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BUY TRUTH , AND DO NOT SELL IT ; BUY WISDOM , INSTRUCTION , AND UNDERSTANDING . PROVERBS 23:23

FINDING FREEDOM

FROM PORNOGRAPHY

By Melvin Adams Jr .

Iwas born in March of 1984 , about a year after the internet became a thing . Millennials like myself have interacted at an ever-increasing pace with technology and the good and bad it brings . I remember when my grandfather got a car phone . It seemed so incredible at the time . I remember the noise of dial-up internet and the sound of “ You ’ ve got mail ” when you received an email . I had a Nintendo , Super Nintendo , PlayStation 1 , 2 , and 3 . The graphics seemed so amazing with each advancement in gaming technology . I got my first cell phone in 2003 to talk to my then-girlfriend , now my wife , while traveling that summer . It was an indestructible Nextel beeper phone that was part walkie-talkie and part phone . GPS would have been nice , but I relied on my trusty Rand-McNally map for directions instead .

Everything has transitioned so much since the early 2000s . Social media , apps , gaming systems , Virtual Reality , and Artificial Intelligence . Smartphones , smart cars , smartwatches , and even smart homes . It has become impossible to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of technology .
During this time of ever-expanding technology , we have also seen an exponential increase in the distribution of sexually explicit material . The ease of access all age groups have to sexually graphic content is truly staggering . It ’ s not even porn sites that I ’ m referencing . Sites like YouTube and Instagram are filled with explicit materials . Sexting , video apps , and VR have a much deeper level of interaction than anything I ever experienced in the 1990s and early 2000s .
The ideology that is being propagated through technology is truly frightening . Just a few years ago , words like transgenderism , non-binary , and furry were not on anyone ’ s radar . Now these things and much more are routinely in front of our kids . As a parent , I am deeply concerned for my children and the things they are potentially exposed to . Despite my concerns and fears about the future , I have hope ! That hope is based on God ’ s Word and my own testimony of God ’ s deliverance .
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