This love is not selfish but calls all people to mutual respect and concern. Pornography distorts the goodness and beauty of human love and sexuality and undermines those beliefs and values which are essential to the stability of any society. It threatens the innate dignity of every person and erodes the general moral fiber. As leaders of churches and synagogues in Florida, we recognize and accept our responsibility to speak clearly and forcefully in condemnation of this contemporary moral plague.
Modern pornography combines sex with violence and focuses on the abnormal and the immoral.
Both men and women are demeaned by being portrayed as cheap sexual objects. Even very young children are cruelly exploited and abused. Frequently, violence and abuse are encouraged as suitable means of gratifying sexual desires. In short, pornography perverts God's high purpose for human sexuality. One of the most disturbing aspects of pornography is its availability.