an actress and model who, according to KTLA.com, had performed in mainstream movies like “Rush Hour 2” as well... knx1070.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2343848/posts#comment Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:58:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332983/posts ROME, SEPT. 4, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A hundred online pedophile communities will be disconnected and prosecuted by U.S. and Italian authorities thanks to the work of the Meter Association, founded by Italian Father Fortunato Di Noto.ZENIT learned from the association that the networks consisted of some 18,181 people who used online community Web sites to host and exchange "thousands of images and video footage -- 27,894 pedophiliac photos and 1,617 videos -- as well as information regarding the trade of minors." The news was further publicized by Rome's Italian police force, in cooperation with other security forces. "Thousands of children were... zna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2332983/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 19:08:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331254/posts "'Feminist porn' movie Dirty Diaries, which received 350,000 kronor ($59,000) in public funding, is to premiere this Thursday in Stockholm. ... The project received 350,000 kronor in production support from the Swedish Film Institute, which has attracted criticism from some quarters. "My main issue with this is that taxpayers' money is being use to fund pornography. The fact that it's feminist porn seems to somehow make it okay but there would have been an outrage had it been regular pornography," Beatrice Fredriksson, co-founder of the Anti-Feminist Initiative blog and a member of the Moderate Party's youth organisation, told The Local.... The Local http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331254/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 15:17:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325994/posts Outrage over sexy Haribo sweet wrapperThursday, August 27, 2009 The sexy sweet wrappers with lime is clearly enjoying himself. A dad has criticised a sweet firm over characters on wrappers who look like they are having sex. Simon Simpkins, a dad of two, said he was shocked at the "pornographic" poses when he bought Haribo's MAOAM sweets for his children. Mr Simpkins of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, told The Sun: "The lemon and lime are locked in what appears to be a carnal encounter. "The lime, who I assume to be the gentleman in this coupling, has a particularly lurid expression... Metro UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325994/posts#comment Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:15:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314961/posts Foreign porn producers sue SKorean Internet users Posted on - Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:35AM EDT SEOUL (AFP) - Foreign pornography producers are suing South Korean Internet users for breach of copyright by uploading their content onto local websites, police said Thursday. In an unusual case, a local law firm representing 50 US and Japanese porn producers has filed suit against about 10,000 heavy uploaders. The lawsuit was filed simultaneously through 10 police stations in Seoul and the adjoining Gyeonggi province, a National Police Agency spokesman said, refusing to give details. One officer at the agency said the foreign porn... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2314961/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:19:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310536/posts Martin County Sheriff's detectives didn't buy it when a 48-year-old Jensen Beach man claimed that his cat was downloading child pornography on his computer. South Florida Sun-Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310536/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 14:50:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307810/posts Our teenagers are more sexually active than any generation of youth before them. They also are consuming more pornography and compromising basic moral standards more often. It seems that many of them have lost not only their innocence, but their conscience, too. The plethora of negative and immoral behaviors glorified by a media world that's gone stark raving mad -- combined with graphic, non-judgmental sex education and a highly sexualized culture in general -- causes many of them to lose understanding of what is wrong and what is right. When a young child's sensibilities are constantly violated, and he begins... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307810/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 13:14:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2307395/posts Tugboat captain indicted on pornography charges By Lawrence Buser (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal Monday, August 3, 2009 A West Tennessee tugboat captain has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. Larry Dale Henry of Scotts Hill admitted taking sexually explicit photos of himself in his home last year standing over a sleeping 14-year-old girl, FBI agents said in court documents. Agents said Dale had the photos on his laptop computer and also had CDs and DVDs containing the photos aboard his tugboat, the Orleanian. The girl’s mother told agents she believes the photos were taken in January or February last... Commerical Appeal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2307395/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2009 20:55:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2304699/posts Editor's note: This story contains descriptions that some may find offensive."Stimulus" funds awarded to the National Endowment for the Arts may be being used to produce pornographic material. The NEA was allotted $80 million out of the $787-trillion stimulus bill approved earlier this year by Congress and President Obama. Alliance Defense Fund special counsel Pat Trueman shares what he found upon close examination of the NEA's expenditures. "The National Endowment for the Arts is using money from the stimulus bill, which was supposed to create economic activity, for the production of pornography," he states. "They've specifically given grants to companies that they... OneNewsNow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2304699/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:10:51 GMT