From: David.Rice@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: alt.atheism
Subject: Nonsense Spreading
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Aug 21 1992
Date: 15 Sep 92  11:10:28

This silly nonsense is making the rounds in FidoNet.
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                     DANGER IN BBS PARADISE
 
     This month, I have decided to print a letter one of our
readers sent me. I think it contains an important lesson that needs
to be learned.
 
     Dear Jim,
          I know many times you have discussed the many traps and
dangers that Satan has at his command when it comes to material
available on BBS's across our land. Well, this last week the danger
and the damage it can do became very real to me. I just learned
that a friend of mine has fallen for the temptation of adult BBS's.
Although I will not name him here, he is a pastor! He finished
seminary just two years ago. He has a lovely wife and two young
boys, about 9 and 15 years of age. He is a subscriber, and used to
log onto Christian BBS's on a regular basis. For a long time he had
the top score on the Champions of the Cross(Bible trivia game on
our local Christian BBS). However, this week his wife received a
call from a stranger informing her that her husband, my friend, has
been unfaithful to her. Although she did not believe it at first,
when confronted, my friend admitted it was all true.
     The story gets much sadder. As it turns out my friend has not
just been unfaithful to his wife on one occasion, but has had
intimate relationships with 6 to 8 different women during the last
year. When the truth came out, he immediately left his wife and
kids, resigned from his church, and moved in with some of his new
"friends".
     How did it happen? As it turns out his life took a sudden turn
for the worse when he began to call an adult BBS in our area about
a year ago. Soon he began to collect pornographic photo files and
text files that depicted sexual encounters. By leaving messages on
this and other BBS's in our area, he began to make the wrong types
of friends. He was soon attending their "get togethers" and found
himself a slave to the flesh. After a year of living a double life,
it all caught up with him with a single phone call.
     His wife knew nothing about how to operate a computer.
Unfornately it was his 15 year old son that discovered the 60+
disks of pornography.
     I know that you have written about this danger before, but
let's sound the warning one more time. This stuff is not to be
played with! If a pastor, a man of God, can find himself addicted,
then anyone is susceptible. At present, I believe we only have one
Christian BBS in our area. However, I know of at least 10 different
BBS's in our area that advertises adult sections or files. Satan
realizes what a tool a BBS can be for his causes. Warn your readers
to stay away. And remind them that if they are involved in this
type of activity, to seek help. Porn is just as addictive as drugs
or alcohol.
     The real danger here is that I know that this man would never
consider walking into an adult book store. However, by sitting in
front of his computer screen in the dark, and by using a fake name,
he felt that he was safe. He also probably felt that a little look
wouldnt hurt. Yet, I am reminded that the scriptures tell us that
you can be sure your sins will find you out. If is just so sad that
a wife, two young boys, and a church of wonderful people, have all
had to suffer due to one man that thought it wouldnt hurt to take
a look into the devils realm. Let's continue to do all we can to
help put the pressure on our local officials to shut such
operations down! And lets continue to pray.
 
Sincerely,
 
     (Name Withheld)
 
(FROM CHRISTIAN COMPUTING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1992)
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Gee, if all it took to get "6 - 8" women a year, I'd log onto "adult bbs's"
myself.

--- Maximus 2.00