The Mass Trauma of Porn What have we done?

getting bored and swiping onto something more depraved, betraying partners behind backs. All of it, dehumanizing. Gazing into screens instead of eyes; preferring pixels over people; this whole numb retreat from one another."

What have we done?
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The Mass Trauma of Porn What have we done?

"The most painful realization to me, as I get older, is the gaslighting. Girls like me grew up being told that this is completely normal; healthy, even...
I’m talking about the entire online porn industry. The whole thing: seeing people as sex categories…

Pornhub to introduce 'government approved' UK age checks It is one of a number of porn sites which regulator Ofcom says will bring in tougher age verification for users.

One of the most read articles on the BBC today is the news that p*rn sites in the UK are going to introduce 'government approved' age checks (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...).

Compare that bland acceptance of it as a reality to these brave words from Freya India:

A privilege to be at the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast again today.
Very grateful to Sally Jameson MP for joining me (and always good to bump into James Naish MP!).

“It’s easy to be cynical about faith, but I have realised that doubts are ok. That’s part of it all. To seek truth and choose faith is courageous. Life and the wild have taught me that the tougher path often ends up being the most fulfilling one.”
Bear Grylls
@seenunseenmag.bsky.social

a man in a tuxedo is raising his hands in the air with the words preach behind him . ALT: a man in a tuxedo is raising his hands in the air with the words preach behind him .

Lovely little note for the Greek geeks for Palm Sunday.
Luke 19:37: χαίροντες αἰνεῖν τὸν θεὸν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ.

The first megaphones (φωνῇ μεγάλῃ) were to shout praise to Jesus!

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

I’m certainly not the best but I do long to be better each day and this book’s been a gem of a find.
Funny, insightful, memorable, and well worth a read.
#PigWrestling
2/2

Like any The Church of England vicar or church leader the heart of my role is about people and leadership.
(As CPAS brilliantly put it: “being led more by Jesus, leading more like Jesus, and leading more to Jesus.”) 1/2

Before the night comes: My mission to rescue Brazil’s forgotten girls When Matt Roper stumbled across an 11 year-old girl selling her body for sex on a Brazilian motorway, it changed his life forever. He tells the shocking story of the road where child exploitation is c...

“What’s a girl worth?”
This is one of the hardest hitting articles I’ve read in a long time.
It deserves to be widely and soberly read.
www.premierchristianity.com/features/bef...

I lost my old LinkedIn account and had to start again.
If you have it and want to connect, come find me at www.linkedin.com/in/tombrown01

"The man who denies meaning in life writes out his denial in a grammar that he is sure will make sense to those who read it."

Cheeky line from Eugene Peterson!

Wowzers. Toulouse are so good. 🤯👏

Cracking game @leicestertigers.bsky.social tonight. A treat to watch it with mates.

Updated for 2024, this book is phenomenal, horrifying and vital in equal measure.

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