A new website has been unveiled. The goal - to help Mormons heal and overcome porn addiction.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has come with a new way to fight pornography. Here is how:
Over five years ago, the ministry launched a site called OvercomingPornography.org in order to help their members overcome pornography addiction. This was a replacement for an old site called CombatingPornography.org, which was launched in 2010.
According to Howard Bangerter, product manager for the Church's Welfare Services Department, the site was focused on "healing through the Atonement of Jesus Christ out of the dark and into the open with a confidential set of supporters."
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How Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is fighting sexual sin
Now, the church has taken things a step further by updated their website from overcomingpornography.org to lds.org/addressing-pornography.
Unlike the old site which had a picture of Jesus and statements from church leaders, this newly updated one is all about the needs of the visitors.
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As such, the updated website has a lot of resources and videos from qualified therapists, mental health professionals, and real people.
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The site also addresses shame which is a real problem for many Christians who deal with porn addiction.
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The site offers answers to specific questions concerning pornography, as well as tips for parents on how to protect their children from the use of porn.
In the press release, Lee Gibbons, a senior product manager in the church's Priesthood and Family Department said, "We are encouraging parents to take a new, importantly different approach to protecting and preparing, responding with love and supporting their child's healing, depending upon their child's specific needs."
The site also has a video of the church's President Russell M. Nelson. In it, he says, "We are mortals; we all make mistakes. But God wants us to become more like His Beloved Son. [We can] literally become more like Him with every passing day. … We want to choose to be on the Lord's side. We want to have Him as our God and let Him know that we are His people."
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From next year, the website is expected to offer more youth-specific content.
Watch the video below to see how one Mormon couple was able to overcome porn addiction.
Pornography: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fights sexual sin
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