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\u201cWhen I was younger, porn cost money, and water was free. What happened?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Joke Blogger<\/span><\/div>\n
Imagine a world where you are unable to walk down the street watching sexually explicit content through your glasses. Unthinkable, at least for the pornography industry.<\/span><\/div>\n
Just as Google Glass banned pornography from its new device, so, too, are porn app developers already busy figuring out how to break into the latest technology.<\/span><\/div>\n
In a nation where close to half of adults will tell you\u00a0viewing pornography is always morally wrong<\/a>, the increasing temptations to seek sexual satisfaction on the Internet pose moral dilemmas for many Americans. And the struggle between conflicting personal desires and beliefs can be particularly costly for religious Americans, new research suggests.<\/span><\/div>\n
One recent national study indicated that men who attend church regularly and avoid X-rated content were significantly more likely to report high levels of happiness than frequent attenders who used pornography.<\/span><\/div>\n
And research also shows that one group may be challenged by the ever easier access to sexually explicit material more than any other \u2014 younger Americans.<\/span><\/div>\n
In a survey of some 750 students at a conservative Christian university, respondents who reported viewing Internet porn listed perceived benefits that would be fairly typical across a more general population, with sexual arousal being at the top of the list.<\/span><\/div>\n
The most frequently cited problem students reported, however, was a worsening relationship with God and Christ, with nearly half of male viewers lamenting this outcome. An increase in guilt and shame and a loss of interest in spiritual things also were identified as serious problems.<\/span><\/div>\n
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