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Internet smut watchers more likely to be religious

by on11 October 2016


You need to sin to have more for Jesus to forgive

A new study shows that Americans who regularly watch internet smut are more likely to be religious than those who have an occasional peek.

According to research published in the Journal of Sex Research, Dr. Samuel Perry, the scientist behind the research, analysed data from 1,300 Americans over six years. Apparently he was looking for a link to porn and religious belief.

"Those who used pornography at the highest frequencies seemed to be more religious in terms of prayer frequency and worship attendance than those who used pornography at more moderate levels. Specifically, those who viewed pornography weekly or more in 2006 reported praying more often and attending worship services more often by 2012 compared to those who viewed pornography monthly or less early on," Perry said.

Perry thinks this might be because people compensate for their guilt feelings by praying. However, people who never watch porn were the most faithful and religious, according to the research.

Sadly, the research did not find any signs that religion causes people to watch more porn, in which case Christianity might become more attractive,  but that those who watch porn regularly may go to church more often than those who do not.

Of course the religious in this study were Christians and the findings might not translate to other religions.

Note to self: Don't type in the words "Jesus,Porn" into Google when looking for a picture to illustrate an article. There is such a thing as too much education.

Last modified on 11 October 2016
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