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presence and his touch, and once I felt that, I just couldn’t do it anymore. I just couldn’tpick up a camera again after that day.Myth #1:Porn is Morally NeutralMatt: Let’s begin going through the list of these myths that I think many of us maybelieve and certainly I imagine the porn industry wants us to believe. The first isthat pornography is morally neutral. Someone might make the argument, “Look,pornography is like a gun. A gun is morally neutral, but place in the hands of someonewho is irresponsible, it might become dangerous.” I think when we are confrontedwith this objection, it’s important that we distinguish between what I like to call themotivational and consequential reasons pornography is wrong, and the foundationalreasons pornography is wrong. Let me tell you what I mean. A motivational reasonwhy people often say pornography is wrong is, “Look, a lot of women in the industrymay have been abused as little children.” What’s a consequential reason? Theconsequences of pornography: “It’s addictive,” or “A lot of the women in the industryare addicted to drugs and drink,” or “It contributes to a lot of divorce.”79% of porn actresses79% use marijuana. 39%339% of porn actressesuse hallucinogens. 4I think what’s important that we distinguish is pornography isn’t essentially wrongbecause of those reasons. I would say the foundational reason pornography is wrong isthat it removes the sexuality from its natural context. It removes sexuality from outsideof the intimacy of the partners and turns it into a commodity, something to be boughtand sold.Donny: Well absolutely, and in 1 Corinthians, Paul writes about this and he says thereis more to sex than just skin on skin. He calls sex just as much as a spiritual mysteryas a physical fact. It’s the two becoming one. He says, since you want to becomeThe hardcore truth | 7