Be assured that you can be cured of your difficulty. Determination is the first step. You must first decide that you will end this practice, and when you make that decision, the problem will be greatly reduced at once.

Observe the following specific guidelines:

Never touch the intimate parts of your body expect during the normal toilet process.

Avoid being alone as much as possible.

When you bathe, do not admire yourself in the mirror. Never bathe more than five or six minutes–just long enough to wash, dry and get dressed, and then GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM and into another room where someone else is present. Take cool, brief showers.

It is sometimes helpful to have a physical object to use in overcoming this problem. In extreme cases the Book of Mormon, held firmly in the predominant hand in bed at night, has proven helpful.

In very severe cases it may be necessary to tie the hand to the bed frame in order that the habit of masturbating in a semi-sleep condition can be broken.

When in bed, dress for the night in layers of clothing so that you cannot easily touch yourself.

Never read pornographic material. Keep it out of your mind. Remember–”first a thought, then an act.”

Put wholesome thoughts into your mind at all times. Read good books, such as the New Testament, or the Book of Mormon.

Pray, but when you pray, don’t pray about this problem. That will tend to keep it in your mind more. Pray for the missionaries, the Mormon General Authorities, and your family, BUT KEEP THE PROBLEM OUT OF YOUR MIND BY NOT MENTIONING IT IN YOUR PRAYERS.

Having said that my question is . Who in the Republican administration is worshiping GANNON-GUKKURT’S DONG.

My Life, My Blog.
http://www.timsblog.co.nr

Also, here is the conclusion to the second linked paper:
” This paper has provided an overview of the limited effects - powerful effects debate about pornography. From this presentation, it should be clear that just like debates about television violence or the effect of the mass media in general, there are no clear answers. As such, it would seem that the best conclusion one can reach about the effect of pornography is that it “does not serve as a necessary and sufficient cause of audience effects, but rather functions among and through a nexus of mediating factors and influences (Klapper, 1960).” Thus bringing us full circle, back to the limited effects conclusion that sparked pornography research in the first place.”.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of your condemnation.

–Monty Python

I bet you could make a killing selling keyboard hair removal vacuums in Utah.

To equate “God-given sex” with the repugnance that is most porn is ridiculous and beneath you.

Brian

Thanks for the pointer. You’re absolutely right. Except that there are some studies much more reliable than others:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/secondhandsmoke.html

http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35422

By the way, have you read the one about the “Flat Earth?”

http://www.alaska.net/~clund/e_djublonskopf/Flatearthsociety.htm

Regards as well.

You can find a study that fits your needs on any subject. My favorite is the myth about second hand smoke. Believe me, if there were any actuarial proof of that, insurance companies wouldn’t sell non-smoker policies to anyone who lives with a smoker. Regards

What part is the silly part Jeff? The fact of the matter is that study after study clearly shows porn to be adictive, and harmful to all it touches from the participants to the connoisseurs. Are we to just take your word for it that the content of Jill Manning’s presentation is just “silly crap?”

Afterall, your credentials for waxing forth on this subject are indeed impeccable, i.e., former TV Critic for TV Guide, and creator of Entertainment Weekly. Why should we pay any attention to any of the studies that support Jill Manning?

See for example:

http://www.moralityinmedia.org/index.htm?pornsEffects.htm

http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/chunter/porn_effects.html

http://www.hawaii.edu/PCSS/online_artcls/pornography/prngrphy_ovrvw.html

There are many, many more studies and individuals much more qualifed than a former TV critic for TV Guide to render an informed opinion on the evils of pornography.

Of course, it’s pretty easy to take cheap shots at the person, rather than the content of their message. Ms. Manning is a PhD student in Marriage and Family Therapy.

http://fhss.byu.edu/fhssnewsletter/fall%2005%20newsletter/manning.htm

So, naturally we ought to give greater weight to your much more informed opinion (as a former TV critic for TV Guide) on the subject than one who is spending a great deal of time and scholastic effort to actually study the issue.

True, BYU is no party school. I’ve actually been on campus, have you? Imagine that, a campus where one doesn’t have to read about student deaths attributed to binge drinking. Or one that doesn’t sell pornography at the book store. Ranked 71 by U.S. News and World report in their rankings of U.S. Best Colleges, I can see why you would immediately discount the institution as well as the scholar.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_3670_brief.php

Sorry Jeff, the only “silly crap” here is your inane post.

Short of putting Chinese-style internet filters and censors on all traffic what do the morally upset want to do about it?

Sounds like more pre-election pandering to me.