The Red Menace

Green commentary from a Blue state.

Pastors for porn

“According to a Christianity Today survey, nearly 40 percent of Christian pastors are struggling with pornography. They seem especially vulnerable, due to their time alone, their legitimate use of computers and their fear of getting help because of the public nature of their jobs.”

Maybe they should just stop reading the bible with all of its snuff-porn.  And rape.  And incest.  40%, that’s a high number.  It seems entirely plausible to me that porn-addiction-prone individuals are disproportionately attracted to the clerical life, just as child-molesters seem to be.

Finally, the presumption of this article seems to be that really, really liking porn is somehow more degrading and shameful than being a pastor to begin with.  At least with porn you’re not defiling the hearts and minds of people whose trust you’ve already won.