Supreme
Court allows anti-p*** law to die, and, Dr. Dobson recalls interview with Ted
Bundy
" ... Pornography can
reach out and snatch a kid out of any house today. It snatched me out of my
home 20, 30 years ago. I'll tell you, there are lots of other kids playing in
streets around the country who are going to be dead tomorrow and the next day
and the next day and next month, because other young people are reading the
kinds of things and seeing the kinds of things that are available in the media
today. ..." Ted Bundy interviewed by Dr. James Dobson - twenty
years ago today --
January 23, 2009
Supreme Court allows anti-porn law to die
Quoting from the Grand Rapids Press - January 22, 2009
"Washington -- A long drive to shield children from sexually explicit
material on the Web ended in failure Wednesday when the Supreme Court let
a 10-year-old anti-pornography law die quietly.
In striking down the law on free-speech grounds, judges said parents can
protect their children by installing software filters on computers.
But fewer than half of parents do so, Bush administration lawyers had argued
in an effort to revive the law.
Anti-pornography activists said the court's action, coming a day after President
George W. Bush left office, signaled an end to the government's bid to restrict
pornography on the Web. ..."
[Taken from Grand Rapids Press, January 22, 2009]
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Personal note
This, though it was predicable given the continued cultural, moral political
decline, does not bode well for our country's moral/spiritual future.
One of America's leaders in regard to the fight against pornography has been
and is Pat Trueman. Pat, many of you may recall, headed the Child Exploitation
and Obscenity Enforcement Section at the Justice Department in Washington
DC during the Reagan and George H. Bush administrations.
Pat commented in the above article in the following way:
"'The timing puts an exclamation point on it. There's very little reason
for hope on this issue,' said Patrick Trueman, a Virginia lawyer who headed
the Justice Department's anti-pornography unit from 1988 to 1993. 'I don't
think Congress will try again to protect children from pornography...'"
I point you again to a Fox News Show you may want to watch or have recorded
for viewing later. It is the Glenn Beck Show on Fox News at 5:00 pm eastern
time. Glenn Beck will be interviewing Dr. James Dobson.
Dr. Dobson recalls his interview with serial killer Ted Bundy who linked
so-called soft-core pornography available at some convenience stores with
sex crimes.
Using Dr. Dobson's words in an email that Focus on the Family sent
yesterday:
Friday, January 23, is a historic day for Focus on the Family®--and for
me personally. It will be 20 years ago that I sat down across from convicted
serial killer Ted Bundy for his final interview before he was executed in
a Florida state prison.
I will be sharing my recollections of that interview this Friday on the new
Fox News Channel® series "Glenn Beck®," which airs at 5
p.m. EST.
My purpose in going on Glenn's show is to discuss the reason why Bundy chose
me for his final interview when every major news anchor at every TV network
was jostling for an exclusive conversation. Bundy wanted to talk about the
role media violence and particularly violent, hard-core pornography had played
in his years-long killing spree, and he knew the mainstream media wouldn't
report that story.
He chose to tell his story to me because he knew of my work in the mid-'80s
on the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography, which studied its harmful
effects on individuals and society. During our hour-long conversation, Bundy
took care not to blame his murderous actions on his addiction to pornography--but
made clear it played a significant role in his crimes.
"Pornography can reach out and snatch a kid out of any house today.
It snatched me out of my home 20, 30 years ago," he told me on January
23, 1989. "I'll tell you, there are lots of other kids playing in streets
around the country who are going to be dead tomorrow and the next day and
the next day and next month, because other young people are reading the kinds
of things and seeing the kinds of things that are available in the media today."
Sadly, Bundy was right. Pornography has been found in the possession of almost
every killer where sex has been the motivation, including two of the most
notorious serial killers of the last two decades: Green River Killer Gary
Leon Ridgway and BTK Killer Dennis Rader. No, not everyone who uses pornography
becomes a murderer, but there are serious consequences to pornography addiction.
Studies done since my conversation with Bundy have documented corrosive effects
on marriages and families, such as increased marital distress and risk of
separation and divorce; decreased marital intimacy and sexual satisfaction;
and a devaluation of monogamy, marriage and child-rearing.
Consider also that Bundy's comments were made before the Internet age and
the easy availability of the most sickening kinds of pornography on the Web.
He also spoke at a time when hotel porn and even cell-phone porn were not
the problems they are today. The future predicted by Ted Bundy is worse than
he ever could have imagined--and that's the main message I hope to get across
in my time with Glenn Beck this Friday.
I do hope you will tune into the show--and will continue to partner with
Focus on the Family in fighting the scourge that is pornography.
Sincerely,
Dr/ James Dobson
Founder and Chairman
Focus on the Family
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On the home front -
By popular demand, we are showing "Fireproof" two more times on
this very day.
Matinee - this afternoon
2:00 pm
Tonight, Friday, January 23, 2009
At 7:00 pm at 203 E. Main Street, Fremont, Michigan
"Fireproof"
(at the first showing on New Year's Eve, we had 125 in attendance)
(at the second showing on New Year's Eve there were 50 in attendance)
(last Friday night, 145 were in attendance)
Personal note in closing:
First, regarding "Fireproof." This movie is a must see if there
ever was one. Some are indicating they would like to see it again.
Others are saying they would like to come and bring a friend(s). It isn't
available for release in DVD until January 27.
There is really something very special about seeing this kind of powerful
Christian movie in community!
Please join us in praying that this will be another evening where God is
glorified and His people are encouraged to live for Him!
Yours in Christ's service,
Bill Johnson, president
American Decency Association
The movie is free.
Refreshments will be available.
Child care will be provided.
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To donate online:
http://americandecency.org/folder.php?f=donate
American Decency Association
Bill Johnson, President
P.O. Box 202
Fremont, MI 49412
ph: 231-924-4050
http://www.americandecency.org
