An interesting article in Newsweek this week talks about the struggle that many pastors have against pornography.
Some 40 percent of clergy have acknowledged visiting sexually explicit Web sites, according to a 2000 survey conducted by Christianity Today and Leadership magazines. The results surprised some pastors, says Eric Reed, the managing editor of Leadership, a magazine aimed at Protestant clergy. “They said, ‘Wow, I’m surprised the numbers are so low’.”
The article doesn’t look at the issue in great depth but it is a reminder that no matter who we are, we are never too far away from our sinful nature.
Pornography is degrading at every level and has the potential to rob us of so much in our lives.
I’m grateful that I’m part of a small group of guys who can talk openly about the kind of temptations that are around every corner. I guess that many pastors and others in Christian leadership are struggling silently because they’ve failed to make themselves accountable to others. We need to give others the license to ask us the tough questions, not just about porn but about every area of our lives including our walk with Jesus.
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