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The first real experience of freedom for many of us happens when we go to college. Free to make our own
choices. Free to decide for ourselves who to
be and be with, what to do, and how to live. Unfortunately, freedom is the very thing a lot of
us begin to gradually lose while exploring our sexuality and sexual
identity.
Many of us set out to exercise our newfound sexual freedom and dive in to
explore this new terrain without considering the potential downside, convinced
it's just a harmless pursuit, a natural part of the "college
experience." Internet porn, cybersex, strip clubs, group sex,
friends with benefits, bi-curiosity. Chat rooms and online dating sites. The list goes on and
on. Yet as we continue on this "freedom
quest", most of us are unaware and oblivious to the potential hidden dangers and long-term
consequences that come with the territory. Negative effects that no one talks
about, but that could haunt us for the rest of our lives.
In our quest for
sexual freedom, we discover that everyone and everything around us wants to tell
us what is normal, including a sex-saturated media that's been bombarding us
with over 14,000 sexual images and messages every year. Suddenly, we learn that
for everything WE once considered to be taboo, there's someone or a group of
people who consider it the norm. And we start to wonder, "What is
normal?"
Somehow, the line between what's considered acceptable and unacceptable
sexual behavior, what we once considered normal and not normal, has moved. In
fact, we find it's constantly moving. Yet no one's asking the obvious questions
- "What's really normal? Is the new normal good or bad for me? How
could this effect me in the way I view myself and act towards others in
relationships?"
So we make uninformed choices and hope for the best. We pursue short-term
gain, hoping that we'll avoid any long-term pain. All the while thinking
"There's got to be a better way.
“Porn Nation” is a multimedia-based, live
speaker presentation developed by BraveHearts
with today's college student in mind. Students are exposed to the truth about love, sex,
relationships, and porn, many for the first time. And how living in an increasingly pornographic culture
can effect relationships, careers, marriages and families. Yet in the end, even
shattered dreams give way to a new hope for
a different kind of freedom...the freedom to experience true intimacy,
healthy sexuality and authentic relationships.
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