Review of ‘The Porn Phenomenon’ by Barna Group


This article first appeared at InfluenceMagazine.com. Barna Group, The Porn Phenomenon: The Impact of Pornography in the Digital Age (Ventura, CA: Barna, 2016). “Thirty years ago, pornography arrived in the mail wrapped in discreet black plastic.” So begins The Porn Phenomenon, a new report from Barna Group, the well-respected evangelical polling firm. “Today, porn slips invited or not onto every screen with an Internet connection. For that matter, much of it originates in regular households with a wireless signal.” The ubiquity of porn has changed attitudes about it, for the worse. According to Barna, “Only one in 10 teens and one … Continue reading Review of ‘The Porn Phenomenon’ by Barna Group

Episode 29 of the Influence Podcast


Episode 29 of the Influence Podcast, which I host, is now live at InfluenceMagazine.com. I interview Roxanne Stone of Barna Group about Barna’s new study, The Porn Phenomenon. To subscribe to this weekly podcast on iTunes, go here. Continue reading Episode 29 of the Influence Podcast