How to get people to talk about pornography.

Josh GilmanAwareness, Community

Recently at a talk I was asked a question that comes up fairly often in the Q & A portion of our presentations. It can be said in many ways, but essentially it’s “Ok, I’m convinced that pornography is an issue we need to talk about, but how do I get other people to talk about it.” And while I … Read More

Does porn addiction fuel prostitution, sexual violence, and sex trafficking?

STF AdminAwareness, Rape Culture, strengthtofight, Uncategorized

Opening thought: I hope that this article will provide you with research and motivate you to despise the Pornographic Sexual Exploitation Industry.  Instead of being discouraged, I urge you to press on, each day no matter how many times you fail, to overcome addiction, and to live a porn-free life.   Does porn addiction fuel prostitution, sexual violence, and sex … Read More

Why is Pamela Anderson against porn?

Josh GilmanAwareness, Culture, News

The top trending term on Facebook this morning was “Pamela Anderson”. But not for any reason you are used to seeing Pamela Anderson trending. Nope, this time it was because the headline “Pamela Anderson speaks out against pornography” was being clicked on and shared all around the world. Why would the Canadian Model who has appeared on the cover of … Read More

I’m fighting for my kids

Josh GilmanAwareness, Children, Freedom

There are a lot of great things to care about in the world. So we asked one of our volunteers why they care enough to join our Bike-A-thon coming up. Here is what they wrote. Why do I support Strength To Fight? Why sign up to ride 30km to support this work? Simple. Pornography is extremely destructive (on many fronts) … Read More

5 Reasons to Ride 30KM

Josh GilmanAwareness, Freedom, strengthtofight

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that we are riding 30KM at the end of August to help raise support for Strength to Fight. But why are we riding? Why do we do what we do? Well, here are 5 reasons why you should be supporting Strength to Fight and why you should be involved. Reason #1 -Teens and young … Read More

I am a woman. I am a porn addict.

Josh GilmanAwareness, Freedom, Women

When we tell people that the majority of volunteers and people wanting to work with us are women, they are either shocked, or assume it’s because these women and girls are concerned about their husbands and sons. That is not the case. It is because porn addiction is destroying women & girls. Women want to fight pornography because it’s hurting … Read More

Resource Review: Beggar’s Daughter

Josh GilmanAwareness, Freedom, Resources, Women

Several years ago, a visiting pastor informed our congregation that he would be speaking on the topic of pornography. To break the ice and ease some of the tension that immediately settled on his audience, tongue-in-cheek, he offered to take a vote: “Those who prefer that I instead preach a sermon on the geometric dimensions of the first temple, raise … Read More

Porn: It’s A Human Problem

Josh GilmanAwareness, Freedom, Women

By Colette Aikema: Not long ago I was giving a talk to an adult audience on protecting kids from porn. I had just finished giving the many disturbing statistics on porn use – particularly porn use in girls and women – when I was asked a question from someone in the audience. ‘I don’t understand something. If almost 90% of … Read More

The screams of the ones you love

Josh GilmanAwareness, Community, Freedom, Women

By Josh Gilman: What is the worst sound in the world? Nails on a chalkboard? The fire alarm? A 3rd grade violin recital? Those are all horrible. But I would suggest it is not the single worst sound in the world. The worst sound in the world is the scream of someone you love. Yesterday, I was working on a … Read More